--- title: Question Everything: Why the Question Matters More Than... description: Framing problems as questions — specifically using the 'how might we' method — leads to better solutions than jumping straight to execution. Product teams... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/question-everything-why-the-question-matters-more-than-the-answer-mqhgchasn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Question Everything: Why the Question Matters More Than the Answer | daily.dev og:description: Framing problems as questions — specifically using the 'how might we' method — leads to better solutions than jumping straight to execution. Product teams... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/question-everything-why-the-question-matters-more-than-the-answer-mqhgchasn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mqhGChASN.png og:image:alt: Question Everything: Why the Question Matters More Than the Answer og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Question Everything: Why the Question Matters More Than the Answer **[Telerik](https://daily.dev/sources/telerik)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Framing problems as questions — specifically using the 'how might we' method — leads to better solutions than jumping straight to execution. Product teams under deadline pressure tend to skip divergent thinking and ship solutions to poorly understood problems. AI amplifies this risk by defaulting to answers without questioning the problem. The 'how might we' reframe keeps the solution space open, enabling more creative and effective outcomes. The quality of any solution is bounded by the quality of the question that preceded it. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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