When we think differently, we are seeking what's possible instead of what's certain (been done before).
Think differently looks like:
Framing problems differently: Find a better lens to slice the problem. For example, instead of asking, "Why doesn't school listen to us (parents)?" ask, "What do our children need to grow and thrive?"
Cross-discipline thinking: applying principles from one field to another, like how Netflix applied subscription models from magazines to entertainment.
Challenging assumptions: questioning the status quo by asking, "What if the opposite is true?"
Shifting perspectives: Only after we hear from both or all sides can we stand in the middle and have a chance to seek the truth.
Systematic thinking: instead of compartmentalizing and looking at each component separately, we learn how all the parts interact with each other in the whole system and how change in one component affects everything else.
Time: how this problem looks 10 years from now. And how people handled it back in the day with different resources and tools.
