Episode Notes
[03:47] Seth's Early Understanding of Questions
[04:33] The Power of Questions
[05:25] Building Relationships Through Questions
[06:41] This is Strategy: Focus on Questions
[10:21] Gamifying Questions
[11:34] Conversations as Infinite Games
[15:32] Creating Tension with Questions
[20:46] Effective Questioning Techniques
[23:21] Empathy and Engagement
[34:33] Strategy and Culture
[35:22] Microsoft's Transformation
[36:00] Global Perspectives on Questions
[39:39] Caring in a Challenging World
Resources Mentioned
The Dip by Seth Godin
Linchpin by Seth Godin
Purple Cow by Seth Godin
Tribes by Seth Godin
This Is Marketing by Seth Godin
This is Strategy by Seth Godin
What Does it Sound Like When You Change Your Mind? by Seth Godin
Value Creation Masterclass by Seth Godin on Udemy
The Strategy Deck by Seth Godin
Jimmy Smith Curated Questions Episode
Unleashing the Idea Virus by Seth Godin
Tim Ferriss podcast with Seth Godin
Seth Godin website
Questions Asked
When did you first understand the power of questions?
What do you do to get under the layer to really get down to those lower levels?
Is it just follow-up questions, mindset, worldview, and how that works for you?
How'd you get this job anyway?
What are things like around here?
What did your boss do before they were your boss?
Wow did you end up with this job?
Why are questions such a big part of This is Strategy?
If you had to charge ten times as much as you charge now, what would you do differently?
If it had to be free, what would you do differently?
Who's it for, and what's it for?
What is the change we seek to make?
How did you choose the questions for The Strategy Deck?
How big is our circle of us?
How many people do I care about?
Is the change we're making contagious?
Are there other ways to gamify the use of questions?
Any other thoughts on how questions might be gamified?
How do we play games with other people where we're aware of what it would
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