01 / DISCOVERY
QUESTION STUDIO / TWENTY WAYS IN
A better question
opens something.
Explore Discovery, Clarification, Perspective, and Action. Keep a question, copy it into a conversation, or use it to begin a turn.
02 / DISCOVERY
If I suspend my current expertise, what fundamental element of this topic have I overlooked?
03 / DISCOVERY
What is the history of the leading assumption in this field, and how was it formed?
04 / DISCOVERY
What are the anomalies or outliers in this subject that conventional wisdom ignores?
05 / DISCOVERY
Looking at this topic through a lens of abundance, what new avenues emerge?
06 / CLARIFICATION
What specific definitions am I relying upon, and how might they be interpreted differently?
07 / CLARIFICATION
How can I separate the verifiable facts of this situation from the narratives built around them?
08 / CLARIFICATION
What is the most critical constraint currently defining the boundaries of this problem?
09 / CLARIFICATION
If I had to explain the core mechanism of this idea to a novice in one sentence, what is it?
10 / CLARIFICATION
Which part of this inquiry feels the most ambiguous, and what would bring it into focus?
11 / PERSPECTIVE
How might this situation be interpreted by someone whose primary goal opposes mine?
12 / PERSPECTIVE
What would this challenge look like if viewed as an unprecedented opportunity for growth?
13 / PERSPECTIVE
What invisible biases or cultural norms are shaping how I formulated my initial thoughts?
14 / PERSPECTIVE
If I were to advocate fiercely for the counter-argument, what would my strongest evidence be?
15 / PERSPECTIVE
How does this immediate issue connect to a much larger, systemic cycle?
16 / ACTION
What is the smallest, most immediate experiment I can run to test this hypothesis?
17 / ACTION
What existing strengths and resources can I leverage to take the first step toward this vision?
18 / ACTION
How will I recognize and measure meaningful progress in this endeavor?
19 / ACTION
What specific conditions need to be true for this proposed solution to succeed?
20 / ACTION
Based on what has just been learned, what is the next most important question to ask?
Twenty questions and four phases retained from the report · Asking Better Questions Research.md
A FIFTEEN-MINUTE WORKSHOP
Give curiosity
a clearer shape.
SGUC / A SELF-REFLECTION AID
This is your own assessment—not an AI score. Check the qualities you can recognize in your revised question.
0 / 4 QUALITIES NOTED
Three minutes to choose a focus. Four to make questions. Four to change their form. Four to choose a direction. Timings and rubric are practice proposals from the report.