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Synopsis
Every company or team assumes they are curious, that their questions are a strength. In my experience, that assumption is often wrong. In many organizations, questions have become something else, something negative.
The good news is that we all have the power to change that. It just means tapping into a skill we all had as kids—pure, unfiltered curiosity.
Question to Learn is a mix of my life story, the stories of other professionals like me and examples of companies who have struggled and thrived with questions. My goal is to guide you through a journey from feeling stuck to unstuck, much like I would with clients in a workshop. If you’ve ever felt like you wanted to ask a question to learn but buried it below a layer of self-doubt or fear, this book will help you break that cycle.
If you’ve ever been asked a question that was clearly not intended to learn, this book will help you create an environment where questions are used in their purest form—to learn. If you’ve ever been frustrated by endless meetings spent debating something that could be learned simply by asking, this book is for you.
Author Bio
Joe Lalley is a writer, speaker, and workshop facilitator who has spent much of his career leading design thinking workshops for companies of all industries, shapes, and sizes. Joe has published multiple articles ranging from how to use curiosity to navigate remote work in the pandemic to how to fix the endless cycles of bad, inefficient meetings. Joe, a marathon runner, has also written about the many crossovers between running marathons and running a business. Joe was born and raised in New York City.