[johnm]

I had a great conversation with one of my cofounders about this. First off, if you're only asking questions to a point where they are gameable then your questions aren't very good. The example I was trying to explain to him was that I look for 'aggressive curiosity' and wasn't sure I wanted to put that into the job description. He laughed and asked how far could someone game that as we keep asking follow up questions on any aspect of the discussion?

[gkoberger]

Yes! "Curiosity" is the #1 thing I look for, too! And this question is great at it.

It's a great proxy for empathy and understanding. If you're curious, it means you want to learn the why behind why other people do things.

[johnm]

Indeed. And true humility.

"Less certainty, more inquiry." --Erik Seidel