{"id":20550,"date":"2011-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/global2020prd.wpengine.com\/insights\/are-there-some-questions-that-we-just-dont-need-to-ask\/"},"modified":"2020-05-11T15:41:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T15:41:33","slug":"are-there-some-questions-that-we-just-dont-need-to-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/insights\/are-there-some-questions-that-we-just-dont-need-to-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"Are there some questions that we just don\u2019t need to ask?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A dilemma posed by Kevan Hall, CEO of Global Integration<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I watched a presentation last week about the billions of questions around the world that are now asked of Google.\u00a0 It asked the question \u201cWho did we ask ‘BG’ – Before Google?\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting question.\u00a0 Has the availability of fast answers to our questions changed the questions we ask?\u00a0 Has it given us a different way of thinking and different expectations of getting an answer?<\/p>\n

\"\"It reminded me of a discussion we had years ago in a strategy session.\u00a0 Our R&D director asked a very complex series of questions as a follow-up to a proposal that he clearly didn\u2019t particularly like. \u00a0The professor who was facilitating the discussion asked him a great question \u2013 \u201cWhat would you do differently if you knew the answer to that question?\u201d\u00a0 When the R&D director was unable really to answer this, he said \u201cWell let\u2019s not bother asking it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are there questions nowadays that we shouldn\u2019t bother asking?\u00a0 Do we have access to too much information?<\/p>\n

It is well established that if we have too much information and choice, we may be unable to make a reasonable decision at all.\u00a0 In the future, do we need the capability to ask and answer more questions, or does that need to be balanced with the ability to disconnect, to focus and to ignore unnecessary distractions and data, so we can actually get our work done?<\/p>\n

Readers may also be interested in the Global Integration podcast, A Lack of Communication, You Must be Joking!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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