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Food for Thought . . . Live your ques,ons now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.
Rainer Maria, Rilke, poet
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein, inventor
We are shaping the world faster than we can change ourselves, and we are applying to the present the habits of the past.
Winston Churchill, statesman
You can tell whether a [wo]man is clever by [her]/his answers. You can tell whether a [wo]man is wise by [her]/his ques,ons.
Naguib Mahfouz, 1988 Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature
Session Agenda
I. Introduc*ons II. Par*cipant Engagement
! Jot down a personal/professional frustra*on ! Take the Inquiry Quo*ent Quiz
III. My Talk IV. Par*cipant Engagement
Why, What If, How: Three key words to rethinking and reinven>ng our lives.
JoAnn Canales, PhD
Dean, College of Graduate Studies Employee Development Day
Texas A&M University-‐Corpus Chris* May 17, 2017
A More Beau>ful Ques>on Defined
A beau*ful ques*on is an ambi*ous yet ac#onable ques*on that can begin to shiS the way we perceive or think about something – and that might serve as a catalyst to bring about change. NOT: Why are we here? What is the meaning of life? How does one define ‘good’? Nor ques*ons answerable by Google (so predictable one doesn’t have to even finish typing the ques*on and it appears) RATHER: Why do staff keep omiang important steps in their assignments? How can I be more efficient in my job? What if there was a way to automate regular/frequent reports I am asked to generate?
Ques>ons: The core of Discovery
Metaphors for Ques*ons:
" Spades that help to unearth buried truths. Source unknown " Flashlights that ‘shine a light on where you need to go’. Dan Rothstein, Right Ques#on Ins#tute
" A lever used to pry open the stuck lid on a paint can. Frances Peavey, Social Ac#vist Ques*ons emanate from those that embrace ignorance and are willing to use them to navigate through it to new discoveries. Stuart Firestein, author of Ignorance: How It Drives Science
What Kills Ques>oning? heps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dey1Rm5gUxw
Why? How?
What If?
Outcomes of Beau*ful Ques*ons
Airbnb Flex-‐Foot Prosthe*cs Baby Incubator from car parts
Nejlix Wine dispensing machine
Beau*ful Ques*ons for Everyday life . . . Family Rela*onships
Personal
Beau*ful Ques*ons for Everyday Life . . . . .
Career Local Community
Conversa>on Time . . . .
1. Revisit your frustra*on 2. Frame 3 ques*ons: Why . . . What if . . . How . . . .
Answers to Inquiry Quo>ent Quiz 1. B Disagree 2. B Disagree 3. B Disagree 4. B Disagree 5. B Disagree 6. B Disagree 7. B Disagree 8. B Disagree 9. B Disagree 10. B Disagree
Resources ! Berger, Warren. A More Beau*ful Ques*on ! Belic, Roko. Documentary on What makes us Happy -‐-‐ Ted Talk. heps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM_xtk8aqh0