The core job of humans in deterministic domains (where things cannot be other than they are) is to understand causes so they can optimize; the core job of humans in possibility domains (where things can be other than they are) is to be the cause of the effects they want to see, i.e., to create new possibilities.

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Speaker

Roger Martin

Evidence Quote

“human being's job is to be the cause of the effect they want to see right to change the world in in a better way by imagining possibilities and making those those new things uh come true”

Source

Forward Thinking with Roger Martin | The Knowledge Project #97— The Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:30:31 PM

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