Change the questions you ask, the way you view the issue will be transformed and innovation will start! Elevate your question intelligence! By asking better questions, individuals can take their creativity, persuasion, productivity, willpower, and way of thinking to new heights. By asking the right questions, organizations can innovate and be successful. Good questions will enhance the education system to nurture our future leaders and catalyze transformations that contribute to a happier world. Let’s boost our question intelligence! A common trait among excellent leaders like Apple’s Steve Jobs, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is that they possessed a keen ability to “pitch” incredible questions. Similarly, humanity’s countless progress and revolutions sprouted from unforeseen questions that allowed new ways of thinking outside the box of tradition and conventionality. Let us develop our question intelligence through this book. Then, we will soon possess a surprisingly high level of question intelligence comparable to those of the world’s greatest leaders.
Socrates, a philosopher of ancient Greece, once admitted that “I know that I know nothing.” Having accepted his own ignorance, he continuously questioned the unknown and as a result acquired wisdom and enlightenment. Through repetitive questioning, he mastered deep conceptual understanding and founded new ideals, principles, and philosophies previously unknown to his contemporaries. His accomplishments became the philosophical foundation of Western philosophy. We must strive to become individuals with excellent question intelligence like Socrates. (Page 15)
The number of child rearing methods is the same as the number of children in the world. Parents must understand the most ideal methods for their children in order to lead a successful education at home. They must also help their children realize and express their potential. In addition, parents must guide their children to think independently and lead solving problems. The best method for parents to do so is to ‘question.’ (Page 173)
The reality is that the freedom guaranteed by the Constitution is not properly being recognized. In this light, the questions and stories of transforming society will come across as extreme challenges. By witnessing the strength of questions that transformed societies, I hope that you also become an agent of change who asks endless questions for a better society. Please remember the fact that questions lead to new thoughts, new thoughts lead to new actions, and new actions lead to a better world. Your question can be the great catalyst for a new era. (Page 192)