Spirit of inquiry is the basis for learning.
We ask questions to:
· Elicit information
· Gain new perspectives
· Clarify information and ideas
· Challenge the status quo
Our learning is generated by internal questions, such as:
· What does this mean?
· Do I agree or disagree?
· How does this fit what I already believe to be true?
· What new thinking does this open up?
· How could this be helpful?
Learning, as the basis for new perspectives, skills, possibilities, and outcomes, lies at the heart fo coaching.
Learning organizations encourage every individual to learn.
Coaching is the most explicit and personal vehicle for encouraging and training individuals in transforming themselves into intentional, innovative and productive learners.
The Inquiry Mindset can serve as a powerful training tool for coaches to use with their clients in learning organizations.
Without the intentional discipline of questioning the assumptions and beliefs of its culture and operations, an organization is reactive rather than proactive, surviving rather than thriving.
Coaching provides an essential key to individual and organizational transformation.
Coaching can be optimized if coaches seriously take on the task of utilizing the practical and transformative power of questions.
Inquiry Institute
