Asking Questions

11/17/2015

In a child’s social and moral development, playing ‘good guys’ versus ‘bad guys’ is very normal and important for their growth.
Dan Hodgins, early childhood consultant, author, defender of play and friend of children, whose rece

"Proper questioning has become a lost art. The curious four-year-old asks a lot of questions... but as we grow older our questioning decreases," observes Tom Pohlmann in his Harvard Business Review article, "Relearning the Art of Asking Questions" (March, 2015). He suggests we consider asking four types of questions:

Clarifying questions help us better understand what has been said.

Adjoining questions are used to explore related aspects of the problem that are ignored in the conversation.

Funneling questions are used to dive deeper. We ask these to understand how an answer was derived, to challenge assumptions, and to understand the root causes of problems.

Elevating questions raise broader issues and highlight the biggest picture. They help you zoom out.

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