The Art of Powerful Questions | Allen Saakyan | TEDxSanFrancisco

Allen Saakyan is a thought-provoking interviewer and producer of multidisciplinary shows in which he interviews some of the most creative scientists, entrepreneurs, and educators of our time. He invites us in his world of "how and why we ask questions" and how it impacts the way we think. His latest production is Simulation, which is hosted both on KZbin and at live events with the mission to rebirth the public intellectual & inspire people to build the future. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@m2pozad]

I'm not convinced in the power of deep questions. Beacon level humans are among us, captivating those who care to look and learn. Awareness is great. But without some form of loving-kindness intention, more muddy water than wine is the result.

[@JacquelynNewmandivine]

Best I've ever seen....along side Bernie Brown vulnerability Talks! Thank-you so much for sharing yourself and all its profound wisdom.

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

His shirt is dope 😁😄 I like shatter surface conversations... trying to break through. Like this dude,

[@carrieallmon]

Yup! Totally on board with this. Thank you for this perspective, Simulation :)

[@AtlasBliss]

not bad. i liked his questions & shirt

[@rustydb]

shirt is on point

[@marrowfreeze]

Merch opportunity!?

[@DanielRuzhitsky]

Where do I get that shirt though 🔥🔥🔥

[@taisiakat]

Very cool Allen. I see when you finally connected with yourself in this presentation. Mind you I would have been the terrified person up on stage, but once you got into the pillars, you NAILED IT. You became very animated, very powerful energy. One piece of advice - go back and re-watch the first 4 minutes, and if you can ask yourself 'What were you feeling at those moments, and see if you can add that to your presentation. Humanize that! Btw, I love the fact there were two women taking notices of your talk (I Hope) in the audience. GREAT JOB!!!! Kudos

[@AtlasBliss]

Agreed! The very animated, grounded Allen getting into flow more effectively is crucial! Great way to look at it, by going back to that feeling and bringing it forth earlier. I have some strong feelings about how to grow as a speaker and storyteller, looking forward to the continued journey with you :)

[@KiLLaGusT]

Love it. Excellent intro bringing yourself to others' attention and then delving into your main points! Looking forward to future talks!

[@AtlasBliss]

Thanks Drew! Yes, formulating how to become an even more powerful storyteller.. we got good things ahead!

[@Chax69]

Well done!

[@AtlasBliss]

Thanks Max!

[@marrowfreeze]

Simulation!!

[@SimulationSeries]

Hey! That's us! :) Nice to see you found this TEDxSF talk Tom, thanks for all your support with the project.

[@kirankumar-hg5fd]

Art of powerful questioning combined with active listening give some space time and empathy to other person.what we practice grows stronger

[@siliconvalleysuccesses9275]

Allen, great intro. got my attention

[@AtlasBliss]

woohoo! will keep growing, learning, and becoming even more powerful at this! :) got some ideas to play with

[@incarnate7971]

Many cool things did I find there. However I miss there more examples of powerful questions which we can ask.

[@bjrautomation9495]

nice outfit-

[@timekeeperbank2761]

What does time mean to you?

[@AtlasBliss]

Good question! 2.5 billion heart beats/seconds to live. 25,000 days to live. Parse society's information for the greatest firehoses of signal that's most relevant to your self-actualization & society's collective actualization. Besides that, time happening all at once, multi-verses, and other fun beyond 3D stuffz, haha! What about you?

[@JacquelynNewmandivine]

Time for me is currently Confusing, intriguing, magnetic, awe inspiring Never ending No seen beginning Super Awesome I appreciate your work!

[@JacquelynNewmandivine]

@@AtlasBliss THANK YOU Thank-you so very much. Beautifully phrased

[@metaammar2641]

how to ask a powerful question tho?

[@hermanpardan6860]

Good question 🤣🤣