Insight Gathering Skill: Question
(Continuing series on the innovative thinking competencies needed for innovation.)
Every year, Cirque du Soleil asks its managers, "What are you going to change?" as part of their yearly review. This puts change firmly on everyone’s agenda and the change priority challenges everyone to seek continuous improvement and new ways to innovate.
One day in 1995, the maverick thinkers of AT&T’s Opportunity Discovery Department donned sandwich boards that read: "what if long distance were free?" This weird action prompted a lot of thinking and conversation about the future of long-distance telephone calls and anticipated the world of Vonage and Skype where long-distance is, indeed, free.
Asking questions prompts us to think in new ways and to dig deeper into problems and opportunities. An environment where asking questions is encouraged and expected creates an open, exploring culture where unexpected connections can take root and flourish.
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Question: Dig deep for new wisdom by asking great questions. Question is the second of the "secondaries" forming the key insight gathering skills of the new Innovation Igniter Thinking Wheel series of 13 innovative thinking competencies.
The 15-minute learning module for this competency is presented by Soren Kaplan, Ph.D., principal with InnovationPoint. These thinking skills are critical for innovation and for the creative work required for today’s world. A 15-minute video module on "Engage Energy" is available at http://innovationigniter.com.
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