Priya Parker
speaker
346 appearances
4 recordings
2 series
first heard Jul 2019
last heard 8 Sep
Priya Parker’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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A magical question is a question posed to a group that everybody in that group would be interested in answering.
And everyone is interested in hearing each other's answers.
Okay, Priya, what makes something a magical question?
A magical question is specific.
It invites people to not give their opinion, usually, but to give a story.
A magical question also complicates the individual.
I'm a conflict resolution facilitator, and one of the things that I've learned over many years is, you know, often we try to think that the best way to relieve conflict is to try to pretend that a group is the same.
And actually, one of the best ways to kind of allow for connection is instead to complicate the individual.
And so an example of a question that complicates the individual could be, what are three gifts you would give aliens on behalf of humanity?
I like that one.
Right?
Or when is the last time you used glitter?
When is the last time you blew up a balloon with your own mouth?
What is a favorite building in your community?
Questions that allow people to share their experiences and that often give unexpected answers.
Another one, what is a path you almost took but didn't?
One of my favorite magical questions to ask is, what was the first concert you went to and who took you?
And I often do this in teams or in large town halls.
And immediately you see this like, you know, dozens of answers like Tony Braxton, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, New Kids on the Block.
And...
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