- Avoid framing them in a way that can be answered as ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Binary questions tend not to be conducive to uncovering possibility.
- As much as possible, start your questions with ‘what’ or ‘how’. ‘What if…‘, ‘How might…’ and ‘what would it look like if…’ are solid examples.
- Most important of all: Follow your curiosity. Ask the question you want to ask based on what the other person has said. Seek to understand what it is they’re really saying.
That’s it.
Simple on paper, harder to execute. Hence, practice.
The best way to ask better questions is to practice asking better questions.