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Listening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.Meta Questions Episode: What are the questions we avoid and why do we avoid them?What questions are you carrying that you haven't asked out loud? And what is not asking them costing you?We ask questions for a living. But what about the ones we don't ask?In this episode, hosts Dr. Patti Fletcher, Lynne Cuppernull, and Dan Ward get honest about the questions they avoid. They talk about why we skip certain questions: we're afraid of the answer, we don't want to do the work that follows, we're worried about crossing a boundary, or sometimes we just don't think to ask.They...
2026-02-1728 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.What questions should we be asking about Valentine’s Day?Valentine’s Day is supposed to be about love. But for many people, it lands as pressure, performance, exclusion, or quiet disappointment. In this episode, Lynne, Dan, and Dr. Patti take a familiar cultural moment and do what we always do on Listening for the Questions: we slow it down and ask better questions.Together, we explore what Valentine’s Day reveals about how we define love, worth, success, and belonging. We talk about the stories we inherit about romance, the commercial scripts we rarely interrogate, and the invisible hierarchies that decide which kinds of love are cele...
2026-02-0329 min
One Humanity Lab: Into an Ecology of WholenessJoyful Disruption And Whole-Person Leadership With Lynne CuppernullThis episode of the One Humanity Lab Podcast is for leaders, coaches, and changemakers who are curious about how innovation, imagination, and deep listening can transform the way we lead ourselves and others.Guest hosts Pauline de Castelnau and Mia Cellucci welcome Lynne Cuppernull, leadership coach and co-founder of the SparkLit Group, for a rich and playful conversation on whole-person leadership, joyful disruption of the status quo, and the power of reconnecting with what matters most. Drawing from her work across industries, including healthcare, government, nonprofits, and more, Lynne invites listeners to explore their “he...
2026-01-2229 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.What questions should we be asking about misinformation and disinformation?We are surrounded by misinformation and disinformation, but reacting faster is not the solution. Asking better questions is.In this episode, Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull explore the difference between misinformation shared without intent to harm and disinformation spread deliberately to deceive. More importantly, they examine why both work so well and what they reveal about fear, identity, trust, and belonging.Drawing on the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory Confronting Health Misinformation, the conversation frames misinformation as a public health issue that requires collective responsibility, not individual perfection. The episode also explores de...
2026-01-2034 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.What questions should we ask when we talk about New Year's Resolutions?New season. Same curiosity. And a topic most of us have a complicated relationship with.In the Season 2 premiere of Listening for the Questions, Dr. Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull take on New Year’s resolutions and immediately question whether we should be making them at all. Instead of debating which resolutions work, the conversation focuses on something far more interesting: the questions underneath our urge to start fresh every January.Why do we keep making resolutions even when we know we will probably break them? Who are these resolutions really for? Why do...
2026-01-0633 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.What questions should we be asking when we talk about Finish Lines?Finish lines are supposed to be clear. Cross it. Celebrate. Move on...but what if they are not endings at all?In the Season 1 finale of Listening for the Questions, Dr. Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull take on one of the most emotionally loaded ideas we carry with us: finish lines. Athletic. Professional. Academic. Personal. Visible and invisible. Chosen and imposed.Drawing on Lynne’s experience as an Ironman triathlete, Dan’s background as an engineer and systems thinker, and Patti’s work around transformation, leadership, and life transitions, the conversation explores finish lines...
2025-12-1630 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.What questions should we be asking about building and rebuilding?Building something new sounds exciting. Rebuilding something after it breaks sounds exhausting. And yet most of us are living in a world where both are happening all at once. In this episode, Patti, Dan, and Lynne dig into the questions we should be asking when we talk about building and rebuilding and why these processes are never as simple as they seem.Dan brings his experience as an engineer and technologist and admits that even in fields built on data and logic, most decisions are emotional ones. Lynne talks about coming back from a serious injury and...
2025-12-0130 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.What questions should we be asking when we talk about magic?Magic is one of those topics everyone thinks they understand until someone asks a real question about it. In this episode, Patti, Dan, and Lynne step into the world of tricks, sleight of hand, wonder, and the deeper meaning of it all.Dan adds a twist right from the start by revealing that he is not only an engineer and a technologist but also a magician who believes the best magic happens close up, in the moments when you are not sure what is real and what is not. That sets the stage for a conversation packed...
2025-11-1728 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.Why do kids ask the best questions - and why did so many of us stop?What if the wisest questions aren’t asked in boardrooms or think-tanks — but in kindergarten classrooms, minivans, and sticky-fingered breakfast tables?In this episode, Dr. Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull dive into one of the most delightfully disruptive prompts we’ve ever explored:Why do kids ask the best questions — and why did so many of us stop?From “Why is the sky blue?” to “Why don’t grown-ups play more?” children constantly challenge assumptions, dismantle logic, and push adults into the kind of curiosity we forgot we neede...
2025-11-0331 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.Why do we hold certain beliefs without questioning them—and what changes when we start?Why do some beliefs feel like bedrock while others crumble at the first nudge? In this episode of Listening for the Questions, Patti, Dan, and Lynne unpack why we cling to what we “know,” how power structures profit from our certainty, and what happens when curiosity finally cracks something open.From “don’t wear white after Labor Day” to faith, identity, and technology’s role in reinforcing echo chambers, this episode invites you to take a fresh look at what you believe and why. Because questioning isn’t rebellion. It’s growth.Listen in if you’ve ever a...
2025-10-2027 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.What makes the best sandwich?What does the “best sandwich” reveal about how we make choices, give feedback, and connect with one another? In this deliciously curious episode of Listening for the Questions, hosts Dan Ward, Lynne Cuppernull, and Dr. Patti Fletcher unwrap the layers—literally and metaphorically—of one of humanity’s most universal meals: the sandwich.From the Earl of Sandwich’s gaming table to your local deli, this conversation dives into why we love certain combinations, how food reflects our culture and habits, and what a sandwich can teach us about leadership, empathy, and change.
2025-10-0630 minListening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.What questions should we be asking when it comes to burnout, power, and AI?What if the best thing we can do with a question… is share it?In the very first episode of Listening For The Questions, hosts Lynne Cuppernull, Dan Ward, and Dr. Patti Fletcher invite you into a lively, thought-provoking conversation about three topics shaping today’s world: burnout, power, and artificial intelligence. But this isn’t another show promising quick answers — instead, it’s an exploration of the questions we should be asking.You’ll hear these three friends and innovation leaders dig into:Why burnout feels differ...
2025-09-1926 min