How can I figure out something that isn't just the logical conclusion of things that human beings have already figured out and written somewhere? You think of things all the time I'm trying to conceive of something inconceivable. I'm trying to find answers to questions that humans beings have never even tried to ask.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True innovation requires imagining questions humans have never asked.
- In plain terms
- Think beyond existing answers.
- What can you take from it?
- Ask new questions to find new answers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What questions have you never asked?
- How do you define limits?
Another view
Some questions may be beyond human capacity to answer.
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