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Weighing the Risk: Be Open to the Outcome, Not Attached to It
Nothing inspires solutions more than obstacles. Obstacles frame the problem and define the path.
Risk and uncertainty are key ingredients of the process. Without it, you can only hope for stale approaches, rehashed concepts and minute improvements to another's ideas.
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