11:00 AM Pacific Time: Thursdays
Choose to Be Curious is a show all about curiosity. We talk about research and theory, but mostly it’s conversations about how curiosity shows up in work and life.
Hosted by Lynn Borton.
Brian Fretwell’s work grows out of a rich mix of neuroscience, anthropology, leadership and what you might call self-interested curiosity. Rather than obsessing about where we fell short and consoling ourselves we will learn from our mistakes, he encourages us to learn from our successes instead. The secret, he says, is connection. Brian Fretwell & Finding Good: www.findinggood.com … Continued
What if there were a mechanism –a format– that kept novelty high, provided some assurance that the information being imparted was important (at least to someone), and that might tap into things we know perhaps a bit about? Wouldn’t that seem like a pretty great curiosity vehicle? PechaKucha it is! “The foundation that PechaKucha is … Continued
A lot of the curiosity practices that we’ve talked about over the years — get out for a walk, listen to this, look at that –call on us to do and be in ways and places that aren’t necessarily possible for everyone in the same ways. That got me thinking about being more curious about … Continued
Kiku is a Japanese word for listen. It is comprised of smaller characters that together, as my guest Haru Yamada puts it, “generate the secret alchemy of listening: an ear on the left and fourteen hearts on the right, conjuring a person listening with the energy of fourteen hearts.” Think for a moment what it … Continued
Sam Furness says nothing gives him greater joy than being an architect of spaces and moments where people really feel they can express themselves creatively. In that spirit, he founded Creative Quests, a worldwide community and creative playground for people fueled by curiosity. We had a delightful conversation about his new Questers’ Guide, intentional curiosity, the value of … Continued
We all have a curiosity origin story. Whats yours? CEO, author and marketing exec Tyler Chisholm’s happens to involve a pool cue. Enriched by his experience in strategic growth-oriented marketing and as host of not one but two podcasts, Tyler polishes that first little nugget into robust guidance for leaders everywhere in his new book … Continued
“This is one of the things with the fast world that we’re in: how do we get people to stop — and to question?” ~ Mónica Quesada Cordero We talk about the upside of complicating the narrative, building a library of what works, the beauty in shades of gray, finding common ground in the complexity, … Continued
No surprise: curiosity changes over the lifespan. Yes surprise: not in the way you might imagine! There are some advantages to aging Mary Whatley, PhD, studies motivated memory, aging and curiosity. She joins me to explore trait versus state curiosity; her recent research on increasing state curiosity as we age; the role of motivation and … Continued
Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon has a fresh take on productivity and our ideas about time. She makes the case for leaning into joyful movement, deep thinking and the pause of a strategic speed bump to tap into — and cultivate — our creativity and curiosity. “Our society would benefit, I think — especially right now … Continued
“Curiosity really is the foundation of everything I do,” says dating coach Tim Molnar. “In coaching, I’m constantly asking clients to notice their patterns — not to judge them, but to get curious about them…” Tim blends social science and statistical scholarship with both personal experience and practical suggestions in hopes of transforming how people … Continued
