Napoleon Hill writes about two types of Imagination:
Creative Imagination: Directs communication with infinite intelligence. Hunches and Inspirations are received!
Our conversations deeply explore Creative Imagination. It takes courage, connection and a willingness to listen at this level and let the Truth of the situation Reveal itself.
Synthetic Imagination: One may arrange old concepts and plans into new combinations (experience, ideas and plans into new combinations.)
Synthetic Imagination is useful for the implementation of ideas; however, Hill states, in the domain of imagination, it creates nothing new. You might use Synthetic imagination for the implementation of an original idea.
Both forms of imagination can be appropriate when used together. Used separately or when ideas are implemented too quickly or superficially most often lead to results that may be less than ideal or become unsustainable.