Discovery

Discovery

1. The experience of discovering something for the first time or rediscovering something that has been lost, forgotten or concealed

2. Discoveries can be sudden and unexpected, or they can emerge from a process of deliberate and careful planning evoked by curiosity, necessity or wonder

3. Discoveries may be emotional, creative, spiritual, intellectual and physical

4. Discoveries can be confronting and provocative

5. Discoveries can lead us to new worlds and values

6. Discoveries stimulate new ideas, and enable us to speculate about future possibilities

7. Discoveries can lead us to new understandings and renewed perceptions of ourselves and others

8. Discoveries can vary according to personal, cultural, historical and social contexts and values

9. Discoveries can be far reaching and transform the individual and for the broader society

10. Discoveries may be questioned or challenged when viewed from different perspectives and their worth may be reassessed over time