When we immediately evaluate each new idea against all the limitations, the conversation can end before we understand what it is proposing. However, it is not useful to declare every idea good just because it is new.
We can separate the time for proposing from the time for choosing. First clarify the options, then assess the cost, benefit and risk. Thus, the idea gets a chance to be understood before the final decision.
Both children and adults who are learning need such a space. It is important that they are allowed to ask an unusual question, with a clear distinction between exploration and execution. Creativity can be supported without the promise that every attempt will become an exceptional result.
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