Asking the World

A global expedition in curiosity, geography, and global citizenship.

If you could go anywhere in the world, what question would you ask there — and why?

That’s where this expedition begins.

Asking the World invites learners to see the planet through questions rather than borders — to explore how curiosity, place, and perspective shape the ways we understand one another.

This global project is grounded in the principles of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and human geography. It helps learners develop the tools and awareness to see connections between people, places, and systems — and to recognize that the way we ask shapes the way we see.

How It Works

Participants choose a place they’d like to explore, develop a guiding question, and add it to a collaborative world map — a living archive of global curiosity.
Each question becomes a small act of connection, helping us understand what the world’s learners are wondering about most.

The project will soon include interactive tutorials on:

  • Developing a research question — how to turn curiosity into inquiry.

  • Using the S.P.E.E.D. lenses — seeing the Social, Political, Economic, Environmental, and Demographic dimensions of every issue.

  • Mapping inquiry — how questions connect across regions and themes.

Together, these tools form a new kind of learning expedition: one that regenerates awareness, empathy, and imagination across the globe.

Coming Soon

  • The Asking the World Map — explore what others are asking around the planet.

  • Question-Building Workshop — short tutorials to help you design your own inquiry.

  • SPEED Explorer Tool — a simple guide to analyze any issue through multiple lenses.

“Before we understand the world, we must first learn how to ask it.”