{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/663109c2cff31b0012ae91dc/676d5d452931d58818c591ab?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"093: On being intentionally confused","description":"<p>“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox.&nbsp;Now we have some hope of making progress” – Niels Bohr</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we answer a question from friend of the pod, Brian: <em>\"Have you discussed that bit about being intentionally confused before? I am intrigued.\"</em></p><p><br></p><p>We talk about why you might want to trigger intentional confusion (aporia) and what the risks can be.</p><p><br></p><p>And we talk about <em>how</em> to trigger intentional confusion by zooming in or out&nbsp;– to get more specific or more abstract. And also by collectively making predictions to generate error signals that we can't ignore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Linky Goodness</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/triggerstrategy/episodes/088-complex-isnt-a-synonym-for-complicated\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Episode 088: Complex isn't the same as complicated</a></li><li><a href=\"https://triggerstrategy.com/multiverse-mapping\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Master Multiverse Mapping</a></li><li>Specificity and <a href=\"https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/iMQmfgieRKY62MC3z/the-power-to-judge-startup-ideas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the power to judge startup ideas</a> - Liron Shapira</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN5P9Fn-XOE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Three Future Frames</a> by John V Willshire of Smithery</li></ul><p><br></p><p>“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context – a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.” ―&nbsp;Eliel Saarinen</p>","author_name":"Tom Kerwin and Corissa Nunn"}