Ask, answer, ponder and play with interesting questions ... to create synapses into buzzing networks of insights. Neural networks created through questions are physical equivalents of knowledge. And the changes in connections for networks is learning that grows new smart skills.
Interesting questions help us to interact with the world in ways that internalize its parts into maps that direct our decisions and activities. What question could move you or your team forward today?
To identify past experiences in ways that help new learning … ask:
1. What do you already know about …?
2. How do you know that …?
3. What do you think of when …?
To help the team organize after a brainstorming session … ask:
1. What ideas do you get from looking at the whole?
2. What parts do you expect to find in today’s work?
3. How can we track what we do to organize the whole?
To reinforce new facts learned… ask:
1. Main ideas are evident in what details here?
2. Applications that arise from these facts are…?
3. More research on these facts suggest…?
To ensure vocabulary understanding and use … ask:
1. Three words I do not know are …?
2. The opposite of these words are …?
3. Related words others may not know, that I’d like to share are…?
To encourage deeper understanding … ask:
1). Can you show how or why this will work well …?
2). Evidence to support this idea is …?
3). What’s one key problem here and Can it be solved …?
Questions about main ideas
1). What’s the main idea in this material, in your mind…?
2). What would be an interesting heading for each main paragraph or concept?
3). What are the chief points the author makes and how will you apply these?
Questions for sorting out details
1). What facts prove that…?
2). When did you zero in on the author’s intention…?
3). What evidence supports your main opinions here…?
Questions about sequence
1). What are the ten most important steps to follow here…?
2). What four preliminary steps would help …?
3). How can sequencing help people more here…?
Questions about inference
1). What significance does this have for you…?
2). What type of a person is the author referring to …?
3). What do you sense will be the consequences of …?
Questions of personal relevance
1). What did the author say that you will apply personally…?
2). How would you react to…?
3). What facts might elicit feelings of appreciation and hope for people at work?
Successful leaders and learners both ask and answer great questions, without confusion, overwhelmed approaches, or panic. What are you asking today…?
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