# Networked Thinking: A Quiet Cognitive Revolution **Covers**:: **Source**:: [Networked Thinking: A Quiet Cognitive Revolution](https://nesslabs.com/networked-thinking) **Creator**:: [[nesslabs.com]] # Highlights ##### ^301944620 highlight_tags:: [[networked thinking]] ###### ^301944620q Networked thinking is an explorative approach to problem-solving, whose aim is to consider the complex interactions between nodes and connections in a given problem space. Instead of considering a particular problem in isolation to discover a pre-existing solution, networked thinking encourages non-linear, second-order reflection in order to let a new idea emerge. ^301944620 ##### ^301944621 ###### ^301944621q Common sense is actually a pretty bad indicator of truth. Because of cognitive biases and preconceived opinions, ideas that sound right are often wrong. ^301944621 ##### ^301944622 highlight_tags:: [[linear thinking]] ###### ^301944622q Beyond cognitive biases and preconceived opinions, common sense is based on linear thinking. “I experience A, therefore I can directly explain it by B.” ^301944622 ##### ^301944623 ###### ^301944623q Because of our inherently social nature, our human connections may be seen as an extension of the way we interact with the world ^301944623 ##### ^301944624 ###### ^301944624q Networked thinking is based on two key principles: divergence and emergence. ^301944624 ##### ^301944625 ###### ^301944625q the divergent phase consists in branching out from that original point in many directions, without trying to evaluate the validity of any particular idea. ^301944625