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Listen Up: The importance of asking questions and fostering a culture of curiosity in the modern workplace
We have the key to driving engagement and innovation in the workplace. It sounds simple, but its impact is powerful.
This key is curiosity.
Are you curious about curiosity?
At SWOOP Analytics we have been measuring curiosity levels in groups, teams and across whole organisations for some time. The measure is simply the percentage of messages that are framed as questions.
What leaders need to do to keep employees engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leaders asking the right questions on Enterprise Social Networks increases engagement with employees by a factor of 10 times more than making announcements.
20 Questions That Could Change Your Company
One of the things we uncovered in our research into what generates conversation was that asking questions is particularly impactful (discussion threads are 250% longer), and I previously posted a summary of our findings; ‘The power of the question mark.
The power of the question mark
At SWOOP Analytics we examine interaction patterns between people on enterprise social networks Yammer by Microsoft and Workplace by Facebook. One of the things I have always wanted to uncover is how many questions are being asked, and what – if any – impact is made by asking questions.
The Power of a Question, Asked Online
The power of a question to spark imagination, challenge bias or entrenched thinking, or simply to help solve a problem has been long recognised. How expert are we at asking questions online? We decided to dig deep into our SWOOP big data resources looking for an answer.