The Importance of Answering Open-Ended Questions

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clearer thinking has discovered a specific set of practical, yet rarely asked questions that 83% of people reported were valuable for them to answer. A remarkably high 88% of people even reported that they enjoyed answering these questions. We think you'll be surprised at just how valuable answering these open-ended questions about yourself can be. To answer the free life-changing questions or to find clearer thinking's other free tools and mini courses, head to clearerthinking.org.

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What is the field of development? What are the differences between rapid and participatory rural appraisal? Under what conditions should qualitative surveys be preferred over quantitative and vice versa? What is participatory mapping? How has the field of development changed over the last few decades? Why do people get taller when sanitation improves?

Robert Chambers is a British academic and development practitioner. He spent his academic career at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. In 2013, he became an honorary fellow of the International Institute of Social Studies. He has been one of the leading advocates for putting the poor, destitute, and marginalized at the center of the processes of development policy since the 1980s. Learn more about him here.

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