Who are his users and what does he know about them already? How could he find out more? Who are the stakeholders and what does he know about what they are expecting? How does he want people to interpret the work? What content would help that interpretation? What might distract from that interpretation?

Intentions Why do you want to be a part of this? Why are we doing this? How might this support your personal goals? What values of yours led you to get involved? Concerns What worries you about the team, our plan, and so on? What do you think will get in our way? Where will we run into trouble? If this fails, why will it fail? Boundaries What do yo

What is it we are trying to understand that we’re unable to grasp? What are we trying to create? What will it look like if we achieve our purpose? Answering these types of questions honestly before (and sometimes while) working with people gives us the possibility to create something worthwhile that everyone can be invested in.