60: Amy Edmondson: Practical Tips for Leaders & Fostering Positive Failure (Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School)
In this podcast episode, Amy Edmondson, the top-ranked Thinkers50 management thinker and Novartis Professor at Harvard Business School, takes us on a journey through the dynamic intersection of curiosity, leadership and the digital era. Renowned for her seven books and over 60 scholarly papers, Edmondson discusses the crucial link between curiosity and psychological safety in the workplace. Sh...
43m Jan 24, 2024
43m
58: Rita McGrath: Inflection Points & Navigating Blind Spots (Professor, Columbia Business School)
Join the hosts of The Curious Advantage as they dive into the world of innovation and growth with the incredible Rita McGrath. Rita, a seasoned author, speaker, and Professor at Columbia Business School, shares her journey from CEO to academia, unveiling insights from her latest book, Seeing Around Corners. In this episode, Rita unpacks the concept of inflection points, discussing the eight pr...
41m Dec 13, 2023
41m
57: Doug Belshaw & Laura Hilliger: Beyond Blockchain - Open Badges, We are Open, Coops, Voodoo Categorization & the Future of Work with (Co-Founders, We Are Open Co-op)
Some of us maybe living in a version of the future now. Doug Belshaw and Laura Hilliger from “We are Open”, a cooperative structure that supports multi-dimensional non-corporate organisations, know what it takes to make a very different way of working work. We caught up with them to explore there ways of doing things, it spans the globe and is based on models that are fast becoming popular. We ...
56m Nov 22, 2023
56m
56: Hersh Haladker: Exprovement - Exponential Improvement through Converging Parallels (Founder, Instillmotion)
In this episode, Garrick Jones dives into the world of innovation with Hersh Haladker, founder of InstillMotion, a company that helps businesses achieve Exprovement, the convergence of ideas solving unique business challenges. Hersh, co-author of Exprovement: Unleashing Innovation Across Industries shares insights into his innovation journey, discussing his early interest and the nuanced relat...
27m Nov 08, 2023
27m
55: Lauren Waldman: Neuroscience, Experience Facilitation & the New Learning Protocols (Founder & Learning Scientist, Learning Pirate)
In this engaging podcast episode, Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones are joined by Lauren Waldman, the founder and learning specialist behind Learning Pirate. With an educational background spanning prestigious institutions like Harvard, Duke, and John Hopkins University, Lauren launched Learning Pirate in 2017. Her mission is to empower individuals to harness their full cognitive po...
44m Oct 25, 2023
44m
54: Sal Khan: The Khan Academy Founder & CEO, The Khan Academy)
In this episode, we delve into the world of education and innovation with our special guest, Sal Khan, the visionary founder, and CEO of Khan Academy. Sal's mission is to provide a free, world-class education to learners of all ages and backgrounds, and his pioneering approach to education has earned him acclaim as a trailblazer in the ed-tech industry alongside his early adoption of Generative...
50m Oct 11, 2023
50m
53: Darren Shand: All-Blacks Management, Excellence & Curiosity (Manager, All Blacks)
In this captivating podcast episode, we delve into the remarkable journey of Darren Shand, the driving force behind the legendary All-Blacks Rugby team since 2004. Darren's tenure has been marked by historic achievements, including Rugby World Cup victories, undefeated seasons, Tri Nations, and Rugby Championships wins, three Grand Slams, and the coveted title of World Rugby Team of the Year. T...
47m Sep 28, 2023
47m
52: José Manuel Barroso: Problem Solving, Curiosity & Living in The Moment Former Portugal Prime Minister & President of the European Commission)
José Manuel Barroso's path from academia to politics is a journey fuelled by curiosity and lifelong learning. Starting as a law professor in Portugal, he rose to become the Prime Minister of Portugal in 2002 and later served as the President of the European Commission from 2004 to 2014, steering through critical events like the Lisbon Treaty, the 2008 financial crisis, and the European Sovereig...
