Ep. 38 - Inbetweeners: Are you asking purposeful questions?

As John and Simon traverse the northern hemisphere summer, John takes on a little walk into the world of Purposeful Questions.

Questions which:

Ask for clarity on their thoughts
Ask to challenge proposals
Ask to examine ideas
Ask to draw out someone’s perspective
Ask to understand the impact of an idea
Ask to find out what are the right questions to ask!

Key Things to Remember:

Ask with a curious mind and tone
Be careful with language …Asking ‘Why’ can feel confrontational
Use questions to have people ‘raise their gaze’ or ‘delve in deep’
Ask yourself ‘What’s the right question to ask?’
Think about the order of your questions
If your question draws blank looks, then reframe it
Declare the intent of your question ‘Hey, I am curious about the impact of this idea?

So whilst it’s a short episode, there is LOADS of goodness.

As a side note, whilst the Occupational Philosophers have been steadily improving as Podcast hosts, today’s show makes us realise that they still have a long way to go……

We hope you enjoy the show AND we hope you join us for another great year of a not-so-serious business podcast. And as The Occupational Philosophers always say: stay curious, make stuff, play more, have fun and date life.

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that – smaller episodes ‘in between’ the longer format episodes designed to give a little kickstart to enable you to be the most curious, creative and imaginative cat you can be – and have some fun in the process.

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