Bio
On a mission to democratize the power of questions
Philosopher
Pia Lauritzen is a Danish philosopher and academic. She has a PhD in philosophy from Aarhus University, Denmark, and from 2014 to 2016, she did post doctoral studies combining philosophical research with observational studies of Russian, Danish, Chinese, and Spanish school classes (funded by the Carlsberg Foundation). Her 2019 TEDx Talk is titled, “What you don’t know about questions”.
Writer
Lauritzen has written 5 books on the nature and impact of questions, focusing on leadership, technology, and cultural diversity. She is a regular contributor to strategy+business and has published several magazine and newspaper articles. In 2023 she was selected for the Thinkers50 Radar list - “spotlighting thinkers with the ideas most likely to shape the future” (Thinkers50 bio).
Tech entrepreneur
Lauritzen is an experienced advisor to executives from all over the world. She is the founder and CEO of Qvest, a technological company that has developed a platform for unleashing the power of questions in companies and communities. She is also a founding member of The Question Collective, the non-profit association behind Question Jam - a free meeting game to boost curiosity in groups.
As part of her mission to democratize the power of questions, Lauritzen has collected and analyzed more than 30,000 questions across hundreds of different companies and communities.
““The world of management ideas used to be filled with silver bullets and neatly packaged answers to all known organisational and leadership challenges. Things have changed. Now, there is much greater awareness of the messy and complex nature of the issues faced daily by managers. Making sense of this reality requires a new set of skills and a completely different outlook. Pia Lauritzen is one of the thinkers leading our collective understanding of this new world order. Her work on questioning provides practical tools for business leaders and also important new perspectives built on her understanding of philosophy. Pia, a member of the Thinkers50 Radar community for 2023, provides powerful proof that questions, rather than generic answers, will shape our futures.””