Innovations Within Reach: How Divergent and Convergent Thinking Shape Startup Success

Discover Your Potential! Each of us has unique strengths or hidden abilities. It's time to harness them and move forward.

In this module, we will focus on how divergent and convergent thinking influences the success of startups. You will learn how these approaches contribute to innovation and creative problem-solving.

Divergent Thinking – discover how to generate a multitude of ideas and options for your projects.
Convergent Thinking – learn how to select the best solutions from a variety of ideas and apply them in practice.
Innovative Strategies – find out which strategies are key to creating innovative products and services.
Case Studies – explore successful startups and their approaches to thinking and innovation.
Practical Exercises – engage in exercises that will help you develop your thinking and creativity.

Conclusion: Try this module and discover how you can leverage your skills to achieve success in the world of startups!

If you could create a new kind of animal, what would it be? An animal that can change colors according to its mood.
An animal with wings, but also legs for running.
An animal that can change its size.
An animal that lives in both water and on land.
An animal that would have human intelligence and the ability to speak.

Imagine that you have an infinite energy supply. What technologies would you use to improve the world? Robots that will help people in household tasks.
Utilization of energy for cleaning the oceans and the air
Technologies for unlimited access to information for everyone.
Tools for creating sustainable, waste-free cities
Devices for the continuous replenishment of natural resources.

Imagine you are in the bathroom and suddenly the shower curtain starts behaving strangely. What would you think about it? That the curtain has come to life and wants to say something.
That something went wrong with the plumbing system.
That something with the atmosphere caused the curtain to move.
That someone is trying to joke and gently moves the curtain.
That it is just an optical illusion and the curtain is still the same.

If you could choose only 3 materials to create a new city, which ones would you choose? Glass, steel, and wood
Stone, plastic, and rubber.
Paper, metal, and concrete
Wood, clay, and plastic
Materials, glass, and composite materials

Imagine that you are in a different dimension where everything looks different. What would the laws of this dimension be like? The laws would be completely chaotic, where everything depends on mood.
The laws would allow for the constant change of physical rules.
The laws would be very strict, but overall simple.
The laws would allow communication between all forms of life.
The laws would encompass a balance between mechanical and organic processes.

If you were to write a book about a non-existent country, what themes would you explore? Political and social systems of this country
Strange phenomena and unknown creatures that live there.
The origin of this country and its historical development.
Way of life, customs, and traditions of its inhabitants.
Unusual natural phenomena and landscape features

If you could improve the way of education, what would it be? Incorporation of technology and interactive methods into everyday learning.
Improving practical experience with reality through simulations
Implementation of a flexible curriculum based on student interests.
Focus on multidisciplinary education and the integration of subjects.
Increasing interaction between different cultures and approaches to education.

Imagine that suddenly you grow wings. Where would you like to go the most? Into nature, so I can fly and observe the landscape.
To the city, so that I can move between the buildings.
To an unknown planet, to explore a new world.
To a place where I can fly across the ocean and see a different perspective on the world.
To higher altitudes, where there is complete peace and silence.

If you had a magic pen in your hands that could draw anything, what would you draw first? A drawing of a non-existent country that would change according to my wishes.
Creatures that have never existed before.
An image of an ideal world without wars and conflicts.
An infinite network of interconnected ideas and projects.
A picture of the future where everyone is happy and free.

Imagine that you have free time and can dedicate an entire day to one activity. What would it be? Creating and improving new inventions and ideas.
Exploring new places and cultures
Creation of various artistic works (drawing, painting, writing)
Discussing various topics and philosophies with people.
Improving and optimizing existing processes and systems