Q : the hidden power of questions in a world that wants answers / Lani Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Lani, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking.

Inquiry (Theory of knowledge).

Philosophy.

philosophy.

Physical Description:

305 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First United States edition.

Other Title:

Hidden power of questions in a world that wants answers

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2026.

Summary:

We live in a world that wants answers. Answers provide solutions to our problems, teach us about the world, and help us navigate our lives. But we rush toward answers forgetting, that it is questions that set the course. Questions are a form of power, as well as a vital, everyday tool. After all, if you don't ask the right questions, you won't get the right answers. In Q, philosopher Lani Watson examines the history of question-asking, analyzes our answer-oriented present, and offers a path forward toward a question-oriented future. Along the way, she asks us to consider what a question is, why we ask the questions we do, when we first start asking questions, and where we want our questions to take us. The shift from prioritizing answers to focusing on questions is not easy, and it requires careful attention and practice. Q also includes practical tips called Q Tools, inspired by the historical, philosophical, and cultural material of each chapter that offer readers exercises and advice for becoming better question-askers. There are real-world benefits to creating a question-oriented future, and it will require a personal, social, political, philosophical and technological transition. In Q, Lani Watson provides us with the knowledge and tools that we need to implement this change in our own lives and communities.

Contents:

Introduction: Where are you

What is a question

Where do questions come from

When do we start asking questions

What do our questions say about us

How do questions show we care

Who gets to ask what

Where are we going

Where are you now

Toolkit: Ten tools for a questioning mindset

Empty appendix: Your questions

Acknowledgements

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780593830987

0593830989

OCLC:

1586322682

Publisher Number:

90104893127