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If you attended an Innovation Engineering class on campus or off, or were working with some Innovation Engineering Pioneers on a project, you would hear this question often.

The question is designed to cause you to stop, think, confront, and explore what you’ve experienced from a “bigger picture” system perspective.

The best way to explore what you have learned, what confirms as well as what contradicts your preexisting thinking, is through conversation with your coworkers, family, or friends. Speaking what you learned out loud makes a difference. Research finds that when we speak our thoughts in a full voice so that our ears hear the idea, a different part of the brain becomes engaged, resulting in new levels of understanding.

The second best way is to have a conversation with yourself in writing. Write what you’ve learned in a journal, a notebook, or on your computer. The written word also has a way of bringing out truths that we aren’t at first fully conscious of.

Each chapter ends with a section called What Did You Learn? You are free to utilize this prompt or to ignore it. Research finds that those who do—who consciously reflect—will realize a much greater return on their investment in reading this book.

Rock & Roll!

Doug Hall

Springbrook, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA