Divergent and Convergent Thinking

Divergent thinking is a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions. It is often used in conjunction with convergent thinking, which follows a particular set of logical steps to arrive at one "correct" solution. Divergent thinking typically occurs in a spontaneous, free-flowing manner, such that many ideas are generated in a random, unorganized fashion. Many possible solutions are explored in a short amount of time, and unexpected connections are drawn. Following divergent thinking, ideas and information are organized and structured using convergent thinking. ~Wikipedia~

Convergent thinking generally means the ability to give the correct answer to standard questions that do not require significant creativity, for instance in most tasks in school and on standardized multiple-choice tests for intelligence. ~Wikipedia~ 

For example, Convergent thinking is refer to a situation where we see a chair as a chair. The purpose of chair is enable a person to sit and its not carry any others meaning. In Divergent thinking, a chair, besides can sit, its also can carry others meaning as well and the functioning of a chair can be change based on a certain situation. In an emergency situation, we can use chair as a defense tool. Others than that, we also can hits on the chair to produce sound to calls for helps.