Friday, August 24, 2012

The Art of Not Knowing

In education the starting point is what you don’t know.

Before you can begin your research or frame your experiments you’d better make sure that you are asking the right questions about what you don’t know. Trying to understand the universe through science can only come from a place of not knowing.

Innovation and creativity can only exist with the wonder of not knowing. I wonder what will happen if I mix this thing here with this thing over here. I don’t know, but would love to find out. Curiosity is born from not knowing.

N
ot knowing is a key ingredient in change and growth.

When we loosen our grip on what we expect, we are more open to the feedback we get. Once we let go of being so damn certain, we open up to new possibilities. Being open to new possibilities means that we become more adaptable, and that means that we are more likely to cope with unpredictable change and uncertainty.

In this day and age this sort of resilience is crucial to our success.

Knowing what to do matters, but more important is knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do.


Can you be comfortable in that space? Because the truth is, we never know.


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