Stefaan van Hooydonk has worked for several globally recognised companies in various roles. These include as an Education Director for business schools, a learning director for Universities and businesses such as Nokia, Philips and Agfa Healthcare, and as Chief Learning Officer for Cognizant, where he oversaw the development of over 300,000 associates.
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FOUNDER OF THE GLOBAL CURIOSITY INSTITUTE
“Our goal is to help individuals, organisations, and society to foster a mindset of curiosity to inspire them to keep discovering and innovating. We do this by researching workplace curiosity and working with companies to build cultures of intentional curiosity.”
Stefaan’s role is to research curiosity in the workplace, for the business as a whole and its individual employees. He believes that individuals and workplaces need curiosity to survive and thrive, especially during uncertain times – such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
As well as speaking engagements and workshops, Stefaan provides a podcast where he discusses subject matters such as curiosity in the workplace, learning in the workplace, the power of curiosity, the importance of curiosity for individuals and how to master curiosity.
He has also provided presentations and written articles on how to rekindle curiosity in organisations, how to foster curiosity as a workplace skill, and how to cultivate curiosity for your team, amongst other topics.
In 2022, Stefaan van Hooydonk released his book The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto: How Curiosity Helps Individuals and Organisations Thrive in Transformational Times. It was highly successful in its field and contains real case studies of academics, entrepreneurs and line managers rediscovering their curiosity and passing it on through the business.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKING
Stefaan’s expertise makes him a popular face on the industry circuit, and he has provided keynote speeches at many high-profile events. This includes at the 2022 Learning Technologies London expo on how curiosity is the key ingredient for a winning learning and development strategy.
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SPEAKING TOPICS
- Curiosity
- Business Development
- Management and Leadership
- Change in the Workplace
- Business Strategy
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KEYNOTE TALK TOPICS
Curiosity: The Key Element for Creating a Winning Culture (For Senior Executives): Every person is born with curiosity, but it is often lost over time. This is most obvious in start-up businesses. At first, business owners are enthusiastic and curious about the future, but once the business grows, this mindset deteriorates. Stefaan explores why it is important to keep a level of curiosity in our professional and personal lives.
Leading With Curiosity (For People Managers): The effect managers have on their teams cannot be understated. Good managers help inspire their team to improve productivity, whereas a bad manager can stifle it. Curious managers are good at maintaining an impressive team relationship and securing a promising future. Stefaan explores why curiosity is important for leaders to have.
Master Your Curiosity to Master Your Life (For Professionals): As stated above, curiosity tends to diminish as we age. Those who keep their curiosity are often referred to as A-Players. They are not afraid to ask questions or to challenge what is in place; they learn better and are seen to be more productive. Stefaan explores why A-Players are a minority and what the barriers are.
The Power of Curiosity (For HR Professionals): In times of change, managers and leaders realise they need to manage a productive team while being honest about an uncertain future. And it’s not only managers this affects. HR teams must embrace this curiosity and what it can mean to the employees and the business. Stefaan explores why it is important for HR to be curious and what they can do to improve the staff curiosity level.
The Power of Curiosity in L&D (For Learning and Development Professionals): Curiosity is the spark which ignites development, creativity and innovation. Many L&D teams are already using curiosity in their day-to-day work in the hope of creating a high return. Stefaan van Hooydonk discusses the barriers to curiosity in the workplace and what L&D teams can do better to improve curiosity in their teams.
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Clients
Area9 Lyceum, ASML, Astellas, CoachHub, Degreed, Dell, Executive Networks, GrandVision, Grundfos, House of Executives, Intercorp, KPN, McKinsey and Company, Mercuri Urval, Novo Nordisk, Pepsico, Philip Morris International, Pratt & Whitney Dependable Engines, Tesseract, Upside Learning, Welspun, Zurich.
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