The Impact of Curiosity

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“The hardest part is looking at ourselves or looking at the way we’re doing things and knowing whether or not it is the most effective way things could be done and remaining open to an alternative.” – David Bard

In this episode of Pragmatic Live, Rebecca Kalogeris, VP of marketing for Pragmatic Institute, interviews David Bard, product management and user experience leader. In his business, David focuses on coaching product teams from conception through execution and market launch to ensure success.

Rebecca and David explore the role and impact of curiosity on product teams. They also discuss:

  • Recent research on curiosity
  • How you can encourage curiosity at your organization and on your teams
  • Strategies to stimulate and exercise curiosity
  • How humility can overcome the Einstellung Effect

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