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CURIOSITY: THE KEY INGREDIENT
FOR CREATING A WINNING CULTURE
Summary: Research has shown that forward-looking curious companies are more innovative and competitive vs. their peers. In this keynote we explore how c-suites can influence their organisations by embracing the power of curiosity.
Session outline: Every person is born with a healthy dose of curiosity. Some people can maintain this level through adulthood, many however see its original strength diminish over time. The reason why curiosity decreases as we grow older is because we become fixed in our ways of thinking and our routines; we stop asking important questions of our customers, our colleagues and ourselves.
The same happens with start-ups. Early start-ups have a high predisposition to exploration, only to see that this mindset deteriorates once the company expands. The company starts to focus on efficiency, it conforms to rigid standards, and thus finds it harder to learn from mistakes.
It does not have to be this way. Curiosity is like a muscle. With intentional focus we can grow our curiosity and capacity to rise above ourselves as individuals and professionals. Research has shown that curious professionals make more money and progress faster through their career, are happier in life, and are also better at maintaining relationships. They also learn faster, are more open to change and benefit from a deeper self-awareness. They ask deeper, better, and more questions and are, overall, more successful. They are more productive and see more results.
In this interactive session, we will explore what we know about curiosity, why it is important in our professional life, and reflect on strategies to get better at it.
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LEADING WITH CURIOSITY
Summary: The shadow a leader casts on her/his team is often more important than one realises. Curious leaders uplift their teams, while incurious leaders stifle it. In this keynote, we will explore strategies for leaders to embrace curiosity and create high-performing, engaged, and motivated teams.
Session outline: The shadow a manager casts on their team matters more than most leaders realise. Curious leaders expand energy, learning, and ownership. Incurious leaders narrow thinking, reducte engagement, and quietly suppress performance.
Leadership is not only about direction or execution. It is about shaping the conditions under which people think, speak up, and grow. Leaders are constant role models in this process. Their curiosity signals what is safe to question, explore, and challenge.
Leaders who lack curiosity may still deliver short-term results, but often at the cost of psychological safety, adaptability and long-term performance. Curious leaders, by contrast, are able to operationalise the present while securing the future. They show curiosity about the world around them, the people they lead, and their own assumptions and blind spots.
In this interactive session, we explore what we know about curiosity, why it is important for leaders, teams, and organisations, what the barriers are, and what leaders can do to get better at intentional curiosity for themselves and the people in their care.
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MASTER YOUR CURIOSITY
TO MASTER YOUR LIFE
Summary: We are all born curious, only to find ourselves becoming worse at it as we grow older. Yet curious professionals experience faster careers, are better at relationships, and are generally happier. In this keynote we will be exploring why curiosity is important and what you can do to become better at it.
Session Outline: Every person is born with a healthy dose of curiosity. Some people can maintain this level through adulthood, many however see its original strength diminish over time. The reason why curiosity decreases as we grow older is because we become fixed in our thinking and routines and stop asking important questions to our customers, our colleagues, and ourselves.
It does not have to be this way. curiosity is like a muscle. With intentional focus we can grow our curiosity and capacity to rise above ourselves as individuals and professionals. Research has shown that curious professionals make more money and progress faster through their career, are happier in life and are better at maintaining relationships. They also learn faster, are more open to change and benefit from a deeper self-awareness. They ask deeper, better, and more questions and, overall, are more successful. They are also more productive and get more results.
In this interactive session, we will explore what we know about curiosity, why it is important in our professional life, and reflect on strategies to get better at it. Every employee will be invited to do a curiosity assessment and will receive a report on their individual curiosity profile. This session is also relevant for leaders.
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"Curiosity: HR’s Missing Capability in a High-Risk World"
Session outline: Curiosity is suddenly everywhere. Leaders talk about it. Boards expect it. HR lists it a s future skill.
And Yet, paradoxically, curiosity has never been harder, nor more understood .
We operate in a world shaped by geopolitical instability, accelerating AI, and relentless speed. These forces increase pressure and uncertainty. Under stress people and organisations don't become more curious, they become defensive. Attention narrows, habits harden, and the familiar starts to feel safer than the necessary.
This creates a fundamental tension. To remain competitive, organisations must deliver operational efficiency and stay open to an unknown future. Those that balance exploitation and exploration continue to adapt. Those that don''t risk becoming efficient - and blind.
For HR, this moment, matters, intellectual curiosity is an organisational capability, and HR plays a pivotal role in shaping the system, practices and conditions that allow curiosity to survive. Especially when pressure is highest.
In this interactive session, we explore what curiosity really is, why it fails under pressure, and what HR can do — practically and systemically — to build intentional curiosity for themselves and the people in their care.
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THE POWER OF CURIOSITY
IN L&D
Summary: Learning and curiosity go hand-in-hand, yet how much are the learning and development practices in our organisations driven by top-down compliance versus bottom-up exploration? In this session we will learn from best practices and reflect on what L&D can do to embrace curiosity in order to better serve the people in their care.
Session outline: Curiosity is hot in L&D. Curiosity is the initial spark which ignites learning and growth, creativity and innovation. It also creates deeper relationships and allows people to become intently aware of their values, beliefs, and biases. In times of stability, curiosity and exploration is marginalised, in times of volatility like we are in now, it comes to the forefront. Many L&D teams are already exploring how to redesign their strategy with curiosity at the centre and as a result, best practices are emerging.
The implications of the changing industrial landscape, and consequently the way people grow and learn, are indeed vast for L&D. L&D leaders and their teams have the opportunity to step up and embrace this concept within their own ranks, and reinvent themselves. They can also embark on a journey to mobilize their leaders and employees to get better at curiosity with novel learning solutions. Furthermore, more broadly they have the opportunity to redesign the way their organisations and professionals learn, unlearn, and relearn.
In this interactive session, we explore what we know about curiosity, why it is important for the workplace, what the barriers are, and what L&D can do to strengthen and flex their curiosity muscles.
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