Problematization

To put it pretty simply; problematization it is to question not only one's own questions, but the questions that surround oneself as well.

Analyzing one's basic questions about the world is a good way to find better answers for the world. Often we are looking for correct answers for wrong questions. The nature of a correct answer to a wrong question is still of wrongness.

Questions and problems often implicitly have answers involved within them, even if we must find or otherwise solve them, making the implicit more explicit. Therefore, better questions answer themselves more effectively. The answers they give are more insightful and provide more value for the circumstances at hand.

Sometimes the journey and method isn't one of finding correct answers but instead better questions. Better questions than we previously had. A reproblematization to forward our understanding.

Its very much a struggle for politics I find, a lot of people ask questions that can seem nonsensical when enlightened by other questions. Convenient questions are often sought for in politics, convenient questions, of course, allowing for convenient world views. When problemization is applied though, often these same conveniences become hollow.

A lot of people could / should use this when looking at data too. Sometimes the simple answers that one can extract from data isn't accurate if only because we've failed to look at it with the right questions.

I could continue on probably but the point is made (I hope).