Here’s a couple of prompts that might help you demonstrate your ability to make unexpected links:
- Have you ever made an unexpected link? Could you talk more about a specific situation? What problem did you help solve?
- Would you consider yourself a divergent thinker? Why?
- Are you familiar with the SCAMPER, 6-3-5 brainwriting, thinking hats or similar techniques? Do you use them? What do you like about them? Do you maybe recall an instance you used one of these techniques with your colleagues?