Choose to be Curious Episode #6: More and More Beautiful Questions - with Beth Flores
Jul 13, 2016
Beth Flores, a certified coach and professional storyteller, shares her insights on the art of asking beautiful questions. She emphasizes the transformative power of curiosity and how thoughtful inquiry can shape our lives. Flores discusses the importance of playful learning and engaging with diverse perspectives through ethnographic methods. She shares techniques to cultivate an inquisitive mindset, including the 4WH framework and the art of deep listening. This conversation will leave you reflecting on how to deepen your connections and creativity through questioning.
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Leaving the Pentagon To Learn Design
- Beth Flores describes leaving the Pentagon to build an innovation office and learn design practices.
- She recounts going to Stanford d.school and action learning to become a beginner again and reignite playfulness.
Design Invites Extremes To Reveal Assumptions
- Design appreciates extreme views and resists defaulting to middle-of-the-road thinking.
- Action learning uses only questions to expose buried assumptions and expand possibilities.
Start With Lived Experience
- Go to people who live the problem and observe their experience instead of assuming from afar.
- Use open-ended prompts like "Tell me about a time when..." to elicit real stories and insights.