Dream Chasing

1. What stimulates your imagination?
2. If you could change careers or jobs without losing any income, would you do it? If so, what would you do differently?
3. Imagine the ideal workplace.
4. Imagine the ideal work day or work week

Life-Embedded Learning

1. What is one area of your practice that would benefit from a period of learning?
2. What material items would you need?
3. What books would you read?
4. What other learning resources would you use (e.g., workshops, online courses, tutorials, manuals)?
5. Whom do you know with the most expertise in this skill area? Who else could advise you?
6. How much time will it take to: a) Acquire the basic knowledge needed to ask good questions and make a plan for using the skill? b) Acquire enough competency to do a small, simple project for yourself or for free for someone else? c) Become capable of doing a bigger project with some guidance? d) Become skilled enough to incorporate the skill into your practice in a minor way? e) Become skilled enough to complete projects that require the skill in order to be successful?

Solution-Crafting

1. What role do imagination and creativity play in your chosen profession and in your current industry, organization, and job? In your other roles (citizen, parent, partner, single person, homeowner, gardener, cook, athlete, whatever)?
2. In what ways do you consider yourself creative or innovative?
3. What are some specific creative challenges you face currently?
4. What would you like to make?
5. What are some areas within your industry or profession where innovation most needs to happen?
6. What types of solutions would transform your industry or profession?

Experimental Entrepreneurship

1. What comes to mind when you think about turning your passion into a business?
2. What are you currently making or doing for free that could be marketed?
3. Do you have a solution that could become a product or service?

• Do you have any visible/tangible manifestations of that idea?
• What would it take to start producing/doing something from your idea on the smallest scale possible?
• What is the closest thing to that idea that is currently being offered?
• What existing business or other entity (nonprofit, government body or agency) might possibly be working on an idea like yours? Who might be interested in it?
• Who would be interested in buying your solution? Why would it appeal to them? What do they need?

General Questions

1. Based on recognized problems and developments you have seen in recent years, what is the likely next wave of your industry or profession? What change is currently emerging?
2. What are some areas within your industry or profession where innovation most needs to happen?