Question Poverty
Note: This topic was mentioned during the call but not discussed in depth.
Gabriele G's term for the experience of not knowing what questions to ask.
Gabriele's Experience
"I was eager to know something new (since we can ask him anything) but on the other hand I was tense because 'I don't know what to ask (first)', I have some trails but they were so vague."
"Why that anxiety/poverty to ask question when you have complete freedom?"
The Paradox
Complete freedom can create poverty:
- Too many possibilities
- No structure to guide
- Anxiety about asking "wrong" thing
- Vague thoughts not yet questions
The Solution
Question Formulation Technique helps by:
- Providing structure
- Teaching how to generate questions
- Offering a process
- Making it safe to practice
Broader Implications
If question poverty is common:
- Education and Curiosity fails to teach questioning
- We teach answering but not asking
- Structure enables rather than constrains
- Freedom needs scaffolding
Related Themes
- Question Formulation Technique
- Question Design
- Anxiety About Asking Questions
- Education and Curiosity