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Dr Alison Horstmeyer on curiosity: conundrums, coping, and connection (#9)
Candour Communication Podcast
English - December 06, 2020 19:00 - 51 minutes - 46.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture Relationships empathy simon sinek soft skills jocko podcast people skills brene brown leaders unlocking us dare to lead candour Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
2:33 - why transition from Fortune 500 executive to research?
3:17 - relationships were the secret sauce in success.
4:22 - initial interest was in anxiety in the workplace.
4:54 - came across curiosity while studying mindfulness.
5:51 - what is curiosity?
6:56 - curiosity gives psychological, emotional and social flexibility.
7:53 - not "if" but "how" you are curious.
9:28 - curiosity can show up in different ways.
10:08 - we pre-asses before exploring the unknown.
11:11 - curiosity is active exploration.
11:32 - curiosity requires openness.
12:11 - the different facets of curiosity.
12:37 - it's ok to not know something.
13:04 - active exploration and immersion.
13:20 - openness means letting go of the familiar.
13:42 - it's not always joyful exploration.
13:57 - curiosity requires stress tolerance.
14:22 - the facets of openness and stress tolerance are most beneficial to workplace.
14:47 - relationship between curiosity and humility.
14:59 - curiosity requires vulnerability.
15:53 - to feel more free we have to feel more exposed.
16:02 - curiosity and anxiety.
17:50 - how not knowing creates psychological safety.
19:56 - using curiosity to become an approachable boss.
20:29 - you cannot get to empathy without curiosity.
21:57 - curiosity is what allows us to make people feel understood.
22:31 - use curiosity to question the stories we tell ourselves about others.
24:11 - how can we become more curious?
25:43 - curiosity starts within.
26:17 - how curiosity can make us more authentic.
28:15 - counting the cost of curiosity.
29:41 - what is psychological safety.
29:52 - obstacles to curiosity.
31:26 - how curiosity research has changed Alison.
33:27 - creating a culture of curiosity.
34:23 - conformity is bad for curiosity and wellbeing.
34:53 - creating environments of psychological safety.
35:56 - celebrating failures and budgeting learning time.
36:34 - budgeting time for people to learn whatever they want.
37:05 - making it OK for people to say "I don't know".
37:49 - should we stop rewarding success?
40:30 - how are you curious?
44:15 - overcoming low stress tolerance.
46:26 - fear of failure.
47:48 - fear setting.
48:29 - scenario crafting™ (Trademark of Intrinsic Curiosity, LLC).
49:05 - final thoughts on curiosity.
You can find more detailed show notes with references at: https://candourpodcast.com/dr-alison-horstmeyer