I did an MBA which involved plenty of consulting projects for real firms. I pride myself on being brave enough to ask stupid questions and I found that this was

I did an MBA which involved plenty of consulting projects for real firms. I pride myself on being brave enough to ask stupid questions and I found that this was a superpower when consulting on complicated projects. Often the instigators don't know the answers themselves so you go on journey of discovery together in the first few meetings. A lot of the international students, especially from Asian countries, would never ask such 'stupid' questions for fear of losing face. This became apparent for a lot of them in the final presentations when they still didn't understand the real problems