“CURIOSITY IS THE MINDSET TO CHALLENGE
THE STATUS QUO, EXPLORE, DISCOVER & LEARN”
GLOBAL CONSULTANT AND SPEAKER
Stefaan's research and expertise focuses on the topic of workplace curiosity in companies. He believes that curious individuals need curious environments to really thrive within, and that in times of turmoil, more than ever, companies need to embrace intentional curiosity. With the help of a number of diagnostics that Stefaan designed, he creates insights on what drives and what enables (or prevents) individuals and organisations to 'show up' curiously. He consults global corporations and leadership teams towards building and flexing a stronger 'curiosity muscle'. Stefaan travels the globe, speaking reguarly on the power of curiosity to benefit professionals, leaders, teams, and organizations.
FOUNDER AND AUTHOR
Stefaan van Hooydonk is founder of the Global Curiosity Institute and author of the bestselling book: The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto. After working initially in investment consulting and setting up executive education at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in China, Van Hooydonk held executive roles as Chief Learning Officer in fortune 200 companies (Nokia, Royal Philips, Cognizant, Saudi Aramco, Agfa, Flipkart). He has lived and worked in Belgium, France, Hong Kong, China, Finland, The Netherlands, India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. His last role was that of Chief Learning Officer for Cognizant, where he oversaw L&D for over 300k associates across the globe.
LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE 2022
02:40: The Global Curiosity Institute
04:46: Do organisations kill curiosity?
05:29: Start-ups vs. grown-ups
07:30: Questioning
10:12: Curiosity
11:10: What is a curious professional?
12:38: What is a curious mindset?
13:42: Awareness intentionality and measurement
16:28: Intentionality
17:01: Empathy
17:27: Reverse feedback
18:32: Measurement
WHY CURIOSITY MATTERS
CURIOSITY ABOUT
YOUR INNER-SELF
It is the desire to understand our deeper drivers, beliefs and be in tune with our inner-self. It is the degree of self-reflection and our ability to be self aware of beliefs and blind spots. This leads to self-awareness, resilience, groundedness contentment and authenticity.
CURIOSITY
ABOUT OTHERS
It is the level of openness towards others, their thoughts and feelings. It is recognized as how much we are open to ideas, emotions and reactions from others. This leads to appreciation, ability to relate, empathy, connectedness and engagement.
CURIOSITY ABOUT
THE WORLD
It is the interest or drive to understand the world and environment around us. It is recognized as how we thrive on novelty as well as our stress tolerance. This leads to exploration, innovation, performance learning agility and problem solving.