Why Real Questions Feel Risky in Debriefing | Curious Now #22

Debriefings are often delayed and diminished by questions the asker already knows the answer to. “Wouldn’t it have been better to give epinephrine faster?” “Did it occur to you to have a family meeting?” And when asked why they don’t just share what they clearly think is the answer, the debriefer will often say something like, “It’s better for them to come to the answer themselves.” But we aren’t really asking the learner to come to an answer with these kinds of questions—we’re asking them to read our mind, and then to agree with us once they do. There’s no opportunity for them to understand their own thinking better. Today’s episode will try to get you ready to live with the discomfort of not knowing the answer you’re going to get for long enough to ask a genuinely curious question in debriefing. Workout of the week: Every day, ask one truly open-ended, curious question—one you don’t already know the answer to. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-center-for-medical-simulation/id1279266822 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/72gzzWGegiXd9i2G6UJ0kP Leadership Coaching from Jenny Rudolph: https://harvardmedsim.org/personal-leadership-coaching-with-jenny-rudolph/ #healthcaresimulation #medicine #nursing #debriefing #podcast