Contact:
Alison Streit BaronPublic Conversations Project
abaron@publicconversations.org
617 9231216
Where
51 Kondazian Street, Watertown, MAMA 02472
Inquiry as Intervention: Crafting Questions with Purpose and Impact (Watertown)
Questions and the way they are asked have the potential to significantly change your interactions, influencing how you view the interactions, the stories you tell about them, and how you approach future interactions. In this workshop, you’ll explore the power of questions, which can invite or inhibit understanding and connection between the asked and the asker.
Discuss:- the effects of strong emotion on communication.
- the power of crafting and asking questions to transform conflicts and relationships.
- the difference between intention and impact of questions.
- the purposes of different kinds of questions.
- a variety of “problematic” questions: rhetorical, instructive, attributive, and past-focused.
- what “work” a question can do in the service of clarity, complex thinking, fresh ideas, and new ways of relating to ourselves and others.
- the effects different kinds of questions have on you.
- the power of “genuine questions” or “questions of curiosity.”
- the way that crafting genuine questions elicits fresh, generative responses.
Faculty: Sallyann Roth and Bob Stains. See http://www.publicconversations.org/who/people/staff for more information.
Early registration (by October 15) is $125. After October 15 it is $150. NCCD & NAFCM members get 15% off fee. Price includes lunch. Lodging is not included. If you need help finding lodging, contact abaron@publicconversations.org.
Workshop Policies
Payment Policy: Your space is guaranteed only upon receipt of full payment. Once payment is received, we will email you further workshop information.
If You Cancel: Cancellations are a challenge. Last-minute vacancies can be difficult to fill, and we have already prepared materials, ordered food, made financial commitments, etc. Therefore, if you must cancel, please do so as far in advance as possible. Please note that cancellations are subject to a $25 administration fee plus an additional $25 to process credit card refunds (if you paid by credit card). Cancellations must be made at least 2 weeks prior to the course date to receive any refund. PCP is under no obligation to offer any refund or credit if you cancel within two weeks of a workshop. If you need to cancel due to a medical emergency or local weather conditions, please call the Registrar at (617) 923-1216 ext. 13.
If We Cancel: In very rare instances, PCP must cancel a workshop due to low enrollment, faculty illness or weather. In the very unlikely event that PCP has to cancel a workshop due to low enrollment, we will give you at least 3 weeks notice. If we cancel due to faculty illness, we will contact you as far in advance as possible. If we cancel a workshop at the last minute due to weather, we will leave a message on our voicemail. If the weather forecast calls for a severe storm in the area in which the workshop will be held, a decision about whether to cancel the workshop will be made by 4:00pm on the day before. Please call (617) 923-1216 and press 13 to hear the message. If the workshop is canceled, we will issue you a full refund. No administration fees will be charged if we cancel a workshop. We cannot be responsible for travel losses.
