Moderation

An AI discussion can move from capability to speed, cost and risk without settling who will be responsible. Those are the questions I want people to address.

Starting a weekly show was one thing. Continuing it while running a business taught me to look past the excitement of a launch and ask what was worth the effort.

An early answer can leave the underlying concern untouched. Ask what the group needs to decide before recommending what it should do.

A useful question makes the subject easier to examine. It gives people a clear way to describe an example, a disagreement or a decision.

A difficult question may need time. I have learned to allow a pause, while staying ready to make the question clearer or ask again.

A short comment can bring a discussion to the problem people have been avoiding. I have learned to stay with it long enough to understand what the person means.

CIO Talk Network conversations have taught me to ask who will use a technology, what they will have to do differently and who will answer for the result.