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The Universal Couch (video)-interview
The form of these existential questions on topics such as work, happiness, love, death must be very strictly adhered to, so that the individuality of each person emerges. In order to illustrate that the things people have in common are stronger than the things that divide them, the questions have to be phrased as general open questions so that they can be answered by people of different cultural backgrounds and religions, by women and men, by children and old people.
Introduction:
Who is the person, what does he/she do and where is he/she
The fifteen universal “What” questions:
What makes life liveable for you?
What makes life unliveable for you?
What is your definition of happiness?
What is your definition of unhappiness?
What was the most interesting thing that ever happened to you?
What was the worst thing that ever happened to you?
What was the worst thing that you ever did?
What is your biggest fear?
What do you wish for most?
What or who would you most like to be?
What is your definition of work?
What does love mean to you? (Friends, family, same sex, opposite sex)
What kind of importance do you attach to other living beings?
What or who do you believe created the universe?
What is your expectation after death?
The Couch Lectures:
Every person reads a piece of world literature of his/her own choice or tells a little story. Illiterate people relate fairy tales and myths that have been passed down by their forebears.
The Universal Couch Question:
At the end of the interview people ask their question: They may be simple personal questions or questions of general concern. |