48m Sep 14, 2023
48m
51: Calum Chace: Surviving AI (The AI Guy)
Calum Chase, best-selling author, and AI expert and adviser, specializing in the future of AI and its impacts on our societies and economies, has an insightful conversation with Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones about the benefits and challenges of AI. He talks about the future impacts of Artificial Intelligence and how it will affect the future of work, health, and economic sectors. How can cur...
52m Aug 29, 2023
52m
50: Richard Parker: The Olympics going beyond Psychological Safety (Head of Leadership & Culture & Partner, EY)
Richard Parker, previous CEO of the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association and current CEO of Leading Line Consultancy and Partner within EY Lane4 joins Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones in a thought-provoking discussion on how resilience, not being afraid to fail and curiosity has driven him to move through a career starting as a teacher, professional athlete and CEO to a big 4 partner. How d...
48m Aug 14, 2023
48m
49: Tim Munden: Nurturing Deep Human Possibility (Former Chief Learning Officer, Unilever & Director, Kairon)
Tim Munden, award-winning Former Chief Learning Officer of Unilever and Founder and Director of Kairon joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown, Garrick Jones in a thought-provoking discussion on igniting and discovering purpose, ensuring wellbeing for individuals and leaders, and focusing on the approach of upskilling employees to shift behaviours. How is purpose connected to curiosity and how does ma...
54m Jul 20, 2023
54m
48: Johan Roos: Lego, learning & limitless innovation (Chief Academic Officer, Hult)
Johan Roos, Hult’s Chief Academic Officer, known for his work on intellectual capital and LEGO Serious Play™, and expert in strategy and innovation, meets Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in this episode of the Curious Advantage Podcast in a curious exploration of education, learning, limitless innovation and much more! How important is curiosity for education? How can you drive innovation and qu...
54m Jul 04, 2023
54m
47: Noah Rabinowitz: Moderna, Digital & AI First (Vice President & Global Head of Learning, Moderna)
Noah Rabinowitz, Moderna Vice President, and Global Head of Learning, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown, and Garrick Jones in a fascinating exploration of curiosity and learning as the catalyst for accelerated change and achievement of mission, purpose and potential. Why should we reject mediocrity and focus on the commitment to excellence and mastery? How can leaders help prepare their people f...
48m May 25, 2023
48m
46: Mike Vaughan: AI, Neuroscience & Learning (CEO, The Regis Company)
Mike Vaughan, CEO of The Regis company, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones for a focus on AI, Neuroscience and Learning in this powerful episode of the Curious Advantage Podcast. Subscribe today to hear about mental models, team effectiveness and agility. What are the new business models that AI presents? How will AI be critical in the future of learning? What’s the role of ‘bet...
45m May 10, 2023
45m
45: Brian Murphy: Microsoft, AI & Experimenting(Senior Director & Employee Skilling, Microsoft)
Microsoft’s Brian Murphy, leading Career Development for the Global Sales organisation, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in this fascinating episode of the Curious Advantage Podcast to talk about AI, meta career competencies, L&D, the future of work, the role of curiosity in navigating the new world of work, skills as a new currency and much more! How has Microsoft been adopt...
48m Apr 19, 2023
48m
44: ChatGPT is our guest! Astonishing, Curious, Human?
This week Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones interviewed ChatGPT directly and had AI read the responses. They also had ChatGPT generate the questions they asked. The result is surprising, coherent, thought provoking and worth listening to. Are you curious? Subscribe today! Join the conversation, connect with the authors of The Curious Advantage, and keep exploring curiously! #AI #Ch...
14m Apr 03, 2023
14m
43: Brandon Carson: Walmart, Curiosity & Learning at a Massive Scale (Vice President of Learning & Leadership, Walmart)
“Even as assertively companies are automating and integrating technology, it's always going to be about the people.” Brandon Carson, Walmart’s VP of Learning and Leadership, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in this episode of the Curious Advantage Podcast to talk about curiosity and learning at a massive scale. Hear Brandon’s curious journey from Sun, Yahoo! And Microsoft, to...
