John talks to Stefaan van Hooydonk, Founder of the Global Curiosity Institute. Stefaan has lived, worked and studied all over the world, in a learning career spanning three decades. He has held numerous leadership roles in large companies. As Chief Learning Officer at Cognizant he was in charge of L&D for 300,000 people. This June he published The Curiosity Manifesto: How Curiosity Helps Individuals and Workplaces Thrive. Curiosity, he believes, is the key to an organization's success in the 20th Century. So what is L&D's role in making an organization, and its employees, more curious? * 03:35 Being CLO to 300k Learners * 07:44 3 Tips for talking to the business * 13:07 How does he define curiosity? * 23:20 Are algorithms bad for curiosity? * 33:36 Is curiosity rationed? * 41:06 How can you make a company curious? * 48:46 Where to find out more ...

LInks * HBR on Curiosity: https://hbr.org/2018/09/the-business-case-for-curiosity * The Global Curiosity Institute: https://www.globalcuriosityinstitute.com/ * Stefaan's book: The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto: https://www.globalcuriosityinstitute.com/shop

Contact Stefaan * LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stefaanvanhooydonk * Twitter: @stefaanvanhooyd

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