What are some questions that you would ask someone about their Thanksgiving?

What kinds of questions are good to ask to lead discovery of new information in a conversation with someone?

• This is a follow-up question to . Thanks, this is helpful, and as a former consultant I can attest to the fact that most of us don't listen very well.  For instance, as a Product Manager, often times I interact with customers who have an idea of what they'd like in a product.  Sometimes they are not very clear in articulating this, and I think your suggested approach of listening better would work well. To continue on this theme, what about situations where the person being asked the question doesn't have a clear understanding, and questions can be used to lead the discovery process through uncharted territory?  Using my example above, sometimes as Product Managers we want to make a jump in the product roadmap to something that isn't on someone's list, but they would very much like if built.  How do I ask good questions to lead us both down this path of brainstorming? Not sure if there is a general framework/guidelines for this process, but would love to hear people's opinions on this.

• Answer:

  Why did you pick the career you have? Never ask a yes-no question.