Five characteristics of creative thinking

The five characteristics of creative thinking are as follows.

The first characteristic is independence, that is, it is unique from others and predecessors. From the perspective of factor analysis theory, there are several "factors" in the independence of thinking: one is "doubt factor", that is, dare to question what people are "commonplace" or think is "perfect"; Another is the "resistance factor", that is, breaking the old rules and being determined. Be enterprising and dare to challenge old traditions and habits; The third is the "self-variability factor", that is, it can actively deny itself and break the "self-framework".

The second feature is linkage, that is, the thinking ability of "thinking from now on", which is often manifested in three forms: one is "vertical linkage", that is, after discovering a phenomenon, further explore its reasons; The second is "reverse linkage", after seeing a phenomenon; Immediately think of its opposite; The third is "horizontal linkage", that is, after discovering a phenomenon, it is associated with things with similar and related characteristics.

The third feature is multidirectional, that is, being good at thinking from different angles; The emergence and success of this idea mainly depends on: 1. "Divergent wit", that is, in front of a question, try to put forward a variety of ideas and answers to expand the scope of choice; Second; "Wisdom" means flexibly changing one of the many factors that affect matter and quantity, thus generating new ideas; Third, "turning wit" means turning to another direction immediately when thinking is blocked in one direction; Fourth, "excellent wit" means looking for the best answer with your heart.

The fourth feature is leaping. As far as thinking process is concerned, thinking steps are often omitted, which increases the "forward span" of thinking; From the perspective of thinking objects, we can cross the gap of "relevance" of things and increase the "association span" of thinking; From the perspective of thinking conditions, we can transcend the limitations of things, quickly complete the transformation between "virtual body" and "entity" and increase the "transformation span" of thinking.

The fifth feature is comprehensiveness. To successfully carry out comprehensive thinking, we must have three abilities: one is "wisdom hybridization ability", that is, we are good at choosing the essence that has entered the treasure house of wisdom and forming new achievements through clever combination; The second is "thinking control ability": that is, a large number of concepts, facts and observation materials are integrated and summarized to form a scientific concept and system; The third is "dialectical analysis ability", which is a comprehensive thinking ability, that is, to analyze the occupied materials in depth, grasp their personality characteristics, and then sum up the laws of things from these characteristics.