Some of my coworkers tend to keep their heads buried in details so intently, I find it very difficult to talk to them about the big picture. It is quite frustra

Some of my coworkers tend to keep their heads buried in details so intently, I find it very difficult to talk to them about the big picture. It is quite frustrating, as the big picture tends to inform / change the details. We often end up building things up to the strictest technical standards with the most appropriate frameworks etc, but hopelessly miss the general requirements. I've found asking questions to be the most effective approach to help them "look up". Where lecturing, writing specification documents, or trying to describe a problem tends to fall on deaf ears - a few carefully worded questions manage to broaden the focus enough to pull attention away from the details.