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The Answer is a Question

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The answer is a question. As we learn that conversations are the form of community and small groups are the units of transformation, it is more and more clear that good questions generate more solutions than good answers. I suppose this is because an answer offered, especially offered passionately, consumes a lot of thought space. The possible responses are quickly limited to reactions to the proposed answer. My approaching community problems, challenges and opportunities with questions, we open up the range of responses and also increase the number of places and ways each member of a community can contribute.Some of my favorite questions from Community by Peter Block are:What promises are you willing to make?What is the promise/commitment I am willing to make that constitutes a risk or major shift for me?What is the promise I am postponing?What is the gift, your gift, that you still hold in exile? Why?What gratitude to you hold that has gone unexpressed? What would happen if you expressed that gratitude?

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Michael Green
12/16/09 08:27:41AM @michael-green:
I love this. And think as the year ends is a particularly good time for us all to hold questions, and see what are the questions arising in our lives. I really like Peter Block's questions as examples of powerful questions.