Pivot with Jenny Blake

273: On Powerful Questions and New Neural Pathways

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What happens when you ask someone a question they’ve never heard before? Today I’m answering a question from a listener about what questions do to our brains and exploring the magic of neuroplasticity: the property of our brains that allow them to physically change to encourage creative thinking and new knowledge.


Books Mentioned: 

  • Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work 
  • The Coaching Habit


    • Resources Mentioned:

    • Pivot Coaching (Use code PODCAST)
    • Neural Pathways - Wikipedia
    • What Effect Do Questions Have On Our Brain? 
    • How Experience Changes Brain Plasticity 
    • The Neuroscience of Asking Insightful Questions 


      Related Episodes: 177: Pivot Method as 4-Stage Coaching Framework [Workshop Replay]


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