Build Mode - The Deep Inquiry Framework

In a nutshell, the more wealth one acquires and wishes to continue growing, the more they become reliant on others' lack of curiosity.

If someone wants to sell more widgets, is it in their best interest for every consumer to be as informed as possible about the offerings, particularly in relation to their own needs or the value proposition of competitors?

If someone sells a drug to reduce the negative effects of a malady, is it in their best interest for consumers to be informed about natural remedies or healthier alternatives that could prevent the malady altogether?

Now, consider institutional investor middlemen standing between the owner and the consumer. What value would they place on the curiosity of the consumer if the share price they rely on is dependent on a lack of curiosity?

This dynamic doesn’t just impact products and services; it also affects resources tied up in institutional bottom lines. The mental health epidemic is, in many ways, a reflection of these same forces.

In today’s world, how invested are our elected officials in fostering a curious electorate? Do they want communication tools that facilitate discernment, or do they prefer tools that keep people distracted, playing whack-a-mole with their votes?

Look, I admit there are great people who are billionaires, institutional investors, and politicians—they're people just like the rest of us. But my issue lies with systems that protect the accumulation of wealth for the few more than they promote the accumulation of opportunities for the many.

I argue that instilling curiosity and deep inquiry into the marketplace, our institutions, our homes, and especially our schools will allow all of us to participate in creating solutions—rather than only relying on those strong enough, lucky enough, or privileged enough to climb their way to the top to provide the solutions.

People from all walks of life no matter their economic standing, gender or race are smarter than they are given credit for. We just have never had the tools in place to find out because as the technology progressed the tool makers determined there was gold in the hills of mining our collective interests more than our collective potential. 

The first edition of my book, The Emergence, addresses the communication problems we face today. I am currently writing the final chapter for the second edition, which will discuss the Deep Inquiry Framework I’m building as a seed for the Free and Open Source community to potentially carry forward. My hope is that this Framework will address these issues by empowering curiosity in people to free them from the influence of monied interests and attract them to the potential found within each other.  

Are you curious?

It's time to go into build mode. Stay tuned!