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A main component of creativity is inquiry: Inquiry is about building curiosity. And what is curiosity? Well, Ian Leslie has a great definition of curiosity. He says that, "Being curious is the product of an information gap." You need to know just a little bit about something to be curious. Inquiry is all about a shift away from 'only with certain' to asking new and different sorts of questions. And we really want to encourage those really big picture, expansive questions. There is what I call a "Taxonomy of Questions." There are 'diverging questions,' questions such as "Why?" and "What if...?" and "I wonder...?" I think there's literally nothing bad that follows the phrase "I wonder..." The other group of questions are what I would call more 'convergent questions.' They help us to get more tactical, so questions such as "What?" and "Where?" and "When?" And in some of our organizations, those tend to be the sorts of questions that we focus on, but we wanna be able to really integrate both of those categories of questions to build curiosity.

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A main / component of creativity / is inquiry: // Inquiry / is about / building curiosity. // And / what is curiosity? // Well, / Ian Leslie / has a great / definition of curiosity. // He says that, / "Being curious / is the product / of an information gap." // You need to know / just a little bit / about something / to be curious. // Inquiry / is all about / a shift away / from 'only with certain' / to asking new / and different sorts of questions. // And we really want / to encourage those / really / big picture, / expansive questions.// There is / what I call / a "Taxonomy / of Questions." // There are/ 'diverging / questions,' / questions such as / "Why?" / and / "What if...?" / and / "I wonder...?" / I think / there's literally / nothing bad / that follows / the phrase / "I wonder..." // The other / group of questions are / what I would call more / 'convergent questions.' // They help us / to get / more tactical, / so questions / such as / "What?" / and / "Where?" / and / "When?" // And in / some of our organizations, / those / tend to be / the sorts of questions / that we focus on, / but / we wanna be able / to really integrate / both / of those categories / of questions / to build curiosity. //

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We live in incredibly ambiguous times, and in our educational systems and a lot of our corporate environments, we want to lean into certainty. We want to lean into: 'What is the answer?' But the reality is we don't have all the answers. The challenge when we're only myopically focused on what is the right answer, is that we lose sight of opportunities that are right in front of us. Technology is ubiquitous, and in a lot of ways, we as humans, will be replaced by automation, robotics, etc. We're constantly saying that we want to innovate, but if we want to innovate in a consistent and sustainable way what I think we need to remember is that what makes us uniquely human is creativity. If we want to get greater, more innovative output, we must be willing to ask new and different questions, and we must embrace creativity.

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We live / in incredibly / ambiguous times, / and / in our educational systems / and a lot of our / corporate environments /, we want / to lean / into certainty. // We want to lean / into: / 'What is the answer?' / But / the reality is / we don't have / all the answers. // The challenge / when we're only / myopically / focused on / what is / the right answer, / is that / we lose / sight / of opportunities / that are right / in front of us. // Technology is ubiquitous, / and / in a lot of ways, / we / as humans, will be replaced / by automation, / robotics, / etc. // We're constantly saying / that we want to innovate, / but if / we want to innovate / in a consistent / and sustainable way / what I think / we need to remember / is that / what makes us uniquely human / is creativity. // If we want / to get greater, / more innovative output, / we must / be willing / to ask new and / different questions, / and we must / embrace / creativity. //