Great follow up questions include: tell me more about that tell me more Oh, that’s interesting—what brought you to wanting to do xyz?

What did you learn about being curious? What was easy? What was hard? What made it easy or hard? How could you be more curious? What would that give you? 2. Powerful Questions One of the simplest ways to experience the power of powerful questions is also one of the most challenging. In this exercise, the goal is to have a 10-minute conversation wit

Asking questions will only get you so far. Even more important is listening to the answers. And even more important than that? Listening to understand, not just listening to respond or reply.

#4. Solution-facing curiosity:

What have you tried?

What would you try if you were new here?

What do you know?

What’s the question?

If you did know, what would you do?

Who might know?

What advice would you give me if our roles were reversed?

Here are some examples of powerful questions to ask someone, that you can modify per your needs:

• What do you really want?

• What about this is important to you?

• What does that look like?

• How do you feel about this?

• What’s next?

• What else is possible?

• What’s right about this?

• What are your concerns?

• What is standing in your way?

• Tell me more

The study also suggests that open-ended, intellectually inviting questions are what you have time for after you’re done with the business of survival.

“Why?” and encourage the person you’re speaking with to challenge you as well.