Open Ended Questions

Notes

Claim

Open ended questions are usually what allows to have meaningful answers, and perhaps even meaningful Deep relationships require trust, listening, and empathy.

Explanation

These are not a simple "yes or no" question but rather questions that allow space for interpretation, for Examining ideas rigorously before accepting them as true, and even Self Reflection.

Why it matters

We don't treat them as objects to be manipulated, rather as capable people who can come up with solutions on their own.

Examples

Supporters

This also opens up a channel for Deliberation is a discussion that bridges different perspectives by giving them a place to express their opinions rather than limit themselves to simplistic answers.

Opposers

They open the mind, thus contrasting Binary thinking reduces complexity to false dichotomies.

To ask open ended questions is the opposite of trying to micro-manage someone.

Open questions

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Overview

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