In research, both problem finding and problem solving are important. Surprisingly often, problem finding is more important than problem solving.
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In the current outline, problem finding/creation is in “When to get meta-rational,” “Locating trouble,” “Creating a Problem,” and “Feeling for an ontology.”pic.twitter.com/PDtPf9Nsb5
Looking forward to the book. Just want to point out that the topic of my thread is field finding (not field founding nor problem finding).
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Can I add into the mix of things you weren't discussing 'moment choosing'. That is, tackling a problem at the moment when it goes from being impossible to merely difficult. Been really important for me, entirely through luck of course rather than design.
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Wow, yes! I’ve been lucky that way too. Some people are in the right place at the right time over and over, in which case it’s probably not luck. Sydney Brenner is my favorite example of that.
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A fascinating topic about which very little else has been written, that I know of!
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Phil Agre’s investigation of the early history of AI/cogsci has some interesting examples. E.g., re your “developing an underlying narrative,” he looks closely at the the seminal Miller, Galanter, and Pribram paper, Newell and Simon’s GPS paper, and I think JMC’s Advice Taker
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