C&D thinking and mindmapping

There is no right way of thinking: only different ways, which apply better varying in the situation. Two good examples of these are convergent and divergent thinking, which are two completely different ways of even approaching a situation.

Convergent thinking is the more ¨simple¨ way the two. It bases mainly in the use of one or more facts to reach the answer. Basically is to have a question, search for the needed facts and produce the answer. This form of thinking is more concrete than many others, and it´s specially useful for short, concrete questions that need short, concrete answers. 

Divergent thinking however, is more, abstract, one could say. It bases in a stimulus, to generate a bunch of possible solutions for the question, and then generate the answer based on that. So, unlike convergent thinking, which is more concrete, divergent thinking is more abstract and (sometimes) more complete in the answer. 

In my humble opinion, I think that, while divergent thinking is pretty useful, convergent thinking can provide more and more efficient solutions in a real life environment (not schoolwork, for example). This is due to two main factors: simplicity and the inherent need of it for the use of divergent thinking. 

Here enters the use of Mindmaps for ilustrating and managing the information and it`s relations. You can either use a mindmap for developing a concept, or for stating the parts of that make the answer.