Having eventually got round to reading Juanita Brown's dissertation on the world cafe, I'm beginning to think we haven't spent enough time on -{ discovering, shaping, and exploring "questions that matter"as a catalyst for collaborative learning, insight, and innovation.}
The more I read , the more convinced I become that we aren't spending enough time thinking and discussing what the right questions are.
Asking the proper question is the central act of transformation. Clarrisa Pinkola Estes
A vital question, a creative question, rivets our attention. All the creative power of our mind is focused on the question. Knowledge emerges in response to these compelling questions. They open us to new worlds...The quality of those worlds depends on the quality of our questions. Verna Allee
Somehow I think we have rushed towards solutions, but solutions to what ? What was/is our inquiry system. This is maybe something we should be considering in our European project. Could we set up a discussion forum on the website for questions rather than answers ? Could we have some cafe style discussions on the questions we should be asking ?
In Toke Moller's story, p129, they asked the question "what could a good school also be?" The process of answering this question seem to combine full participation as well as representation . Is this something we could do ? Can we ask a critical question to all staff - what would it be ? If questions are a lever, what is stuck ? Why are we really here ? How can we create a community at work that enables each person to contribute...?
What questions would the sheep ask ?
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