The book of Beautiful Questions - Warren Berger

Summary

• How to use questions to solve problems more creatively, make better decisions, be more creative, be a more effective leader

How I discovered it

• No idea. I need to start recording where i find these books.

How the book changed me

• I have a lot more respect for the power of the question. I think I always enjoyed asking good questions, but this is good questions on steroids.

Details

• Humans naturally know how to ask questions when they are young: Children ask 300 questions a day
• The more you know the less you feel the need to ask
• Ask people you think you know well questions
• view Questions like a flashlight - illuminating areas we dont know well.
• Dont make decisions by following your gut instinct
• How to verify claims
• Dont define solutions in binary terms
• We give better advice to others than to ourselves
• Questions to confront fear of failure
• A question to ask when faced with a long term decision: Which option will help me to develop
• Should you fire a person who just made an expensive mistake? Learn from IBM chief and an employee who cost the company $10 million.
• Creativity is yoga for the brain
• Creativity based on inspiration from others
• Give yourself permission to Begin badly anywhere
• Use questions to elicit feedback and criticism
• To remain creative you must think like a novice
• How to use questions that foster deeper connections
• Questions that lead to deeper conversations
• Questions rooted in curiousity are not confrontational
• Dont misinterpret confidence for competence
• Set aside time to think regularly
• Always ask - How can I help as Douglas Conant did.
• People feel fulfilled in their work when they are learning
• What to do when someone asks a good question

References

• Warren Berger website

Quotes

• Museums are custodians of epiphanies - George Lois
• The only way to improve is to get negative feedback - Adam Grant
• Replace judgement with curiousity - Nottage

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