43m Mar 22, 2023
43m
42: Loretta Breuning: Endorphins, Happy Neurochemicals & Curiosity (Founder, Inner Mammal Institute)
Loretta Breuning, Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, Academic and Author meets Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in a fascinating conversation on Endorphins, happy neurochemicals and curiosity! Listen to Loretta’s journey of exploration of the brain chemistry we share with earlier mammals. How do neurochemicals govern our feelings? What makes us happy? What happens in the brain w...
53m Feb 10, 2023
53m
41: Diana Kander: Exponential Growth & Curiosity (Author, New York Times Best Selling)
Diana Kander joins Paul Ashcroft and Simon Brown on this Curious Advantage episode, to talk about cracking the Curiosity code for exponential growth and about achieving better results by asking better questions! What is the Curiosity Muscle? What happens to organisations that are not curious enough or that loose curiosity? Are you curious? Subscribe today! Join the conversation, connect with t...
36m Jan 17, 2023
36m
40: Ganna Pogrebna: Cyber attacks, Psychology & Curiosity (Executive Director, AI and Cyber Futures Institute)
“Curiosity has mysterious ways and it can tell you one passage that you do not expect” Ganna Pogrebna joins Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in a fascinating conversation the role of curiosity in behavioural data science and social engineering! Join them to hear about navigating through AI, human vs machine bias, cybersecurity and cybercrime, insights into Gana’s new book the ‘Big Bad Bias’ and m...
42m Nov 08, 2022
42m
39: Michael Spencer: Context, Royalty & Curiosity (Head of Education, Royal Opera House)
Michael Spencer shares with Garrick Jones, his curious journey from being a full-time performer, violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra to becoming Head of Education at the Royal Opera House and to working and teaching in Japan. How does curiosity help us engage with completely new contexts? What’s the role of curiosity in our decision making, in connecting with new people, in enabling u...
37m Oct 12, 2022
37m
38: Sanyin Siang: On Superpowers From the World's Most Influential Coach & Mentor (Professor, Duke University)
Sanyin Siang, recognized by Thinkers50 as the world's Most Influential Coach & Mentor, shares her impressive journey and talks bout coaching, leadership, superpowers, the role of curiosity, curiosity as a superpower, how to unlock and cultivate it and much more with Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones Are you curious? Subscribe today! Join the conversation, connect with the authors, a...
49m Aug 12, 2022
49m
37: Daniela Proust: Flexibility & Life Options – Curiosity & Managing People (Head of Global People Enablement and Growth, Siemens)
Daniela Proust, Head of Global People Enablement and Growth at Siemens joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown & Garrick Jones. How do you develop an organisation’s top leaders, particularly with the world moving as fast as it does today to successfully lead a global organisation? What is the role of curiosity? How important is it in a learning strategy and culture to drive growth? Are you curious? S...
41m Jun 20, 2022
41m
36: Marc Mathieu: Web3, Community & Marketing in the 21st Century (AI Transformation & Vice Chair, Global Advisory Board SVP AI Transformation & Vice Chair, Salesforce)
The journey from Web 0 to Web3! A fascinating evolution in marketing! Marc Mathieu, global marketeer and Salesforce strategic customer transformation & innovation lead joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown & Garrick Jones. What does Web3 mean for the user? How is Web 3 connected to the metaverse, crypto, NFTs and blockchain technology? What does Web3 mean from a creativity and curiosity perspective ...
31m May 17, 2022
31m
35: Vidya Krishnan: A Curious Culture in a Global Organisation – Nurturing the Will before the Skill (Chief Learning Officer, Ericsson)
“Learning is self-love”. Vidya Krishnan, Ericsson’s CLO meets Simon Brown & Garrick Jones to talk about Learning and building a curious culture in a global organisation. How do you shift an organisation’s culture and what are the key challenges to overcome? What’s the role of curiosity and what are the benefits it can have on mindset? How do we nurture the will before the skill? Are you curiou...
