The Questions for Transformation
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Exploring
What do you think? the curiosity-activation question.
What are you assuming is true? the uncovering question.
Whose voice is missing? the echo-chamber question.
What is your third-best idea? the keep-digging question.
What didn’t you say that needs saying? the go-where-the-fear-is question.
Learning
Who challenges my beliefs? the healthy self-doubt question
How is my idea wrong? the question that acknowledges your fallibility
What is my blind spot? the problematic-patterns question
When was the last time I was wrong? the reality-check question
Am I okay with not knowing? the courage-to-be-humble question
Changing
What’s the worst that could happen? the question that puts a name on our fears
What’s the cost of staying safe? the other reality-check question
What am I afraid to do? the find-your-fear question
How can I lead out loud here? the power-of-vulnerability question
When did I last ask for help? the litmus-test question
Pathfinding
Where are we really going? the destination question.
What is most important? the values question
Is this who we are? the accountability question
Who would know best? the validation question
Can we discuss our differences? the permission question
Bonus question: What am I hiding from you? the self-awareness question
Innovating
What have I learned from my failures? the pivot question
Do I have the stomach for the long game? the fortitude question
What is the cost of replicating our success? the dark-side question
How do I stop being the center of the universe? the step-back-and-see-myself question
How would I disrupt me? the changing-myself question
Humanizing
When are you at your best? the appreciative-inquiry question
How will we know when things have started to go sideways? the permission-to-not-be-perfect question
How could we work better together next time? the continuous-improvement question
What really matters to you? the “But who are you really?” question
What do you want from me? the bottom-line question