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Sounds a bit like the Socratic method [1], just used for making sure everyone is aligned with the fundamental goals. As someone who's recently been put in a position to make sure everyone's aligned (and failing quite a bit at it), it sounds like genius, in my opinion. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method
The Socratic method is where they eventually realize the answer, not one where you make them all feel frustrated before finally revealing it.
To be fair, Socrates' goal was to make them realize they didn't actually have the answer, they only thought they did.