This approach to problem solving can be traced back to the German research psychologist Karl Duncker, one of the central figures in the Gestalt psychology school in Europe. The Gestalt school emphasized perceptual approaches to thought. Rather than treating thought as calculating ways of manipulating symbols, the Gestaltists viewed thought as learning to see better, using skills such as pattern recognition.
How does this relate to the field of sensemaking research? Do they overlap? What are the differences?
