(p. 104) Challenge Why is it done this way? Why does it have to be done this way? Are there other ways of doing it? "The creative challenge does not set out to criticize, judge, or find fault. The creative challenge operates outside of judgement. The creative challenge is a challenge to 'uniqueness.'" The Next step--block, escape, drop. 1. block the current way--what alternatives are there? 2. escape--if we remove a dominating idea or the necessity of satisfying some condition, what could we do? 3. drop it--suppose we just didn't do it. What would happen? Are we doing it just because we've always done it this way? Break Free Concept Challenge and Idea Challenge (p. 113) "We can challenge the basic concept behind an operation or we can challenge the particular way in which the concept is put into operation (the idea)." Challenge Shaping Factors Dominating Concepts Assumptions Boundaries Essential Factors Avoidance Factors Either/Or Polarization