Childlike in a sentence as an adjective

Someone once told me that a great way to find industries or competitors ripe for disruption is to play the childlike "Why?

It was his childlike curiosity that unlocked the creativity.

You've got enough motor skills and knowledge to be dangerous, but still have the childlike sense of awe that can make things look significantly larger than they are!

Childlike definitions

adjective

befitting a young child; "childlike charm"

See also: childly

adjective

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"

See also: wide-eyed round-eyed dewy-eyed simple