Brown Bag: Asking Better Questions

As researchers, we often narrow our observations to the types of evidence considered most appropriate in our given fields. But what do we miss by investigating through such a focused lens? What exists outside our scope that could ignite our curiosity? Further still, how do we learn to broaden our view?

Two of ATG’s consultants have created a workshop that guides participants through strategies to revive creativity by using shifts in perspective. By taking other viewpoints, researchers can ask better questions of themselves and their colleagues. In this Brown Bag, creators of ATG's Asking Better Questions workshop will share ideas and strategies used to prompt researchers to broaden their focused lenses. By asking better questions, researchers can increase their capacity for creating connections, concrete skills for collaborating, and tools to develop novel inquiries.

Meet our panelists:

Peg AtKisson, PhD - Founder and president of AtKisson Training Group (ATG), Peg is a trained Co-Active Coach and is currently training in Organization and Relationship Systems coaching. She has experience in developing leaders in academia and developed ATG’s 8-week research leadership program based on her training in coaching for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Over the past year, Peg has led a team of consultants in creating LEAD-in3, a long-term leadership course that is currently being launched by ATG.

Shani Feyen, MA, CPCC - Certified leadership development coach with extensive experience supporting faculty in higher education. A hallmark of her work is empowering clients to work from a place of conscious choice for what they are creating within their team or organization. She provides a supportive challenge for clients to create a positive impact in leading or participating in a dynamic team, and homes in on skills for self-awareness, communication, collaboration, and more. At ATG, Shani provides individual and group coaching for leadership development and is a member of ATG’s LEAD-in3 consultant team.