Crafting Questions to Make Better Decisions
34mIntermediate2021-11-12
Authors
Ozan Varol
Rocket Scientist | #1 Bestselling Author | Thought Leader
Course details
Good decision-making begins with a smart question, not a smart answer. In this course, thought leader Ozan Varol covers how leaders, from managers to senior leaders, can use questions intentionally to reimagine what’s possible and recognize opportunities you couldn’t see before. Ozan dives into ways that questions can expand possibilities, unearth hidden information, and surface opposing views—all in the service of making the best decisions possible. He also explains the one question that people often miss in decision-making. In a complex and fast-moving business environment, there are constant decisions, big and small, that can be improved by asking the right questions. Breakthroughs, contrary to popular wisdom, don’t begin with a smart answer. They begin with a smart question.
Skills covered
Decision-MakingProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Using smart questions to get better answers
Expand Possibilities
- Why most decisions fail
- The power of divergent thinking
- From first principles to questioning outdated assumptions
- Why breakthroughs arrive from outside your industry
Question the Question
- Turn tactical questions into strategical questions
- What if you did the reverse
- How to use questions to shift perspective
Unearth Opposing Views
- To find what's right, prove yourself wrong
- Ask probing questions to generate better answers
- Decision premortem to uncover problems before they happen
Conclusion
- The one question most people miss in decision-making