+5 Wisdom - Learn to Ask Better Questions to Solve the Right Problems
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Claim: most failures start with the wrong question and a rush to technology. Concrete techniques: start with open-ended then closed-ended questions, listen for meaning, and keep probing until requirements are stable. Examples: a proposed IBM disk array costing as much as several small cars is abandoned after asking what the customer actually needs, and a requested sales report that must work on a phone reveals real-time vs nightly tradeoffs because Power BI mobile has canvas constraints. Rule of thumb: ask until you understand.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and objective
- 3:07Speaker backgrounds
- 5:58The trap of assumptions
- 10:28Communication barriers
- 16:01The role of questioning
- 20:22Listening and framing
- 25:41Open vs. closed questions
- 30:14Practical application
- 37:54Summary and conclusion
