dumb-questions-engine

To challenge assumptions in a stuck problem space, you need to generate a diverse set of provocative questions that reveal hidden biases. This approach surfaces 15-20 new problem frames, enabling exploration before jumping to solutions.

Dangerous doors in critical thinking and problem framing are highly provocative questions that carry significant strategic risk or reward. The engine identifies 3-5 of these questions from a larger list to guide your exploration of unstable assumptions.

You generate critical thinking questions for a stuck domain by applying assumption-challenging patterns to the problem space. This produces a navigable menu of 15-20 questions, allowing you to select which hidden bias to pursue next.

You should use assumption challenging questions when a problem feels stuck, experts have not progressed, or you express uncertainty about what to ask. It opens new problem frames for exploration before committing to a solution.

Yes, you can use this approach to break out of stale thinking in any domain. The engine generates questions mapped to patterns for challenging assumptions across diverse fields, making it applicable wherever problems feel stuck.