The Skills Sequence: Increase Your Ability to Ask

Series of four 90-minute sessions, scheduled around your business needs

Summary: This offering is designed for teams and organizations who are serious about skill-building and looking for an ongoing learning experience. Over the course of four in-depth sessions, with homework exercises in between, participants systematically increase their understanding of the Ask Approach and build capabilities to implement every step of the methodology.

The sessions follow this sequence:

Session 1: The unspoken insights you’re missing out on, and what you can do about it

Session 2: How to “Choose Curiosity” (Step 1) & How to “Make it Safe” (Step 2)

Session 3: How to “Pose Quality Questions: (Step 3) & How to “Listen to Learn” (Step 4)

Session 4: How to “Reflect and Reconnect” (Step 5) & Building Organizations that Ask

In this sequence, participants will identify a recent frustrating interaction from their own lives and have the opportunity to build their own two-column case to use throughout the sessions. For each step of the Ask Approach, participants will receive in-depth instruction, chances for application to their own situation, and guided reflection activities. This offering combines engaging visual materials, interactive case studies, and small group break-outs to really drive home the skillset.

In each session, participants build a deep understanding of the content, grow their self-awareness, and apply the skills to relevant scenarios. Between sessions and after the sequence is complete, participants have the opportunity to utilize the Ask Practice Workbook to reflect and reinforce the skills. The four sessions can be completed in immediate succession over several days or spaced out over multiple weeks or months, depending on the circumstances.