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Have you ever been in a situation where you cannot find the exact answer or the solution? If so, you may want to use a different mindset. This creative thinking process looks at different parts of the assigned topic and helps you form a direction to solve the problem in a short time. Applying a different mindset isn't difficult if you know what to do.

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Method 1 of 3: Defining Differentiated Thinking

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   Creative solution to the problem. Differentiated thinking is a form of creative thinking, because it looks at problems beyond the framework of trail thinking. Instead of compromising an answer that doesn't change anything or doesn't answer at all, you can try to answer the problem by asking the question, "What if I try it this way?" encourages the discovery and consideration of new and different methods, new and different opportunities, new and different ideas, and / or new and different solutions.

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   Use your right brain hemisphere. While the brain hemisphere is rational, analytical, and controlled, the right hemisphere is where we have creativity, intuition, and emotional expression. It plays an important role in different thinking and creative problem solving depends on it. Differentiated thinking is often spontaneous, free, and out of bounds. It uses unconventional, unconventional and unique thinking.

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   Different from the standard problem-solving methods commonly used in schools. Creative thinking is needed to solve problems, however, this is not something we often use in the classroom. Instead, a prime example is that in order to solve a multiple choice test we need convergent thinking. This is not a problem-solving different way of thinking because it is associated with four characteristics:
   • Fluency - the ability to generate multiple ideas or solutions quickly;
   • Flexibility - the ability to think of ways to solve problems at the same time;
   • Uniqueness - the ability to generate ideas that most people don't think of;
   • Meticulousness - the ability not only to think about the good points of ideas, but to implement them.
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Method 2 of 3: Encourage Differentiation

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   Learn to think and reflect. Explore different ways of learning, then create new patterns. When you're done, think about them.With your ideas in theory, figure out how you can relate them to your life experiences and what you learn from the experiments you've done in the past.

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   Force yourself to look at different perspectives. Do this even if it sounds silly. For example, imagine life is a banquet table and you are a treat at that table. Now let's judge the table from the party's point of view.
   • What do they expect to see on the table?
   • Will they be disappointed if they are lacking?
   • Is there anything ridiculous on the table, like a hairdryer?
   • How do I arrange things more delicious, and add anything that will make the party less attractive?
   • By challenging your imagination, your mind will get used to new patterns of thinking, and it becomes easier to generate new ideas.

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   Learn to ask questions. Unique thinking is not about finding the answers, it is about asking questions to get those answers. Ask the right questions and you will get what you are looking for. The challenge is to find the right question.
   • The more you build specific questions that delve into the difference, the more likely you are to succeed.
   • Simplify complex problems by breaking them down into smaller parts. Then explore each section by asking, "What if?"
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Method 3 of 3: Practice Unique Thinking Methods

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   Use your mind for ideas. This approach is a tool built on ideas. One idea spawned another idea, another spawned another idea, and so on until a creative, non-patterned, random list of ideas was generated. Come on. When thinking about how to solve problems in a group, let everyone think freely. Don't pursue a real solution. Instead, gather ideas that are least relevant to the problem.
   • Don't criticize any idea, and every idea gets recorded.
   • After a long list of ideas has been compiled, one can go back and examine the ideas to evaluate their validity.

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   Keep a notebook. A notebook helps you capture and keep track of outrageous ideas that people might have at unusual times and places. A member of the working group may be tasked with writing these ideas down. The notebook then becomes a notebook of resources that can be developed and rearranged.

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   Write comfortably. Focus on a particular topic and keep writing about it for a short while. Write everything in your mind as long as it's relevant to the topic. Don't worry about punctuation or grammar. Just write. You can organize, edit and review these content later. The purpose of this is to select a topic and then come up with different thoughts on it in a short period of time.

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   Create a visual map of the mind or subject. Turn your brainstorming ideas into visual maps or drawings. Make sure that visualizations can show relationships between ideas. For example, your topic might be how to start a business.
   • Write the word "Start Business" in the center of the paper and circle it.
   • Suppose you come up with four sub-themes including products / services, capital resources, markets, and human resources.
   • So join four lines, each of which is a single line, from the circle that contains your main subject. Your drawing now looks like a child's painting of the sun.
   • At the end of each line, draw a circle. Each circle contains the name of one of the four sub-themes (products / services, capital resources, markets, and human resources).
   • Next, suppose that in each of these subtopics, you create two more subtopics. For example, with the topic "products / services" you think "dresses" and "shoes" and on the subject "capital", you think "loans" and "savings."
   • So draw 2 lines from the circle of small subjects, making it look like a tiny sun with 2 sunbeams.
   • At the end of each line (or "ray"), draw smaller circles and write the name of each smaller topic on each circle. For example, from the "product / service" sub-topic, add "skirt" to the smaller subject circle and "shoes" in the other circle. From the small topic "funding", write "loan" on one smaller subject circle and "savings" on the other circle.
   • Once completed, this map can be used for further theme development. It includes both divergent and convergent thinking.

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   Organize your ideas creatively. For the best results, you need to use both divergent and convergent thinking methods. They play an important role in this process. Divergence provides creativity while convergent thinking analyzes and evaluates these creative ideas and narrows them down. advertisement