Sequential Thinking, that which is analytical and linear, known by some a Functional Thinking, is different from thinking based on synthesis, that which we might call 'synthetic' thinking.
Synthesis, or putting things together, is the key to Systems Thinking just as analysis, or taking them apart, was the key to Machine-Age thinking.
Trialectical sythesis is the simultaneous melding of multiple pieces of information, each in a spatial relationship with the others, to gain a new understanding.
So I returned to an earlier poetic look at this complexity, and decided that I can regard the process of synthesis with trust. Trust in our own biological constitution, in our competence for generating relationships. The emotional fundaments of doing so are, I think love, trust and intimacy, as indeed is inherent in the biological and cultural matrix of human existence. source 
Process thinking is the ability to design and manage sequential steps in a creation process. By developing these steps, we are not only able to replicate them, but also improve efficiency.
We remain curious about the liminal nature of whitespace as it relates to the salience network.
We are learning into the liminal space that exists between the known and the unknown, that space in which we dance, seeking understanding.
The salience network is a large scale network of the human brain that is involved in detecting and filtering salient stimuli, as well as in recruiting relevant functional networks. wikipedia
We continue to explore the importance of 'whitespace', that space of potential, that space long recognized by Taoist and Buddhists as 'wu wei'.
Sequential vs. Synthetic Thinking
> Analytical Thinking vs Creative Thinking
Convergent Thinking vs. Divergent Thinking
Concrete Thinking vs. Abstract Thinking
Reductive Thinking vs. Holistic Thinking
Ways of Thinking