The "already have something similar" is a criticism anyone can make.

“We already have something similar.” is a criticism that anyone can make/that is why such criticisms are made in many places in society, and why ideas are nipped in the bud, and features and ideas that no one values under the excuse of originality are being created in society. ideas are being created in society under the excuse of originality. How to write good proposal materials or communicate and evaluate ideas in unexplored junior materials or communicate and evaluate ideas in unexplored junior

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• When you don’t understand the technical content, it’s easy to just pull out the closest thing you can think of and ask, “How are these things different?” It is easy to pull out the closest thing you can think of and ask, “What’s the difference? - The Trap of Differentiation

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3. “Sufficiently list and research similar ideas” The most important part of “3. The most important part of “3. Similar ideas are well enumerated and researched” is “By researching the ideas in the world and then asking yourself why you want to formulate them, the idea you want to create will become more sophisticated. I guess that’s it. dmikurube: while there is no value in a mere one-sided critique that “something similar is already out there,” there is no value in a mere one-sided critique by an evaluator or expert that says “I asked myself this question, I did it right. ?” by an evaluator or an expert. Well, I think it is necessary to nail down the latter, because it is the most depressing to be a know-it-all by the former who thinks he is the latter…

YoshifumiSeki: That’s my intention, too, but I think that there is a strong tendency among the u17 generation to think that being asked questions = no good. I have been involved in this for several years, and I think it is quite serious, especially in the comparison part, and I emphasize it.

dmikurube: I see… I guess the strong tendency toward “[Seeing a question being asked = no. I don’t know. I don’t have much direct experience with that generation, so I don’t know, but I guess the points to pay attention to in communication would be different if that were the case…

YoshifumiSeki: I’m not sure if it’s a generation thing, there are certain adults who do it, and a typical example would be “Why did you do this (reprimand)? I think it could be something like “Why did you do this? YoshifumiSeki: The rest of the story is about the application documents, so I can handle those questions to myself in the mentoring process, However, we can’t control the low quality of the proposal ideas due to such distortions.

dmikurube: Yes, it would be a shame to get into a weird loop that only intends to differentiate at my trial and error stage (I feel like that loop has been there for a long time, myself included). I hope the message of “why are you asking/doing such questions” will be spread properly. I support your activities!

YoshifumiSeki: Thank you! Definitely yes, and I would like to increase the number of people who can [Discussion, not criticism!

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