*information obtained from ” A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger”

Here are the steps required to help you ask more powerful Why Questions

• Step back. (changing your perception | looking at things differently or with new eyes
• Notice what others miss. | what problems didn’t the solution solve?
• Challenge assumptions including your own
• Gain a deeper understanding of the situation or problem at hand, through contextual inquiry (Contextual inquiry is a type of ethnographic field study that involves in-depth observation and interviews of a small sample of users to gain a robust understanding of work practices and behaviors)
• Question the questions we’re asking
• Take ownership of a particular question