Convergent Thinking

What Happens When the IQ Test Taker Becomes the IQ Test Constructor?

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 04.07.2012

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Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

If we want to assess a person's potential for creativity, innovation and imagination, we have to do better than give them an IQ test. We can't just ask them to figure out the one correct answer. We have to give them the opportunity to tell us what the problem is in the first place.

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Thinking Out of the Box: How Physical Experience Enhances Creativity

Wray Herbert | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Creativity, Embodied Cognition, Cognitive Flexibility, Fluency, Convergent Thinking, Divergent Thinking, Healthy Living Mind, Emotional Intelligence, Physical Creative Process, Physical Creativity, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

Something as simple as gesturing with alternate hands, or literally getting out of the box, may eliminate unconscious barriers that restrict thinking.

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