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Tag: questions

  • What if you could present only using questions?

    What if you could present only using questions? Why might you want to? Well, do you want your answer to listen or to think? What is the most thought provoking presentation you went to? What makes you think more, facts or questions?

    Do all the questions need to be long? Surely not?

    Is it possible to introduce facts using only questions? Did you know that stewardesses is the longest word you type with the left hand using standard typing? Can you introduce case studies? Have you seen Daniel Pink’s presentation on how to pitch?

    See what I’m doing?

    But I’d say these questions are more grammatical tricks to make sure I’m genuinely only asking questions, wouldn’t you? If we want to move beyond trickery to something more profound, what questions can we ask that have impact?

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  • The power is in leaving a gap

    The power is in leaving a gap

    So many things that I am working on at the moment lead me to the conclusion that there is power in the gaps. But I feel like for my much of my professional development I have been taught to fill in the gaps.

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  • Developing a design brief: asking the bigger questions

    Developing a design brief: asking the bigger questions

    When developing a design brief, it is tempting to start by constraining the problem – by clarifying, by simplifying, by cutting out. But if we want to make sure we are answering problems that matter, we need to step back from the brief and ask some bigger questions.

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