A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas

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Unleashing innovation through the power of questions.

If you're feeling stuck either creatively or strategically, "A More Beautiful Question" might just be the catalyst you need. It's not just a book; it's an invitation to challenge the status quo with the simple act of asking more thoughtful, penetrating questions. Warren Berger illustrates how this method has influenced some of the greatest thinkers and companies, potentially offering you the key to unlock your own breakthrough ideas.

  • Audie Award for Business/Educational (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas

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ISBN: 9781632861054
Authors: Warren Berger
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date of Publication: 2016-09-13
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Business
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To get a great answer, you need to ask the perfect question. Warren Berger revives the lost art of questioning. 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?" Berger's 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 isn't encouraged—and, in fact, is sometimes barely tolerated. And yet, as Berger shows, the most creative, successful people tend to be expert questioners. They've 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
 

Unleashing innovation through the power of questions.

If you're feeling stuck either creatively or strategically, "A More Beautiful Question" might just be the catalyst you need. It's not just a book; it's an invitation to challenge the status quo with the simple act of asking more thoughtful, penetrating questions. Warren Berger illustrates how this method has influenced some of the greatest thinkers and companies, potentially offering you the key to unlock your own breakthrough ideas.

  • Audie Award for Business/Educational (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.