Two perspectives - Impact of mindset
Not-knowing stance
Questions asked from a not-knowing stance are engaging. They are intended for collective inquiry. They are open for input. Using them you cultivate your beginners mind. 'In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.'
Learning Mindset
Designing good questions starts from the questioner's mindset. As we ask questions from a not-knowing stance, and with learning mindset, our mood will be that of acceptance of self and others. We are curious, we asume ability in others, and we can more easily see the world from their point of view. What will our questions accomplish if we use them for joint inquiry and discvovery?
It is our own mindset that impacts the kinds of questions we create and the kinds of conversations that follow. Our mindset impacts what we perceive and experience. It's like a theory we have. It impacts our internal and external questioning. As we change our mindset, our questions will change.
How well is your mindset aligned with what you want more of?
How well is your mindset aligned with what you want more of?
Expert stance
Questions asked from an expert stance are intended for others to answer. They presume a 'right answer' not an input. They are used for evaluation, not for searching new possibilities and new ways of understanding.
Judging Mindset
We are experienced in analysing problems, finding faults to correct, judging others, and puting blame on them. As we want to design engaging questions, that call for an input, positive feeling, and creativity, we do not succeed by starting from this judging mindset. What's wrong with them? Why don't they understand?