Crafting Questions to Make Better Decisions

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Leadership Courses Critical Thinking Courses Divergent Thinking Courses

Course Description

Overview

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Learn to use questions intentionally and strategically to make better decisions, generate new ideas, and become a better leader.

Syllabus

Introduction

Using smart questions to get better answers

1. Expand Possibilities

Why most decisions fail
The power of divergent thinking
From first principles to questioning outdated assumptions
Why breakthroughs arrive from outside your industry

2. Question the Question

Turn tactical questions into strategical questions
What if you did the reverse?
How to use questions to shift perspective

3. Unearth Opposing Views

To find what's right, prove yourself wrong
Ask probing questions to generate better answers
Decision premortem to uncover problems before they happen

Conclusion

The one question most people miss in decision-making

Taught by

Ozan Varol

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