Curiosity
Question # 1
What can we do to become more curious?
To strengthen curiosity, ask questions. Example: What are you curious about today?
https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/the-science-of-curiosity
“Why do we have to wait for the picture?” inventor Edwin Land’s 3-year old daughter asked her father. This why question inspired Edwin Land to develop the Polaroid instant camera.
https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity
Questions such as What if? and How might we? can help people become curious how something can develop?
https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity
Encourage people to work on something
they are already curious about.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/the-science-of-curiosity
A naturally curious mind takes interest in a wide range of subjects to find connections to help solve everyday problems. Believe that everything connects. This is Leonardo da Vinci did.
https://www.inc.com/thomas-oppong/why-curiosity-leads-to-creative-breakthroughs.html
Curious people read books unrelated to their field.
https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity
Question # 2
What’s great about being curious?
When we are curious, we achieve more and perform better.
https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity https://www.inc.com/thomas-oppong/why-curiosity-leads-to-creative-breakthroughs.html
People, who are curious, share information more
openly and listen more carefully than people, who are less curious.
https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity
Curiosity encourages people to take an interest in another
person’s ideas rather than focus only on their own perspective. That causes people to work together more effectively and smoothly: Conflicts are less heated, and groups achieve better results. For example, we react less aggressively to provocation, when we are curious. https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity
When we are curious, we use more creativity to solve problems. Curious people bring new ideas.
https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity https://www.inc.com/thomas-oppong/why-curiosity-leads-to-creative-breakthroughs.html
When we have chances to expand our interests, we not only remain curious but also become more confident about what we can accomplish and more successful at work.
https://hbr.org/2018/09/curiosity https://www.inc.com/thomas-oppong/why-curiosity-leads-to-creative-breakthroughs.html
Curiosity is highly related to every facet of well-being – including needs we have for meaning, autonomy, belonging.
https://www.inc.com/thomas-oppong/why-curiosity-leads-to-creative-breakthroughs.html
What are YOU curious about?