Ask A Stupid Question?

In August 2000, the National Library Board (NLB) launched a series of forums for it's key staff to get ideas for their key projects.

Ask Stupid QuestionsTM (or ASQTM) is a practical methodology to create original, innovative ideas for any issue and or solutions to any problem. The more “stupid” or unconventional the question, the more original the idea that will be generated. Using these questions as a base, one can brainstorm and arrive at innovative solutions that can be further developed into profitable projects or resolve organisational issues and challenges.

The ASQTM Movement (ASQm), thus, hopes to spread this methodology through partnerships with various associations, clubs, societies etc.

Source: ASQTM Movement, National Library Board, 2009

Since then, NLB has shared this methodology successfully with many organisations both in the public and private sector, with ASQTM practitioners from NLB continuing to champion and share this approach.

In conjunction with the Singapore Press Holdings’ (SPH) Learning For Success Education Fair, NLB will be holding an Ask Stupid Questions (ASQ) Movement workshop.

Thanks to my friend in my weekly running group (who works in NLB), I was clued into this event by a series of press ads and I'm looking forward to experiencing this methodology tomorrow.

I wonder what stupid question I'm going to ask?