We get to knowledge — especially “actionable” knowledge — by having desires and curiosity, through plotting and play, by being wrong more often than right, by talking with others and forming social bonds, by applying methods and then backing away from them, by calculation and serendipity, by rationality and intuition, by institutional processes and social … Continue reading We Get to Knowledge by Having Desires and Curiosity David Weinberger
Gurteen Knowledge Blog November 15, 2023, 11:24I recently read an insightful article by John Hagel about shifting leadership models from credentialed experts to passionate explorers. As traditional institutions struggle to adapt, we need leaders who can guide us into the unknown with a spirit of collaboration, trust, and discovery. Rather than top-down control, explorers empower teams … Continue reading The Age of the Explorer Why curiosity and collaboration are the new leadership competencies
Abstract This article describes evidence suggesting that science curiosity counteracts politically biased information processing. This finding is in tension with two bodies of research. The first casts doubt on the existence of “curiosity” as a measurable disposition. The other suggests that individual differences in cognition related to science comprehension — of which science curiosity, if … Continue reading Science Curiosity and Political Information Processing Dan M. Kahan, Asheley Landrum, Katie Carpenter, Laura Helft and Kathleen Hall Jamieson (January 2017)
Let go of certainty. The opposite isn’t uncertainty. It’s openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow. Credit: Tony Schwartz Posts where this quotation is embedded Ask Questions ** Be curious – … Continue reading Let Go of Certainty Tony Schwartz
Curiosity evokes ‘concern’; it evokes the care one takes for what exists and could exist; a readiness to find strange and singular what surrounds us; a certain relentlessness to break up our familiarities and to regard otherwise the same things; a fervor to grasp what is happening and what passes; a casualness in regard to … Continue reading Curiosity Evokes Concern Michel Foucault
Conversation is the breath of the curious, learning life. Credit: Tom Peters Posts where this quotation is embedded Ask Questions ** Be curious – ask more questions Belief Systems Our beliefs are not isolated pieces of data that we can take and discard at will Circles of Engagement ** Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation Conversational Chemistry The role … Continue reading Conversation Is the Breath of the Curious, Learning Life Tom Peters
In this book, Curious, Ian Leslie makes a passionate case for the cultivation of our “desire to know.” Drawing on fascinating research from psychology, economics, education, and business, Ian looks at what feeds curiosity and what starves it and finds surprising answers. Curiosity is a mental muscle that atrophies without regular exercise and a habit … Continue reading Curious: the Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It by Ian Leslie (2014)
How to have constructive conversations | Julia Dhar Posts where this video is embedded Ask Questions ** Be curious – ask more questions Belief Systems Our beliefs are not isolated pieces of data that we can take and discard at will Circles of Engagement ** Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation Conversational Chemistry The role of chemical messengers in … Continue reading How to Have Constructive Conversations Julia Dhar
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. Credit: Albert Einstein Source: Letter to Carl Seelig (11 March 1952)Posts where this quotation is embedded Ask Questions ** Be curious – ask more questions Belief Systems Our beliefs are not isolated pieces of data that we can take and discard at will Circles of Engagement ** Conversational Capacities … Continue reading I Have No Special Talents. I Am Only Passionately Curious Albert Einstein
Be curious, not judgmental. Credit: Unknown Be curious, not judgmental | Ted Lasso Source: Snopes (This quote is frequently misattributed to Walt Whitman.)Posts where this quotation is embedded Ask Questions ** Be curious – ask more questions Belief Systems Our beliefs are not isolated pieces of data that we can take and discard at will Circles of Engagement … Continue reading Be Curious, Not Judgmental Often misattribted to Walt Whitman
watashiato n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see. Credit: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Posts where this quotation is embedded Ask Questions ** Be … Continue reading Watashiato The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Science curiosity is a desire to seek out and consume scientific information just for the pleasure of doing so. People who are science-curious do this because they take satisfaction in seeing what science does to resolve mysteries. That is different from somebody who would show interest in scientific information because they had a specific goal … Continue reading Science Curiosity Is a Desire to Seek Out and Consume Scientific Information Dan Kahan
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Spirituality means a deep appreciation, respect, and love for the universe, the world, all life, and humanity — a sense of connectedness, awe, wonder, and curiosity — a deep understanding of being human and alive. Credit: David Gurteen Posts where this quotation is embedded Ask Questions ** Be curious – ask more questions Belief Systems Our beliefs … Continue reading The Meaning of Spirituality David Gurteen
To have a productive conversation, participants must possess several conversational capacities. In two articles, Conversation and Silence, Part One, and Conversations That Matter: What It Takes to Have Them, Dave Pollard lists seven prerequisites or capacities for an effective or real conversation – one that fulfills one or more purposes. The list below is adapted from his work: The … Continue reading Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation
Curiosity: A strong desire to know or learn something Be curious, not judgmental | Ted Lasso Resources Forbes: Five Things To Know About Developing Curiosity At Work by Diane Hamilton Boost Innovation and Growth With Curiosity by Matthew Syed Posts that link to this post Conversational Capacities Prerequisites to a good conversation Conversational Leadership Mindset Developing a … Continue reading Curiosity ** A strong desire to know or learn something
Motivated reasoning is where we look for arguments in favor of conclusions we want to believe, regardless of the evidence. This is a primary stumbling block in forming sound beliefs and making good decisions. However, if we are science-curious, we are more likely to explore data contradicting our worldview and are less prone to this … Continue reading Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information just for the pleasure
This post is just a stub for now, with a few resources shown below. I also have a post How to design powerful questions.that may be of interest. Resources FastCompany: Why we should embrace ‘radical curiosity’ and learn to ask better questions by Seth Goldenberg Article: The question is the weapon of the optimist by … Continue reading Ask Questions ** Be curious – ask more questions
