The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk 294: Warren Berger - How To Ask More Beautiful Questions
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Jan 21, 2019 
Warren Berger, author and self-described questionologist who studies how inquiry sparks innovation. He explores curiosity as a leadership habit. He outlines a trio of questions: why, what if, how. He explains why we stop asking and how to rebuild questioning in teams. He shares practical prompts to deepen conversations and decisions.
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Why What If How Is The Innovation Cycle
- The Why, What If, How cycle maps to understanding a problem, ideating possibilities, then making practical steps.
- Berger found innovators move from diagnosing (why) to blue-sky ideation (what if) to actionable prototyping (how).
Build A Habit Of Slowing Down To Ask Why
- Form a questioning habit by slowing decisions and scheduling time to ask why before acting.
- Warren advises stepping back regularly to reexamine career choices and company strategy to avoid costly gut-driven moves.
External Pressures Silence Childhood Curiosity
- Social and institutional pressures teach us to stop asking as we age, not a loss of capacity.
- Berger links classroom time constraints, peer judgment, and workplace impatience to declining curiosity after childhood.
