Gestalt thinking
“Gestalt” is a word meaning “Something such as a structure or experience that, when considered as a whole, has qualities that are more than the total of all its parts.”
This comes close to what I mean by “Thinking differently”.
I don’t see this as a diagnosis, rather as a way of thinking that can sometimes be advantageous.
It may be that most people don’t habitually think his way and that it might be advantageous for them to do so sometimes.
On the other hand, I think I do habitually tend to think this way, and as a result, often find myself at cross purposes, suggesting that it would be it would be advantageous for me to not do so sometimes!
Paradigms could be seen as a gestalt way of looking at things.
But a maybe a better term that doesn’t use these fancy words, is “thinking outside the box“.
I am developing the Open Notebook structure and using it for particular topics where it supports the way I think about them.
It may be that other people might find Open Notebooks helpful. If so, a nice WP plug-in would be appreciated.