
My Five Favorite Questions
Use Mike Cohn's five favorite questions to spark better conversations, challenge assumptions, and help teams think more clearly.
A well-timed question can uncover more than a long explanation. Mike Cohn's five favorite questions are designed to reveal assumptions, deepen understanding, and help people consider options they may have missed.
Use them while coaching, facilitating a retrospective, discussing a product decision, or helping a team work through uncertainty. The questions are short enough to remember and flexible enough to use in many situations.
Download the PDF and add five powerful prompts to your facilitation toolkit.