"The harm was architectural. It was not a matter of intention. It was a matter of never checking the blueprint before I opened my mouth." - Ken Woodward
"The harm was architectural. It was not a matter of intention. It was a matter of never checking the blueprint before I opened my mouth." - Ken Woodward
Every question builds a room. Most of us never notice the construction.
In this solo episode, Ken Woodward explores what he calls the architecture of questions, the load-bearing assumptions embedded in every question we ask, answer, or inherit. Using a morning commute observation about a flatbed truck carrying prefabricated wall panels, Ken unpacks why the questions shaping our lives were often built by someone else, for someone else's benefit.
Through two anchor stories, a painful misheard exchange during his 2,085-mile walk through Washington D.C., and an emotional moment from his conversation with Naomi Campbell of the Right Question Institute, Ken traces the difference between a question's skeleton and its resonance.
The invitation is not demolition. It is something prior to answering.
Read the blueprint first.
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Episode Notes
00:00 Introduction
01:53 Welcome to Curated Questions
02:09 Commute and Flatbed Metaphor
03:39 Read the Load of Questions
04:18 Blueprints and Assumptions
05:50 Engagement Question Example
07:31 Mishearing on MLK Jr. Avenue
09:32 Harm from Wrong Assumptions
11:09 Naomi Campbell and Agency
15:33 Inherited Question Architecture
18:20 Pause and Ask Who Designed It
21:35 Resonance and Deep Work
23:03 Weekly Reflection and Wrap-Up
Resources Mentioned