Wren,
I asked you once about this linear/non-linear stuff, since I've never really heard anyone talk about it in terms of GTness, but I don't think you ever responded. I know what the terms mean, obviously, but I'm not clear about why you use them so much when talking about GTness.
Could you help me to understand? Is there some source for this take on GTness, or is it your own way of looking at the world that's reflected?
I'm trying to follow you, but I personally don't see much relevance to GTness. A nonlinear thinker can be GT, perhaps a GT poet or physicist who thinks outside the lines. But so can a linear thinker, who might be a GT chemist or a computer progammer, where following the process requires rigid logic.
Am I missing something? (I may well be!)
A thought: when you say "non-linear," are you talking about critical thinking skills like synthesis and analysis vs. lower level skills like memorization which you're calling "linear"?
Thanks!
K-