286 — Can you grow your curiosity?

Is curiosity a trait that we have, or a muscle we can build? To find out, Owen and Ross G are joined this week on The Mind Tools L&D Podcast by Stefaan van Hooydonk of the Global Curiosity Institute.

We discuss:

• What curiosity is
• What stops us being curious at work
• How we can develop our curiosity.

For more from Stefaan, including access to his free diagnostic, visit: globalcuriosityinstitute.com 

In 'What I Learned This Week', Ross shared fun Mad Hatter facts from the 'Killer Fashion' episode of podcast The Rest is History: play.acast.com/s/the-rest-is-history-podcast/158-lethal-fashion 

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And here's a thing! The free Learning Performance Benchmark is now open for another season. If you're curious to benchmark your learning function against other organisations, check it out now: mindtoolsbusiness.com/solutions/learning-performance-benchmark 

Connect with our speakers

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:

• Ross Garner - @RossGarnerMT
• Owen Ferugson - @OwenFerguson
• Stefaan van Hooydonk - @StefaanVanHooyd