45m Apr 01, 2022
45m
34: Scott Peltin: Wellbeing & Curiosity - The Direct Link (Founder & Chief Performance Officer, Tignum)
Scott Peltin, founder and Chief Performance Officer of Tignum, a company that helps executive clients achieve their full potential joins Paul Ashcroft and Simon Brown. Discover Scott’s curious journey from a frontline firefighter in Phoenix to a coach of the world’s top executives and professional athletes! What are the mindset killers?  What is the gap between our performance and our potential...
54m Feb 25, 2022
54m
33: Dr Alison Horstmeyer: Activating Curiosity (Founder, Intrinsic Curiosity)
Dr Alison Horstmeyer, talent development consultant, executive coach, humanistic researcher, founder at Intrinsic Curiosity and pioneering scholar practitioner on workplace curiosity joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in the latest Curious Advantage Podcast. Join them to explore curiosity as a mental, emotional, and motivational system. Is curiosity a process? How can curiosity ...
44m Jan 27, 2022
44m
32: Natalie Nixon: Unleash Curiosity, Creativity & Improvisation at Work (CEO, Figure 8 Thinking)
Natalie Nixon, a creativity strategist, a global keynote speaker, a TED speaker, and author of the award winning, The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones. Why is Curiosity the engine for innovation?  How is it connected to creativity? What is WonderRigor™ and the 3i Creativity™ Framework? Jazz, compex systems...
38m Dec 14, 2021
38m
31: Jennifer Garvey Berger: Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps (CEO, Cultivating Leadership)
In the latest episode of The Curious Advantage, Jennifer Garvey Berger, founder & CEO of Cultivating Leadership, a coach to top executives and the author of three highly acclaimed books, Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps, Simple Habits for Complex Times, and Changing on the Job joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones. What are some of the most common leadership mindtraps? What does a cu...
50m Nov 15, 2021
50m
30: Dame Magdalene Odundo: Pots, Pottery & the Matrix (Chancellor, University for the Creative Arts)
In the new Curious Advantage Episode, Garrick Jones welcomes the renowned studio potter and Chancellor of the University for the Creative Arts since 2018, Dame Magdalene Odundo in a wide ranging conversation, exploring context. Dame Magdalene is an artist and artists really make us look at the familiar with new eyes!  Garrick and Madgalene, curiously explore pottery and the form of pots as a ve...
46m Oct 27, 2021
46m
29: Dan Pontefract: Lead, Care, Win – Becoming a Leader who matters (Founder, Pontefract Group)
In the new fascinating episode of The Curious Advantage, Dan Pontefract, award-winning leadership strategist, thinker, academic, keynote speaker and best-selling author, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones. “Lead, Care, Win” - How do you become a leader who matters? Why is curiosity important for leaders? What is the advantage of organisations with curiosity genes? Proactive lea...
47m Oct 07, 2021
47m
28: Pamay Bassey: 52 weeks of Worship - Lessons in Belief, Learning and Leadership (Chief Learning Officer, Kraft Heinz Company)
In this fascinating episode, Pamay Bassey, entrepreneur, executive, world traveller, educator, writer, comedian, philosopher and Chief Learning Officer for the Kraft Heinz Company joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones. How can leaders create a culture of continuous learning and drive the company's global learning and development strategy and initiatives? What is ‘Learn like an Own...
41m Sep 09, 2021
41m
27: Professor Francesca Gino: Rebel Talent& Harvard (Professor, Harvard Business School)
Francesca Gino, Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, Award winning expert on the psychology of organisations and author of the bestselling books 'Rebel Talent: Why it pays to break the rules at work and in life', and 'Sidetracked: Why our decisions get derailed, and how we can stick to the plan', joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown & Garrick Jones in their...
