Why do kids ask the best questions - and why did so many of us stop?

What if the wisest questions aren’t asked in boardrooms or think-tanks — but in kindergarten classrooms, minivans, and sticky-fingered breakfast tables?

In this episode, Dr. Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull dive into one of the most delightfully disruptive prompts we’ve ever explored:

Why do kids ask the best questions — and why did so many of us stop?

From “Why is the sky blue?” to “Why don’t grown-ups play more?” children constantly challenge assumptions, dismantle logic, and push adults into the kind of curiosity we forgot we needed.

Together we explore:

• What kids know instinctively about curiosity and wonder
• When adults begin filtering and performing instead of asking
• Why little-kid questions make us squirm (and what that says about us)
• What changes when we listen instead of rush to answer
• Whether curiosity might be a form of presence — and maybe, leadership
• How reclaiming childlike wonder could transform the way we work, parent, and connect

This episode is a sandbox of ideas — playful, profound, occasionally messy, and full of those “Wait… that’s a really good question” moments.

Bring your beginner’s mind. Leave your certainty at the door.
The world gets bigger and more beautiful every time we dare to ask like a kid again.

🎙️ Listening for the Questions — where curiosity isn’t childish.
It’s a superpower.

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you wonder.

Listening for the Questions is where curiosity is our compass.