1: “Why does this matter to you?”

That’s the question author, consultant, and facilitator Peter Block asked Daniel Coyle

They had just met. Daniel, a writer, had set up an interview with Peter. They met at a coffee shop in Cincinnati, which is where Peter now calls home.

“A rangy eighty-five-year-old, Peter had settled into his chair and gave me a fond, knowing smile, as if we’d met each other … continue reading

1: Back in the early 2000s, a fatal shooting occurred in the Clifton Heights neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.

“The community was disturbed and anxious, looking for answers,” Daniel Coyle writes in Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment.

A few days later, a local civic organization asked Peter Block, a neighborhood resident, to lead a public gathering. Peter is an author, consultant, and facilitator. For more … continue reading

1: Imagine we are at a neighborhood barbecue.  Or perhaps a work event with people we don’t know.  Or barely know at all.

Let’s say we want to connect.  Get to know someone.  Not just small talk.

Yesterday, we looked at questions we don’t want to ask.  Questions that evaluate the other person.  Or closed questions that limit the way they can respond.  Or vague questions like “How’s it … continue reading