Card #12 – ”Drop An Assumption”

Card #12 – ”Drop An Assumption” from the Creative Whack Pack

Available on the iOS App Store and as a physical deck of cards

Folklore has it that the explorer Christopher Columbus challenged some Spanish courtiers to stand an egg on its end. They tried but weren’t able to keep the egg from toppling over.

Columbus then hard-boiled one and squashed one end of it to create a base.

“That’s not fair,” they protested.

“Don’t be silly,” Columbus replied, “you just assumed way more than necessary.”

Moral: our assumptions are great for most of what we do, but sometimes they can limit our creativity.


— What unnecessary assumptions What unnecessary assumptions are preventing you from seeing alternatives in your issue?

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