Lurking behind every perspective is an assumption. Quiet, unspoken, and yet governing how we interpret the world and what we believe is possible within it. True metamorphosis within ourselves and our society therefore requires us to examine the underlying assumptions that we subscribe to. When what we believe is picked apart, the world suddenly gets bigger, and the impossible becomes possible once more.

Dismantling beliefs is where motive is born. Every major shift in history – every artistic revolution, scientific breakthrough, or social movement – began by questioning what has been taken for granted. Daring to trace our intentions back to their origin, we often discover that the boundaries limiting our vision were self-imposed.

Nowhere is this tension more visible than within research and academia. Progress rarely comes from simply gathering more data within existing frameworks; it happens when researchers dare to question the foundational axioms of their fields. That kind of breakthrough demands continuous evaluation of one’s own assumptions and the gusto to brush against logic, expectations, and peers without losing the plot.

In Issue 51, THINK tugs at the threads of our beliefs, unravelling the knots that tie us down. Let’s disagree, let’s rethink, let’s find a way to improve the bigger picture together.