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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

  • research
  • problem solving

Putting it to work

  • challenge assumptions
  • explore unasked questions

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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