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Turning a Problem Into Research

A longform PQK article on turning a problem into research, written so a team, family, or school can attempt the next trail object without waiting for a slogan.

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A question that can change the next artifact

This page is for the student narrowing a theme. If the question cannot change a trail from field friction to a question a peer could inspect, it is the wrong question.

Force a sentence

Write who or what, under what condition, does what, according to what kind of evidence. Cut words you cannot define.

When it is still a mood

If the sentence cannot be false, keep cutting. The question lives on the brief, not on a title slide.

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