Conflict Owner's Manual

72 What is a good question?


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A good question increases your chance to get good answers. How you think about a good question and its answer is different in the heat of conflict than how you think about questions and answers in calm conversation. What are those differences and how can you navigate from calm convo to questions that don't provoke more conflict? Here are some examples.

show notes:
AI offers this list of components of a good question, edited for brevity:

 A good question is
 • clear 
 • open ended. 
 • fit for the intended purpose. 
 • thought-provoking:
 • fair 
 • unbiased
 • fostering trust 
 • building rapport. 
 • relevant to explore information

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Conflict Owner's ManualBy Dr. Deborah Sword, with co-host Tyson Bankert