- An approach in which you perceive a routine situation as though you are encountering it for the first time. This allows you to think through it without any preconceptions. - A way to overcome [[Functional Fixedness]] and to help in [[Changing System]] ---- Zen Buddhism has a concept for a style of thought diametrically opposed to dogmatic cognition. It is called “beginner’s mind.” It refers to an approach in which you have a lack of preconceptions and perceive even routine situations as if you are encountering them for the first time, without automatically making assumptions based on your past experience - Leonard Mlodinow in [[Elastic]]