Ne vs Ni
"In short, Ni is about integrating numerous different (and often
seemingly contradictory) interpretations into one total interpretation
that escapes the confines of the unconscious assumptions made by each
one on its own. It's about changing one's personal interpretation of
meaning and significance in order to view an idea from many different
conceptual standpoints.
Ni is convergent, because it takes many different ideas and looks for
that which no single one of them can accomplish on its own--they all
come together into one greater total perspective. Ni starts with a goal
or problem in mind and then works backwards to determine the most
effective way to unite all the different interpretations of that problem
into the most effective plan of action.
Ne is about inferring connections between unrelated contexts to predict
the next part of a larger pattern that hasn't yet been discovered. It's
about leaping into the unknown solely for the purpose of potentially
discovering some new combination of interesting, novel or fascinating
ideas, actions or patterns.
Ne is different from Ni because it doesn't start with a particular goal
or purpose in mind--it's focused on taking in the largest quantity of
new information that we can, because the more random new contexts we
have access to the more likely it is we'll discover something
interesting that will strike others as novel or unusual. In this way Ne
is divergent, because rather than attempt to integrate many existing
interpretations into the most useful course of action, it attempts to
suggest as many different new options as possible by leaving no stone
unturned in its search for new patterns of possibilities for change.
Ne might see the next 6 months worth of steps required for 20 different
options at once (quantity/breadth), while Ni chooses one of those
options at a time and intuits the next 10 years worth of steps down that
single path (quality/depth.) They can work well together because Ne can
generate a lot of new options very quickly, while Ni is better at
determining which of those options will work best and why."