40m Jul 20, 2021
40m
26: John Hagel: The Journey Beyond Fear (Chairman Emeritus, Deloitte)
John Hagel, consultant, entrepreneur, speaker, and author with 40 years in Silicon Valley, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown & Garrick Jones in their latest Curious Advantage Podcast. Explore the importance of narratives, platforms, the passion of the explorer, and how these are connected with Curiosity. What does the future look like?  How can learning platforms support the need for life-long l...
48m Jun 27, 2021
48m
25: Philippa Neave: Elections, Democracy & Context - Curiosity at the Edges (Senior Advisor, UN's Lexicon of Electoral Terminology)
Philippa Neave, senior advisor on the UN's Lexicon of Electoral Terminology, Activist, Connector, Consultant and expert in Journalism, and Public Outreach, joins Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in their latest Curious Advantage Podcast. Discover fascinating stories from around the world, working with young people in difficult environments where curiosity is at the edges! How important is context ...
41m May 21, 2021
41m
24: Spencer Harrison: Your SuperPower Curiosity (Professor, INSEAD Organisational Behaviour)
Curiosity Expert and Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, Spencer Harrison, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in their latest Curious Advantage Podcast! The world of work is changing in radical ways. Organisations have seen unprecedented shifts over the past year. How does curiosity help in times of change and ambiguity? Research suggests that Curiosity is...
51m Apr 29, 2021
51m
23: Michael Bungay Stanier: One million book sales, coaching and curiosity (Founder, Box of Crayons)
Michael Bungay Stanier, #1 thought leader on coaching, author of bestselling “The Coaching Habit” and Founder of Box of Crayons, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones, authors of the bestselling book ‘The Curious Advantage’ in a fascinating conversation! “Curiosity in the best possible way, can disrupt the status quo, can challenge what we take for granted”. How does curiosity unlo...
38m Apr 14, 2021
38m
22: Peter Cheese: The Current & Future Organisational Climate(CEO, CIPD’s)
Peter Cheese CIPD’s CEO, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones, authors of the bestselling book ‘The Curious Advantage’ in a highly insightful conversation on the current and future organisational climate. How have organisations responded to this unprecedented global crisis? How does Curiosity help in navigating through complexity and ambiguity? What are the new skills required to ...
51m Mar 19, 2021
51m
21: Amy Brann: Engagement, Neuroscience & Curiosity (Founder, Synaptic Potential)
Amy Brann, Author, Consultant, Global Speaker and Founder of Synaptic Potential, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones, authors of the bestselling book ‘The Curious Advantage’ to explore the application of neuroscience to the art of developing people, the role of curiosity and the connection to engagement. Why are we seeing organisations becoming more focused on curiosity, or growt...
33m Feb 05, 2021
33m
20: Erika Andersen: Learning how to Learn Curiously (Founding Partner, Proteus International)
Business thinker and author Erika Andersen joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones, authors of the bestselling book ‘The Curious Advantage’, in a fascinating conversation on Curiosity, Learning and the skills required to thrive. How does curiosity benefit leaders and organisations in today's world? What is the impact of digital in our need for curiosity? How can we learn how to lean ...
35m Jan 12, 2021
35m
19: The Curious Advantage Holiday Special Edition
In this special holiday edition of The Curious Advantage Podcast, hosts Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones reflect on the curious journey they took to publishing The Curious Advantage and answer listeners questions. How can you embed curiosity into a change management process? How can you make learning a habit? What is the threshold between “healthy curiosity" and “greedy curiosity”? ...
34m Dec 23, 2020
34m
18: Isabel Garvey: Abbey Road, Digital Transformation & Curiosity (Managing Director, Abbey Road)
Isabel Garvey, Managing Director of the world famous and oldest recording studio Abbey Road, joins the authors of the Curious Advantage Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in a fascinating conversation on digital transformation in music and curiosity. What is the role of curiosity in navigating through the multiple disruptive waves hitting the music industry? How do tech innovators sup...
