What is the difference between divergent and convergent thinking?

a) Divergent thinking is thinking broadly and coming up with as many ideas as possible, and Convergent thinking is taking a combining ideas to narrow the possible options.

b) Convergent thinking is done at the beginning of a brainstorming process, and divergent is done at the end of a brainstorming process.

c) Convergent thinking is thinking broadly and coming up with as many ideas as possible, and Divergent thinking is taking a combining ideas to narrow the possible options.d) They is really very little difference - it is tow words that mean pretty much the same thing.