# Artful free catalogue

Schema: 1. Content: free-0.2. Language: English.

The free questions and guide may be copied and reused, including at work. See terms for image rights and scope.
Terms: https://artful-one-on-ones.pages.dev/agent/terms.html
Free: three reusable pairs, no account or per-meeting limit. No paid offer.

## How to begin

Leave up to 5–10 minutes; finish earlier if you wish.
Would you prefer a picture, a short question, or to go straight to your agenda?
Let your colleague answer before selecting. Continue only if you both want to. If no choice is made, go to the agenda. Either person can stop or pass without explaining.
Would you like to connect any of this to today’s agenda, or move straight to it?
Without an image: Would you prefer a short question, or to go straight to your agenda?
You can reuse a free pair, use your own question, or go straight to your agenda.

## Pair 01 · version 0.2

### Picture
Look for about 20 seconds.

> Which detail catches your eye?

Optional listening cue: I heard you notice __. Did I understand?

![A painted bedroom with blue walls, a green-framed window, a wooden bed with a red cover, two yellow chairs, a small table and framed pictures.](https://artful-one-on-ones.pages.dev/try/assets/bedroom.jpg)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). The Bedroom, 1889. Art Institute of Chicago. Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection.
Museum record: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28560
Image rights: source-confirmed-public-domain-image. Evidence: https://api.artic.edu/docs/#copyright

### Plain question
Take about 20 seconds to think.

> What deserves a little more attention in today’s conversation?

Optional listening cue: I heard you want to give attention to __. Did I understand?

## Pair 02 · version 0.2

### Picture
Look for about 20 seconds, then look at a different part.

> What do you notice there?

Optional listening cue: I heard you notice __. Did I understand?

![People stand or sit among trees in a riverside park. Parasols, dogs, boats and areas of sunlight and shadow appear across the scene.](https://artful-one-on-ones.pages.dev/try/assets/grande-jatte.jpg)

Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891). A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, 1884–86, border added 1888–89. Art Institute of Chicago. Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection.
Museum record: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27992
Image rights: source-confirmed-public-domain-image. Evidence: https://api.artic.edu/docs/#copyright

### Plain question
Take about 20 seconds to think.

> What would be useful to look at from another angle today?

Optional listening cue: I heard you want to look at __ differently. Did I understand?

## Pair 03 · version 0.2

### Picture
Look for about 20 seconds, pause, then look again.

> What stands out on your second look?

Optional listening cue: I heard you notice __. Did I understand?

![A curved green bridge crosses a pond with clusters of water lilies. Trees and their reflections fill much of the painting, with short visible brushstrokes.](https://artful-one-on-ones.pages.dev/try/assets/water-lily-pond.jpg)

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Water Lily Pond, 1900. Art Institute of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection.
Museum record: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/87088
Image rights: source-confirmed-public-domain-image. Evidence: https://api.artic.edu/docs/#copyright

### Plain question
Take about 20 seconds to think.

> What, if anything, would you like to revisit today?

Optional listening cue: I heard you want to revisit __. Did I understand?