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

Contact John Helmer

Twitter: @johnhelmer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/

Bonus episode: The Curious CLO with Stefaan van Hooydonk (repeat)