Thinking questions
- 2. Writing questions Question stems are a good way of helping to improve your questions. The stems below are useful in constructing good research questions. Use these to modify your questions and see if you can improve them. To what extent…? How far…? Whose responsibility is it…? Should…? Do the benefits of… outweigh the disadvantages? What is more important…? In what way does …? What is the impact of…?
- 3. Divergent / Convergent Thinking
- 4. 8WAY THINKING Approaching the world with a wider degree of curiosity, because there is more than one way of looking at the world!
- 6. Let’s try this now! Group of 5 or fewer! Choose a team rep (resource collection & will communicate your team’s views) Use laptop as a primary resource Collect the stimulus word, paper and 8Way thinking sheet from the front Reps need to be concise and precise with their delivery of information You have ….
- 7. Stimuli Hong Kong The Olympics Love Music Medicine Steve Jobs Computer Games China Chickens Laptops in lessons Owning guns Charity School uniform Exams The Peak Justin Bieber Laws Typhoon Summer Revolution HSBC Flying Community Buddha Internet Iphone
- 9. Connected Provocative ChargedDeep Open Practical ? Evaluating Questions Is the question relevant to you and your interests? Is it a question that others will find interesting? Will it prompt you to connect with other students, professionals or organizations?
- 10. Connected Provocative ChargedDeep Open Practical ? Evaluating Questions Does the question challenge assumptions? Does it demand that people take fresh look at a familiar situation or area?
- 11. Connected Provocative ChargedDeep Open Practical ? Evaluating Questions Can you research and answer the question meaningfully given the resources, time and ability level you have?
- 12. Connected Provocative ChargedDeep Open Practical ? Evaluating Questions Does the question challenge assumptions? Does it demand that people take fresh look at a familiar situation or area?
- 13. Connected Provocative Deep Open Practical ? Evaluating Questions Does the question have an ethical dimension? Will it involve the looking at different perspectives and opposing opinions? Charged
- 14. Connected Provocative ChargedDeep Open Practical ? Evaluating Questions Can the question only be answered by careful and lengthy research? Do you need to break the question in to a more sub-questions?
- 15. Problem solving: You are being interviewed by Microsoft for an important post in their Creative Department. During the process you are asked the following question…
- 16. Now! You have one minute On your own and in silence… Come up with one question that relates to today’s session!