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Trey Moeller and I have been doing a book study on Charles Duhigg’s book, Supercommunicators.

There is much in this book that supports the work of Thinking Collaborative. For instance, here is a quote referencing research on powerful questions.

“Questions that pushed people to describe their beliefs, values, or meaningful experiences tended to result in emotional replies, even if the questions themselves didn’t seem all that emotional. These kinds of questions were powerful because they often prompted people to reveal vulnerabilities. When someone asks, “what do you value most in a friendship?”, it might not seem particularly emotionally probing,  but it frequently draws unexpectedly revealing replies about past incidents of hurt or betrayal, or expressions of love for friends, or other anxieties or pleasures…put another way, the difference between a shallow question and one that sparks an opportunity for emotional connection is vulnerability.”  P. 91

“Asking questions about…

Hi Everyone!

Recently listened to this podcast episode related to cognitive bias and the Dunning-Kruger effect. I found relevance to some participants' learning, especially those who are in PLCs and/or already coaches. Thought I'd share in case it resonates with others as well! ⭐

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Podcast Episode · Hidden Brain · 05/19/2025 · 55m

Friends,

I have been mulling over for quite some time how to help Adaptive Schools Foundations Seminar participants understand the nature and process for the true development of an idea. I'm sure you all have witnessed groups struggle with the "popcorning" out of ideas without really taking the time to actually develop any of the ideas on the table. They often miss the opportunity for authentic dialogue and to develop an idea into something much greater than what the individual who originally proposed the idea had intended.

I came across a video this morning that contains an explanation that got me really excited, and I wanted to share it. Disclaimer: while it is a Sunday sermon, Bishop Robert Barron spend 3.5 minutes simply discussing the true nature of an idea. He quotes John Henry Newman who says, "Ideas do not exist in a static environment, they exists in the play…