BIG LITTLE STIMULUS

The Big Little Thinking (BLT) framework can be applied to just about everything and nothing. This page provides broad topics and sample zygos to stimulate the BLT process. Each topic can be explored in more detail using the BLT process, models, framework, and activities. A simple place to begin is by asking questions about the picture used to stimulate the topic: What pairs (i.e. zygos) and positions do the pictures represent? The answers to this question will open up many opportunities for exploring and applying BLT.

• Critical-Creative
• Thinking-Feeling
• Convergent-Divergent
• General-Specific
• Process-Content
• Procedural-Declarative
• Categorise-Create
• Fixed-Fluid
• Linear-Circular
• Inductive-Deductive

• Nature-Culture
• Human-Non-Human
• Masculine-Feminine
• Natural-Synthetic
• Technological-Ecological
• Local-Global
• Conserve-Develop
• Life-Death
• Space-Time

• One-Many
• Immanent-Transcendent
• Masculine-Feminine
• Sacred-Profane
• Heaven-Hell
• Physical-Metaphysical
• Human-Divine
• Natural-Supernatural
• Spirit-Flesh
• Literal-Symbolic
• Good-Evil
• Faith-Reason
• Hope-Despair

• Analytic-Synthetic
• Reductive-Holistic
• Process-Content
• Qualitative-Quantitative
• Empirical-Rational
• Inductive-Deductive
• Cognition-Emotion
• Faith-Reason
• Content-Process
• Doubt-Certainty

• Masculine-Feminine
• Male-Female
• Self-Other
• Typical-Atypical
• Homogeneous-Heterogeneous
• Active-Passive
• Marriage-Divorce
• Monogamous-Polygamous
• Patriarchal-Matriarchal

• Mind-Body
• Physical-Mental
• Patient-Practitioner
• Traditional-Alternative
• Therapeutic-Pharmacological
• Natural-Synthetic
• Qualitative-Quantitative
• Individual-Social
• Mechanistic-Holistic
• Isolating-Integrative
• Structure-Function

• Formal-Informal
• Transmission-Inquiry
• Student-Teacher
• Nature-Nurture
• Masculine-Feminine
• Standardised-Differentiated
• Theory-Practice
• Public-Private
• Intradisciplinary-Interdisciplinary
• Critical-Creative

• Left-Right
• Conservative-Liberal
• Freedom-Control
• Order-Chaos
• Hierarchical-Egalitarian
• Democratic-Autocratic
• Centralised-Decentralised
• Traditional-Progressive
• Individual-Collective

• Communist-Capitalist
• Competition-Collaboration
• Spend-Save
• Rich-Poor
• Profit-Loss
• Macro-Micro
• Mass-Differentiated
• Ecology-Economy

• Freedom-Control
• Order-Chaos
• Retribution-Rehabilitation
• Freewill-Determinism
• Justice-Mercy
• Public-Private
• Change-Conservation

• Past-Future
• Relative-Absolute
• Linear-Cyclical
• Beginning-End
• Long-Short
• Analogue-Digital
• Space-Time

• Past-Future
• Natural-Artificial
• Linear-Cyclical
• Masculine-Feminine
• Primitive-Civilised
• Symbolic-Literal
• Mythos-Logos
• Ancient-Modern
• Monistic-Dualistic
• One-Many
• Nature-Culture

• Local-Global
• Health-Economy
• Public-Private
• Freedom-Control
• Individual-Collective
• Mind-Body
• Human-Nature
• Natural-Synthetic
• Rich-Poor

• Natural-Artificial
• Mind-Body
• Material-Spiritual
• Freewill-Determinism
• Ecological-Technological
• Human-Robot
• Freedom-Control
• Analogue-Digital
• Homogenous-Diverse