Last Updated on 27/11/2012
Not knowing, or ignorance if put another way, is not typically a vaunted or flaunted quality. Leaders or managers are not fans of being, or at least advertising being, ignorant either.
However, educator and musician Craig Coggle in the United Kingdom thinks not knowing is not a bad thing. He considers it an opportunity to learn. Silver lining perhaps?
On a website called changethis.com he writes, “Innovation and creativity can only exist with the wonder of not knowing. I wonder what will happen if I mix this thing here with this thing over here. I don’t know but would love to find out. Curiosity is born from not knowing. Not knowing therefore can help us change and grow.”
He does have a point. Professing a lack of knowledge leads to more active listening, openness, curiosity and a more comfortable adjustment to change. It also makes one more comfortable with ‘not knowing.’
