Warren Berger

A More Beautiful Question (eBook, ePUB)

The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this groundbreaking book, journalist and innovation expert Warren Berger shows that one of the most powerful forces for igniting change in business and in our daily lives is a simple, under-appreciated tool-one that has been available to us since childhood. Questioning-deeply, imaginatively, beautifully??-can help us identify and solve problems, come up with game-changing ideas, and pursue fresh opportunities. So why are we often reluctant to ask Why??? Bergers surprising findings reveal that even though children start out asking hundreds of questions a day, questioning falls off a cliff?? as kids enter school. In an education and business culture devised to reward rote answers over challenging inquiry, questioning isnt encouraged-and, in fact, is sometimes barely tolerated. And yet, as Berger shows, the most creative, successful people tend to be expert questioners. Theyve mastered the art of inquiry, raising questions no one else is asking-and finding powerful answers. The author takes us inside red-hot businesses like Google, Netflix, IDEO, and Airbnb to show how questioning is baked into their organizational DNA. He also shares inspiring stories of artists, teachers, entrepreneurs, basement tinkerers, and social activists who changed their lives and the world around them-by starting with a beautiful question.?? Berger explores important questions, such as: - Why arent we nurturing kids natural ability to question-and what can parents and schools do about that? - Since questioning is a starting point for innovation, how might companies and business leaders begin to encourage and exploit it? - And most important, how can each of us re-ignite that questioning spark-and use inquiry as a powerful means to rethink and reinvent our lives? A More Beautiful Question outlines a practical Why / What If / How system of inquiry that can guide you through the process of innovative questioning-helping you find imaginative, powerful answers to your own beautiful questions.??

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781620401460
• Artikelnr.: 52917231

Autorenporträt

Warren Berger, an expert on design thinking and innovation, is author of the acclaimed book Glimmer: How Design Can Transform Business and Your Life, which was named one of Business Week's "Best Innovation & Design Books of the Year." Berger also writes for Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and was a longtime contributing editor at Wired magazine. He has appeared on NBC's "Today Show," ABC "World News," many times on CNN, and as a frequently-used expert source on NPR's "All Things Considered." He lives in New York. www.AMoreBeautifulQuestion.com

Rezensionen

Questions have literally moved mountains, powered rockets, and instantly developed images . . . Berger focuses on what he calls 'Beautiful Questions' . . . 'that can lead to game-changing answers and results. These are questions that, once raised, tend to get people thinking in a different way.'