By Aytekin Tank The art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.—Georg Cantor We ask questions all the time. “When is the presentation? Did you get my notes from the meeting?” These are straightforward, fact-finding questions, and they get straightforward fact-based answers. (It’s at 3. Yes.) It shouldn’t be surprising that my company, JotForm, sees more than two million user questions per hour. But a thoughtful, well-posed question has tremendous power; opening the doors to innovation, building cohesion among team members, and shining a light on the dark corners of misunderstanding. Even so, many of us still shy away from asking questions, despite how invaluable they can be. Experts offer several explanations for why this is: Some people are egocentric and more interested in sharing their own points of view. Others are overconfident, assuming they already know the answers. Then there’s the other end of the spectrum: Those …