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September 4, 2018
It’s Back to School as Usual, But in Many Questioning Classrooms It’s Not School as Usual
The curiosity and engagement unleashed by a questioning environment is undeniably powerful and lasting.
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June 10, 2018
36 Questions
The 36 questions used in Arthur Aron’s experiment are wonderful examples of open-ended, deep questions. A discussion of the power of good questions to form lasting connections—even between strangers.
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December 21, 2017
Questolutions: The Power of Questions to Get Things Done
Why do questions motivate us more than resolutions?
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February 22, 2017
Is “critical thinking” in critical condition? How questions can help.
Want to be a better critical thinker? Questions can be a powerful way to spot false narratives and “weaponized lies.” Read more about it in this article I wrote for The Atlantic’s Quartz.com.
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September 12, 2016
The inquiring mind of Reggie Watts: A Top 12 list of his questions
I don’t know if they qualify as “beautiful questions” but there’s something oddly fascinating about the imaginative questions that band leader Reggie Watts asks the guests of James Corden’s The Late Late Show.
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September 10, 2016
Coaching and the art of asking beautiful questions
At the 2016 Capital Coaches Conference I'll be discussing my belief that coaches, who already know the power of great questions, should teach their clients how to become beautiful questioners themselves.
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September 9, 2016
“The best coaching question in the world” from Michael Bungay Stanier
In The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever, by Michael Bungay Stanier, Michael shares 7 powerful questions that can make someone a better leader or manager.
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July 5, 2016
Questioning Fuels Innovation. So Why Don’t We Inquire More?
By being willing to ask ‘why,’ inquiring leaders can inspire others around them to do likewise. And as the questions proliferate, some good answers are likely to follow.
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May 12, 2016
Interview: 5 Questions You Shouldn’t Ask
My recent good conversation with WNYC.org, where the host challenged me about whether appreciative inquiry is direct and honest enough. You know my opinion.
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April 2, 2016
Round up: Recent questioners and quotes
Here’s a round-up of a few of the questioners and quotes we spotted from the past six months, in case you missed my original posts on the firehose that is Twitter.
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