To some it might look like daydreaming
or wasting time
or being unbillable.
Wonder is a crucial part of the problem-solving process.
You might link this to "thinking"
which is linked to "solving"
which is linked to "answers"
that someone wanted yesterday.
But wondering isn't about solving... yet.
It's not time to "do" or "execute" quite yet.
Because it's not clear what direction is best.
This so-called time-wasting, looking-out-the-window,
not-doing-the-work non-action is about
doing the right work,
that seeks to earn better outcomes.
It's more than simply checking the box.
When we allow space in the process
(which is not yet a sprint, or highly agile,
or moving at the speed of business)
to be informed by wonder...
we DISCOVER new possibilities.
Creativity has time to emerge.
Chasing innovation involves
walking and stopping,
patience and active wondering,
long before the sprints begin.
I wonder… and so should you.