Free practice tool
Practice the questions before you rush to an answer.
The Socratic Trainer gives you a modern, ambiguous scenario and asks you to slow down long enough to find the questions worth asking before you form an opinion, make a decision, or offer advice.
How it works
You ask the questions. The trainer coaches you on them.
- Choose a category and difficulty, or ask for a surprise scenario.
- Read the scenario without trying to solve it immediately.
- Write one to three questions you would ask before reaching a conclusion.
- Use the trainer's feedback to revise one question or ask the next one.
- Finish with a short debrief, then try another scenario.
What you practice
Open the situation before you close it.
A useful question does not need to sound philosophical. It needs to help you notice what you have not asked yet.
- Clarify what is actually being claimed or observed.
- Surface assumptions that have not been tested.
- Ask what reasons or evidence support the claim.
- Bring in another point of view.
- Examine implications and consequences.
- Question whether the problem has been framed correctly.