6 Asking Questions to Promote Curiosity
6 Asking Questions to Promote Curiosity is a prompted conversation exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Select a complex problem that is important to the group.
- Share the Identifying Stakeholders Worksheet as handouts or create copies of the file for each group.
- Organize participants into pairs or small groups (3-4 ppl).
- Begin by introducing the learning goals of this activity.
- A good question can help promote a rich and meaningful discussion and goes beyond talking “on the surface”.
- 5.0 1 rating(s) average rating is 5 out of 5, based on 1 votes, rating(s) Learning Goals Understand what constitutes “good questions”.
- Practice developing questions that will surface new insights and perspectives.
- Previous Next Instructions Reflection Journal Practice Journal Additional Resources Activity Cluster Instructions Set Up: Prepare for the Activity Select a complex problem that is important to the group.
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Prompts to use +
Select a complex problem that is important to the group.
Share the Identifying Stakeholders Worksheet as handouts or create copies of the file for each group.
Organize participants into pairs or small groups (3-4 ppl).
Begin by introducing the learning goals of this activity.
Previous Next Instructions Reflection Journal Practice Journal Additional Resources Activity Cluster Instructions Set Up: Prepare for the Activity Select a complex problem that is important to the group.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: 6 Asking Questions to Promote Curiosity. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Select a complex problem that is important to the group.; Share the Identifying Stakeholders Worksheet as handouts or create copies of the file for each group.; Organize participants into pairs or small groups (3-4 ppl).; Begin by introducing the learning goals of this activity.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Collaborative Discussion Project; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Collaborative Discussion Project.)
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- No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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