Question Focus

 

The Question Focus (QF) is then presented.  This is not a question.  It is a word, a statement, some musical bars, a graph or a photo - something that will prompt questions on a topic that deserves the attention of the group and needs action.

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The focus topics mentioned earlier could be an example.  List three big issues facing your Board.  How could they be presented as a Question Focus?  Why would you personally want to focus attention on them?

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If you were facilitating an organised session then this decision would have been carried out before the meeting.  The book “Make Just One Change” (Rothstein and Santana, 2017) has a chapter dedicated to working out how to choose the Question Focus or you can download a copy from then Right Question Institute website.

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The next activity will give you a Question Focus for you to respond to, right now.  

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You will have three minutes to write down your responding questions. Double space the writing of your questions so that you will first write a “1.” then your first question on the first line.  For your second question you will leave a whole line empty and write “2.” on the third line with your question. Skip a line again and begin writing a question “3.” and so on.  Do so until the three minutes are completed.

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Reference

Rothstein, D., & Santana, L. (2017). Make Just One Change—Teach students to ask their own questions. Harvard Education Press.