Zoom Session 15

Open Ended Questioning –

This week was a very interesting week because we broke off into small groups of around 3 people per group. Our challenge was to have one of our group members explain what they were finding challenging in their practice at the moment. Once they had explained their most pressing issues, everyone had to take turns in asking them open ended questions.

I really enjoyed this exercise. I felt it was very useful being able to have people listen to my work problems and then respond to me with open ended questions. I also liked the people in my group and I found their ideas and work very interesting. Jonathan also gave us some insight into the Quakers. This was revealing to me because I’d always thought of them as fervently religious and very frugal in their approach to life. At the end of the conversation I can quite honestly say that their approach to life sounded so much nicer than ours. The notion that everyone must agree on something before proceeding with any plan also seemed like a good idea. At this point it very much reminded me of Brexit – how is it right that 48% of a population is left desperately disappointed over something. Surely this cannot possibly be good for the national psyche? I’m now wondering where’s my local Quaker group? I genuinely think I wouldn’t mind hanging out with these guys.