From the course: Transformational Leadership
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How curiosity breeds innovation
From the course: Transformational Leadership
How curiosity breeds innovation
- The cure for cancer, the mapping of the human genome, that Fitbit app that tells you it's time to take a walk, the Internet, those cute kitten videos that we look at when we need a little bit of a break. Okay, maybe I'm the only one that watches them? All these innovations, small and large, have one thing in common. Someone was curious and imagined a new possibility. Some of us believe we need to be a genius like Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs, to drive innovation. The fact is that most innovations are driven by a group of people rather than one hero. As a transformational leader, your role is not to come up with the best ideas but to ignite the culture that creates new ideas. Your own curiosity encourages others to bring their best ideas to the team. You encourage open debate about the best solutions even if they're not your ideas. And you do this because for you what's more important is the difference you want to make, the change you want to drive, rather than where the best ideas…
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