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Asking the Right
Questions
Big questions
require context
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| What it
is |
Relevant questions suited to
the context of the situation.
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| What is Context? |
The meaning of a situation
understood as part of its interrelated circumstances. Context tells us how to interpret and prioritize
everything.
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| Why it's
Important |
Connection and influence are
created out of the new conversations that arise from asking the
right questions.
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| The
Problem |
If
the wrong question is asked, answers are misleading.
Small
mistakes with a question can result in huge misunderstandings that may not be discovered for a
long time.
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The
Tip
Establish context
before asking the big
questions with the 3 “Ds”
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Three types of smaller questions can help you
zero-in on the context of a situation before diving in.
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Duh
Questions
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Obvious and innocent questions
intended to scrape off the first layer of a story.
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Do you really
want that?
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Why do you do
that?
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Deeper
Questions
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Questions
without expectation intended to separate
facts from truth.
Facts are objective examples waiting
for meaning to be assigned.
Truth is the meaning your child has
given to facts.
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Is that accurate
or your interpretation?
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What else might that mean?
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Doubting
Questions
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Questions intended to clarify
YOUR understanding—to make sure
YOU understand what’s going
on.
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I hear what you’re saying and I don’t
hear something I might expect to hear …
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I hear what you’re saying, though
something must not be getting through to me because I feel like I’m missing something.
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Some Dos and |
