Humble Inquiry, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

8 Developing the Attitude of Humble Inquiry

The skills of asking in general and Humble Inquiry in particular help in three broad domains: (1) in your personal life with your loved ones and in all aspects of your social life; (2) in your organizations, to identify needs for collaboration among interdependent work units and to facilitate such collaboration; and (3) in your role as leader or manager, to create the relationships and the climate that will promote the open communication and trust needed for effective and safe task performance.

The attitudes and behaviors required in each of these three areas are to some degree countercultural and may, therefore, require some unlearning and new learning. In particular, some broadening of perspective ...