Open Questions

Keep questions visible long enough to investigate them. A question becomes more useful when it identifies what observation, conversation, or experiment could advance it.

Questions for the first situation

What happens if nothing changes, and by when? Distinguish observed trajectories, plausible risks, and uncertainty. What could change the available time or options?

Which requests cannot be met together? Name each purpose, the dependency, and the cost of delay. What could change the arrangement?

What would reduce recurrence? Consider conduct, lead times, buffers, roles, resources, or a supported transition.

What concern has been raised repeatedly without an intelligible response? Record the concern, responses so far, and what an adequate response would need to address.

What makes offered help usable or unusable? Check timing, compatibility, access, cost, training, transport, and the work required to coordinate it.

Where could a small contribution change several dependencies? Identify the proposed contribution, the changes expected, and who can assess whether they happened.

Which disagreements prevent action, and which can remain open? Name the particular decision and the minimum understanding needed to take it responsibly.

What needs to be shared, with whom, and why? Which details change the working decision? What could a wider audience learn or contribute from a selected account? What remains disputed or outside the agreed scope?

How can AI assistance improve coordination between people? Look for a concrete result: a corrected map, an intelligible request, a verified resource, an agreed task, or a revised assumption. Record extra work or misinterpretations it creates too.

Questions can link to Methods & Tools, Dynamics, and a specific situation. Avoid assigning a person to investigate without their agreement.