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October 1, 2020 - January 16, 2021
The best innovators are able to live with not having the answer right away because they’re focused on just trying to get to the next question.
A beautiful question is an ambitious yet actionable question that can begin to shift the way we perceive or think about something—and that might serve as a catalyst to bring about change.
(Basic formula: Q (questioning) + A (action) = I (innovation). On the other hand, Q – A = P (philosophy).
Often the worst thing you can do with a difficult question is to try to answer it too quickly. When the mind is coming up with What If possibilities, these fresh, new ideas can take time to percolate and form.
People who are good at questioning are comfortable with uncertainty.
What do you want to say? Why does it need to be said?
“A Personal Call to a Prosthetic Invention,” New York Times, July 2, 2008.
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Historians’ Fallacies: Toward a Logic of Historical Thought
By Life’s Grace: Musings on the Essence of Social Change
Trusting What You’re Told: How Children Learn From Others (Cambridge,
“The Question That Will Change Your Organization,” Harvard
The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators (Cambridge,
Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change, coauthored
