*The root cause isn't visible until you have done your digging.* This reminds me of [[curiosity]] as a driver of [[scientific process]]. It's kind of like [[Double Loop Learning more than doubles the learning]], by getting at the underlying frames of thinking you start to get deeper than just [[🐓 Idea Farm/📋 To Review/coaching]] the problem away narrowly. **five whys** (or 5 whys) is an iterative interrogative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem. The primary goal of the technique is to determine the root cause of a defect or problem by repeating the question "Why?" five times. The answer to the fifth why should reveal the root cause of the problem.The technique was described by Taiichi Ohno at Toyota Motor Corporation. Others at Toyota and elsewhere have criticized the five whys technique for various reasons (see § Criticism). This matters because we want to be scientists to ensure we are actually understanding problems and trying to solve the real problem. ### What would the opposite argument be? ## Sources: [Wikipedia: Five Whys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five%20whys)