Managing Divergent Perspectives

Usually if a lot of people are taking part in a discussion, there are a lot of differing perspectives on the issues. When this happens, everyone approaches the topic from their own point of view and their own frame of reference.
Divergent thinking, often referred to as lateral thinking, is the process of creating multiple, unique ideas or solutions to a problem that you are trying to solve. Through spontaneous, free-flowing thinking, divergent thinking requires coming up with many different answers or routes forward.