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There are no tools that cannot be dropped, reimagined, or repurposed in order to navigate an unfamiliar challenge.
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250 |

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In decision making, [ambiguity] can broaden an organization’s toolbox in a way that is uniquely valuable.
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255 |

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…thinkers who tolerate ambiguity make the best forecasts…
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256 |

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…when entire specialities grow up around devotion to a particular tool, the result can be disastrous myopia.
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265 |

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An enthusiastic, even childish, playful streak is a recurring theme in research on creative thinkers.
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265 |

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Be careful not to be too careful… or you will unconsciously limit your exploration.
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274 |

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Both training and professional incentives are aligning to accelerate specialization, creating intellectual archipelagos.
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278 |

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The interface between specialties, and between creators with disparate backgrounds, has been studied, and it is worth defending.
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279 |

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…companies do their most impactful work in a crisis, because the disciplinary boundaries fly out the window.
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Going where no one has is a wicked problem. There is no well-defined formula or perfect system of feedback to follow.
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289 |