frame challenge

noun

A response to a problem or query that breaks out of assumptions and proposes a different way to look at it, such as suggesting that the problem is not really a problem and should be embraced.

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Meanings

nounframe challenge (plural frame challenges)

plural frame challenges

  1. A response to a problem or query that breaks out of assumptions and proposes a different way to look at it, such as suggesting that the problem is not really a problem and should be embraced.
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