Ep201 Ron Gantt

Published: June 16, 2022, 3:01 a.m.

"Being in search of a beautiful question can lead to a new sense of purpose and direction.\xa0 A beautiful question is one that challenges assumptions, considers new possibilities, and serves as a catalyst for action and change.\xa0 Crafting and engaging with such beautiful questions is like an art.\xa0 Like other art forms, it takes practice, and requires learning from practice.\xa0 When practiced well, artful inquiry can lead to transformative learning and innovative change".\xa0

Southern, N. (2015) Framing Inquiry, in G. R. Bushe &. R. J Marshak (Eds) Dialogic Organizational Development (p. 271)

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Those beautiful words you hear in the introduction are from Nancy Southern, reflecting what it takes to frame effective inquiry, based on the insights from Warren Berger's 2014 book A Beautiful Question.\xa0

Inspired by that, this episode is a wonderful combination for me.\xa0 A past guest, who is curious, humble, and super interesting, combined with no structure to the podcast episode whatsoever apart from curious questions.\xa0 You'll remember Ron Gantt from episode 146.\xa0 Ron and I wanted to catch up, and this is what we talked about.\xa0 For some of you, knowing the podcast topic and how the guest fits the topic is important for a podcast to be worth listening to.\xa0 Sometimes, as Southern and Berger hint at, not knowing and trying to ask better more beautiful questions is a wonderful and productive way to learn.\xa0

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Ron Gantt, even if none of us know where it's heading until we get there.\xa0

Here's Ron: