Research has found that divergent thinking is linked to playfulness and creativity.

研究发现，发散性思维与好玩和创造力有关。

We know that nature, the unexpected and even messiness can help induce divergent thinking.

我们知道自然界、意料之外的事，甚至是邋里邋遢，都有助于促进发散思维。

In fact, convergent thinking works great in combination with divergent thinking.

事实上，聚敛思维与发散思维相结合非常有效。

While convergent knowledge is based on prior knowledge, divergent thinking is based on imagination.

聚敛性知识建立在先验知识的基础上，而发散性思维则建立在想象力的基础上。

There are quite a few activities that have been shown to promote divergent thinking.

有相当多的活动被证明可以促进发散思维。

Divergent thinking is all about exploring many ideas based on a question, creating unexpected connections, and encouraging spontaneity.

发散思维则是基于一个问题探索多个想法，创造出意想不到的联系，并鼓励自发性。

So any divergent thinking task would involve exactly that.

因此，任何发散性思维任务都将涉及到这一点。

So again, we've been talking about divergent thinking.

再说一遍，我们一直在谈论发散思维。

Contrary to popular belief, divergent thinking is not a personality trait, and it's certainly not fixed—it can be practiced.

与普遍的看法相反，发散思维不是一种人格特征，当然也不是不变的——它可以习得。

But divergent thinking is anti focus.

但发散思维是反焦点的。