CURIOSITY IN A CHAOTIC WORLD .
In a world of change and chaos, HPC's Kevin Hannigan explores how curiosity might see us through.
In perhaps his most self-effacing quote, Albert Einstein is reported to have said “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious”. For those of us lacking Einstein’s gifts, this quote brings great hope but also shines a light on an often under-valued trait: that of curiosity. In a chaotic world dominated by individuals loudly claiming to have answers and telling us what the future will bring, perhaps we need to celebrate the people asking questions and those intent on understanding the world a little more. Where opinion and discourse feel even more polarised than ever, surely we should be spending more time seeking alternative perspectives. How do we deal with the challenges we face and how do we find new solutions that may solve some of our current problems?
When we are curious, we view tough situations more creatively.
Harvard Business Review
ooking at where the world is now, it is hard not to think that it is in chaos. Unprecedented technological change, political instability, war on the borders of Europe, a global grain L crisis, financial instability and climate change are now part of our daily discourse. This sense of chaos is no different in the world of business where social, political and technological changes are exacerbated by post-pandemic pressures and the phenomena of the “great resignation” and “quiet quitting”.
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