Those who ask the best questions ultimately win. There are some questions that are obvious. These are the ones that directly affect our work and its outcomes. Then, there are questions that hover just beneath the surface of our work, and rarely get asked. On this episode, we share three questions that you're probably not asking, but definitely should be.
I (strongly) agree that the future belongs to the curious, but would add that so does the present. Curious people are able to parse experience and recognize Reality behind reality; what’s truly going on in patterns and systems. They are able to ask great questions, and are willing to trade them in for better ones when they’re not satisfied with the answers. So with that in mind, how can we stay poised, leaning forward, and in a state of productive curiosity? On this episode, we explore four ways.
In many ways, the quality of your work is defined by the questions you ask. Those who ask the best questions ultimately get closest to the heart of the situation, and in many cases ultimately win. However, you are also defined by the questions that you choose to avoid. If you run away from important questions because they're uncomfortable to address, then you might compromise your body of work and never fully achieve your potential.
You are known for your public work, but you're defined by your "secret" work. On today's episode we discuss the importance of having work in your life that no one sees as a means of developing skills and cultivating passion and curiosity.
Where do great ideas come from? For many creative pros great ideas are simply sourced in everyday experience. However, in order to turn those seemingly commonplace observations into brilliant work, you need to know what you're looking for. Today's guest Bernadette Jiwa has just released a book called Hunch that's all about how to leverage your curiosity and empathy to mine your environment for idea gold.
If you want to have great ideas consistently, you must be curious about the world around you. Are there ways you can stoke and enhance your curiosity? You bet! Today we address a few of them.
Dr. Seuss sets the path for curious creatives everywhere.
Gaining creative traction is often about asking the right questions.
Our goal is freedom. We want to be unleashed to engage in the moment of creativity with full force. In order to do this, we must identify and eliminate the artificial boundaries in our lives. We must become "unbound."
At one point in his career, Keith Ferrazzi was the youngest CMO in the Fortune 500. Since then, he's led innovative companies and formed his own consultancy, Ferrazzi-Greenlight. He is the author of the international best-seller Never Eat Alone, which is a...