29m Nov 17, 2020
29m
17: Lisa Bodell: Curiosity and Killing Your Company (CEO, FutureThink)
Lisa Bodell, award-winning author and CEO of FutureThink, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones, authors of The Curious Advantage in a fascinating conversation around the power of curiosity and its impact on individuals and on organisations. How can we craft killer questions and what role does bias play in this? Why might killing your company be a good idea? Are you Curious? Subscr...
27m Nov 05, 2020
27m
16: Stefaan Van Hooydonk: Mastering Curiosity Re-Engineering (Founder, Global Curiosity Institute)
Stefaan Van Hooydonk, ex-CLO Cognizant and Founder of the Global Curiosity Institute, joins Paul Ashcroft and Simon Brown in this fascinating Curious Advantage Podcast Episode to explore how to master curiosity re-engineering. What does it mean to re-engineer one’s habits towards becoming more curious and towards having a growth mindset? What’s the role of curiosity in learning & development an...
26m Oct 14, 2020
26m
15: Jennifer Higgie: Curation, Women in Art & Curiosity (Editor, Frieze Magazine)
Jennifer Higgie, editor at large for Frieze Magazine and author, joins Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones in a fascinating Curious Advantage Podcast on Curation, Women in Art and Curiosity. Curation is a power skill in the digital world where we have access to infinite data and knowledge. How do you synthesize information? What are the key principles of curation? How is Curation connected to Curio...
28m Sep 29, 2020
28m
14: Dr Christian Busch: Curiosity & Serendipity (Associate Professor of Applied Management and Organization, USC Marshall School of Business)
Dr. Christian Busch, academic at the New York University (NYU) and the London School of Economics (LSE) and author of the Serendipity Mindset, joins the co-authors of The Curious Advantage Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones to explore Curiosity and Serendipity. What is the Serendipity Mindset and how does Serendipity work in a digital world? What is the role of Curiosity in creating good luck? How...
27m Sep 08, 2020
27m
13: Edward Oakeley: Curious Processes - Curiosity, Science and Memory (Associate Director of Genomics, Novartis)
Edward Oakeley, Scientist & Research Lab Head joins the co-authors of The Curious Advantage Paul Ashcroft & Garrick Jones to talk about Curiosity, Science and Memory. ‘Project as questions’, ‘Learning to remember’, the importance of questioning and the scientific method. What is the connection between Curiosity and Memory? Are you curious? Subscribe today! #Curiousadvantagepodcast #curiosity #s...
19m Sep 01, 2020
19m
12: Stefan Van Der Stigchel: Curious Focus (Professor, Utrecht University)
Stefan Van Der Stigchel, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Utrecht University and author of How Attention Works and Concentration (MIT Press) joins Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones, co-authors of The Curious Advantage to talk about Curiosity and Focus. What is the relationship between curiosity and the way the brain works? How do we sample the environment around us and what is the role of att...
27m Aug 11, 2020
27m
11: Theo Anagnostopoulos: Creating a Curious Community (Founder, SciCo)
Scientist, social entrepreneur and Founder of SciCo Theo Anagnostopoulos joins Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones, co-authors of The Curious Advantage to talk about Curious Communities. What's the role of curiosity in the dissemination of science and scientific ideas? How do you get communities of people to engage with science in a ‘phy-gital’ environment? What is Collective intelligence and how c...
22m Jul 22, 2020
22m
10: Chris Meyer: Curiosity, Complexity and Evolution (Chair of EYQ Global Fellows, EY)
Futurist Chris Meyer joins Simon Brown & Garrick Jones, co-authors of The Curious Advantage in a fascinating conversation about Curiosity, Complexity and Evolution. How important are current trends and scenarios for the future? What’s the role of Curiosity? Why is an evolutionary approach to knowledge formation so powerful? Are you curious? Subscribe today! #Curiousadvantagepodcast #curiosity #...
32m Jul 07, 2020
32m