Warren Berger

The book is about asking the right questions, at the right time, in order to make the best choices when it truly counts. Each beautiful question is thoughtful, provocative, and actionable, meaning it can be applied immediately to bring about change. Along with each question, Berger offers insights gleaned from his own research, as well as guidance from leading thinkers and experts, including Adam Grant, Elizabeth Gilbert, Atul Gawande, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead

The Book of Beautiful Questions

From the bestselling author of A More Beautiful Question, hundreds of big and small questions that harness the magic of inquiry to tackle challenges we all face--at work, in our relationships, and beyond. When confronted with almost any demanding situation, the act of questioning can help guide us to smart decisions. By asking questions, we can analyze, learn, and move forward in the face of uncertainty. But "questionologist" Warren Berger says that the questions must be the right ones; the ones that cut to the heart of complexity or enable us to see an old problem in a fresh way. In The Book of Beautiful Questions, Berger shares illuminating stories and compelling research on the power of inquiry. Drawn from the insights and expertise of psychologists, innovators, effective leaders, and some of the world's foremost creative thinkers, he presents the essential questions readers need to make the best choices when it truly counts, with a particular focus in four key areas: decision-making, creativity, leadership, and relationships. The powerful questions in this book can help you: - Identify opportunities in your career or industry - Generate fresh ideas in business or in your own creative pursuits - Check your biases so you can make better judgments and decisions - Do a better job of communicating and connecting with the people around you Thoughtful, provocative, and actionable, these beautiful questions can be applied immediately to bring about change in your work or your everyday life.

Safiya 

This was an audiobook, and below are a few things I jotted down as I was "mindlessly" listening to it, this unconscious scripture might reveal a lot about one's interests ... I hope :

Start with intellectual humility - You don't know it all, and still need to ask questions, so do ask questions...

Uncertainty - Where am I in my life right now ? This question is healthy, since no one has their lives figured out...

On Creativity:

Questions to spark creativity - How can I help as many people as possible to explore their creative confidence ?

A Philosophy of creativity :
1- Creativity is essentiel to business and success
2- Each of us is creative but many were conditioned
3- There are ways to surface creative ideas and steps, there's a process - design thinking

We are able to be more creative and guide it towards productive results. (David Kelly)

A decision to be in favour to their creativity : Am I willing to decide in favour of it ? And Why ?

Creativity has a high impact on oneself : no matter how small … it's like yoga to the brain.

Research feeds creativity - develop expertise to have a lot of material to draw from. (Basic)

For any project, and to spark your creativity always have these 3 props :
The good, the ugly and the great proposition. 


Morning news: Morning muse
Forgive ourselves for our inadequacies

Listening - Full body activity not hearing (physical, emotional, ...)
Be a "Questionologist" what could we try? what issues what else ? 
Paraphrasing is your ally;
Empathetic listening - listen and reform it in a question;
Appreciative inquiry;

Questionology - The art of asking good and useful questions

Ask questions, instead of giving advice, use questions to help people figure it for themselves instead of offering your super-awesome-practical advice : "what have you tried ? what would you try ? what else …. (many times) ? which of these options interest you ? and what can be done ? ....etc"

Make your question ambitious;

Deepening Questions: ( find out more here : https://amorebeautifulquestion.com/q-cards/ )

- What do you struggle with ?
- What have you always wanted to try ?
- If you could start a non profit what would it be about?
- What would be your autobiography title be ?
- Where do you want to work if you can go abroad ?

Pursue the future with an open ended query …You're the oracle.

Challenge basic assumptions;

3 Question formats to keep at bay : 
Why - Problem 
What if - Alternatives
How - Leads to a solution

Miscellaneous :

Creative coach - a Monty Python Flying Circus member is mentoring business leaders;

Focus is the new IQ.

I liked the questions divided according to specific sections. However, I believe that an important part of doing beautiful questions is to keep the thread of discourse, and to listen actively; I missed such a section in the book. 

The Book of Beautiful Questions The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead

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