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The surprising power of negative questions

The surprising power of negative questions

Moving from "I don't see why not" to "why not?"

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Feb 19, 2023
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Come to the dark side—we make better product decisions. In my experience, most businesses really struggle with groupthink fallacies. If disagreement is healthy, it’s also dangerous to the ego. Sharp questioning is a blade that respects no title. Teams tend to settle into a more comfortable rhythm that requires fewer hard questions, more deference to aut…

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