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Question at position 40 Jacob is a junior consultant at McKinsey and has been invited to be a part of a team that has been tasked with coming up with a process improvement in the oil industry. He knows that a good first step in the process is to interview people to understand the problem and the needs of those he’ll be designing for. He looks back to his SEM310 notes for some ideas for best practices on how to do this. What is NOT a strategy he’d find in those notes? Jacob is a junior consultant at McKinsey and has been invited to be a part of a team that has been tasked with coming up with a process improvement in the oil industry. He knows that a good first step in the process is to interview people to understand the problem and the needs of those he’ll be designing for. He looks back to his SEM310 notes for some ideas for best practices on how to do this. What is NOT a strategy he’d find in those notes? Asking open-ended questionsAsking questions to probe their opinions as opposed to pitching a productContinuing to probe even if respondents seem uncomfortable with a questionAsking general questions as opposed to personal questionsTrying to actively listen to responses and ask appropriate follow-up questionsClear my selection

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A.Asking open-ended questions
B.Asking questions to probe their opinions as opposed to pitching a product
C.Continuing to probe even if respondents seem uncomfortable with a question
D.Asking general questions as opposed to personal questions
E.Trying to actively listen to responses and ask appropriate follow-up questions
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Context: The question asks which item is NOT a strategy you’d find in SEM310 notes about interviewing stakeholders to understand problems and needs. Option 1: 'Asking open-ended questions' — This is a classic interviewing strategy. Open-ended questions encourage rich, detailed responses and better understanding of needs, so ......Login to view full explanation

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