Using “constraint questions” to free up the imagination

by Warren Berger | Questionology

In the new edition of A More Beautiful Question, I compiled an A–Z index of all the types of questions I define throughout the book. I was fascinated to count nearly 60 different types of questions or inquiry methods. One of my favorite categories of questions is...

Questioning in the age of AI

by Warren Berger | Questionology

We’re living in a time of “exponential change,” notes John Seely Brown, former chief scientist at Xerox Corporation, who headed up its famous Palo Alto Research Center. In particular, the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands out as a transformative force. With...

Crossing a great divide with “bridge questions”

by Warren Berger | Life

Welcome to a short excerpt from the new chapter “Asking Questions to Engage & Influence.” Excerpt “We all have it within us,” says the radio interviewer Krista Tippett, “to formulate questions that invite honesty, dignity, and revelation.” I think of such...

Is “critical thinking” in critical condition? How questions can help

by Warren Berger | Critical Thinking

In the new edition of A More Beautiful Question, there is a section of the book devoted to critical thinking. I’ve been digging into this topic for a few years now, partly inspired by a visit to Bowling Green State University (where AMBQ was assigned reading for...

Want to change your life? Start with this “small” question

by Warren Berger | Life

A while back, I was invited to a gathering in Manhattan, and I met an author there named Caroline Arnold. Caroline talked to the group about her book Small Move, Big Change: Using Microresolutions to Transform Your Life Permanently, which makes the case that if we...