The "should" part of the phrase "I don't know the way forward" is suspect. There are nuances that are already established or given from the outside.
Questions and hypotheses may be generated and then worked out.
W-type problem-solving model of the KJ method and U-theory, respectively
On p. 89, it relates to the question "Why do we look outside for the right answer?"
Intellectual production techniques of engineers and physical education-type classes
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