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Ryan Sheales's avatar

I love the "so what?" line of questioning.

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Katie O'Keeffe's avatar

I'm working with a client at the moment where all three of these questions are totally relevant. Thank you, Andrew :)

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Davide Tarasconi's avatar

I sometimes use a "What" > "So What" > "Then What" format during retrospective meetings: I let people come up with their own individual "What" but after that both the "So What" and the "Then What" become collective thinking.

The examples you shared clearly show how you can efficiently get to core issues starting with a simple "So what".

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Lisa Ford's avatar

Thanks Andrew. I think your hospital examples could easily apply to other sectors as well. So what? We'd best get cracking on thinking beyond bandaid measures...

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Linden Smibert's avatar

as I approach another strategic planning day these questions and approaches will be most useful!

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Shawn Wolfe's avatar

Great insightful tips ..

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