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Clean language
Bernard Vander Beken
Lean Coffee@Gent - 12 January 2017
Five senses warmup
• See an elephant
• Hear music
• Taste lemon
• Smell perfume
• Feel rain
Set of questions + mindset
• By David Grove
VIP questions
• [And] Is there anything else about …
• [And] What kind of … is that …
Where … is exactly what the person said
Exercise
Ask the following question:
- When you’re learning at your best, you’re like … what?
Then choose from the following questions repeatedly:
• [And] Is there anything else about …
• [And] What kind of … is that …
More questions
• And is there anything else about …?
• And what kind of … is that …?
• And where is …?
• And whereabouts is …?
• And what happens next?
• And then what happens?
• And what happens just before …?
• And where could … come from?
• And that's … like what?
Applications - levels
• 1:1
• Symbolic modeling
• Groups
• Systemic modeling
Based on the questioning technique, other people and David Grove
have created applications
Applications - fields
• Coaching
• Therapy
• Sales
• Teaching
• Interviewing
• Medical
• Research
• Etc
More info
See Andrea Chiou’s site
- Blog: https://adaptivecollaboration.com/
- Clean Language Books and Resources:
https://adaptivecollaboration.com/books-i-recommend/
http://learncleanlanguage.com/ site & training by Judy Rees

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Clean Language introduction - Gent Lean Coffee - January 2017

  • 1. Clean language Bernard Vander Beken Lean Coffee@Gent - 12 January 2017
  • 2. Five senses warmup • See an elephant • Hear music • Taste lemon • Smell perfume • Feel rain
  • 3. Set of questions + mindset • By David Grove
  • 4. VIP questions • [And] Is there anything else about … • [And] What kind of … is that … Where … is exactly what the person said
  • 5. Exercise Ask the following question: - When you’re learning at your best, you’re like … what? Then choose from the following questions repeatedly: • [And] Is there anything else about … • [And] What kind of … is that …
  • 6. More questions • And is there anything else about …? • And what kind of … is that …? • And where is …? • And whereabouts is …? • And what happens next? • And then what happens? • And what happens just before …? • And where could … come from? • And that's … like what?
  • 7. Applications - levels • 1:1 • Symbolic modeling • Groups • Systemic modeling Based on the questioning technique, other people and David Grove have created applications
  • 8. Applications - fields • Coaching • Therapy • Sales • Teaching • Interviewing • Medical • Research • Etc
  • 9. More info See Andrea Chiou’s site - Blog: https://adaptivecollaboration.com/ - Clean Language Books and Resources: https://adaptivecollaboration.com/books-i-recommend/ http://learncleanlanguage.com/ site & training by Judy Rees