Reading Response – Innovation and Suspended Judgement

I found this chapter very interesting and insightful, as it challenged me to think differently about how I generate and evaluate ideas. I agree with the author that forward-thinking is a process that involves moving forward by building new ideas while backward thinking involves the analysis of pre-existing ideas. I also like the concept of suspended judgment, which means delaying judgment while coming up with new ideas through lateral thinking. I think this is a useful skill to have, especially in situations where there is no clear or obvious solution. However, I wonder how easy it is to practice suspended judgment in real life, as we are often influenced by our biases, assumptions, and emotions. How can we overcome these barriers and become more open-minded and flexible thinkers? I also wonder how we can balance forward and backward thinking, as both are important for innovation. How can we know when to switch from one mode to another? These are some questions that I would have liked the author to explore further.