Captains Curious: The Practice of Curiousity

September 29, 2011

Welcome to Captains Curious, a weekly series of guest posts on the subject of Curiosity. The newest contributing member is Sandi Amorim! To learn about the other Captains Curious, please click here. I’ve been asking questions my whole life I’d have to confirm with my mother but I think I started talking in 1965 and [...]

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Captains Curious: Meet Me in Curiosity

September 22, 2011

Welcome to Captains Curious, a weekly series of guest posts on the subject of Curiosity. The newest contributing member is Andrea Lewicki! To learn about the other Captains Curious, please click here. Meet Me in Curiosity Curiosity makes us better people to each other. Curiosity seeds engagement and empathy, not competition. It means we are [...]

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We’re All in This Together

September 20, 2011

A Woman on a Mission The other day I went to the local hardware store buy a broom. Specifically, a good old-fashioned corn broom. I’ve been using a blue plastic broom for several years, but over time it has started to disintegrate, and it’s leaving little bits of blue stuff all over. And since I [...]

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Never Forget – That We Are One

September 11, 2011

After a two-night rest at a relatively quiet hotel/casino in Elko, NV, far from the glitz and glamour of Vegas or Reno but still with all the amenities, we were ready to start driving the last leg of our move from Minneapolis to San Francisco. We had gotten up, had our coffee, and were showering [...]

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Caregiving, Rhetorical Questions, Compassion, and… Curiosity

September 9, 2011

In which the Universe says, “Oh, you’re ready to start talking about Caregiving? Great, here’s another chance…” My last blog post was about Caregiving, and soon after I published it I found myself plunged into another Caregiving situation. For one of my cats. And I was amazed – appalled, actually – at the impact it [...]

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Captains Curious: Meeting Resistance

September 1, 2011

Welcome to Captains Curious, a weekly series of guest posts on the subject of Curiosity. The newest contributing member is Tina Robbins! To learn about the other Captains Curious, please click here. I was very excited! When I first learned about Captains Curious and the opportunity to share a post here, I was very excited. [...]

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Curiosity and CareGiving?

August 23, 2011

The Backstory A friend of mine has recently found herself being thrust into the role of Caregiver and, as we have chatted about it, I have been able to share some of what I learned from my own experiences as caregiver to my late husband. At the end of one of our chats, she suggested [...]

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Captains Curious: Curiosity, Transformation and Transformative Leadership

August 18, 2011

Welcome to Captains Curious, a weekly series of guest posts on the subject of Curiosity. The newest contributing member is Raj Neogy! To learn about the other Captains Curious, please click here. First, my story Getting here was no easy task. It started in the womb, when my mother decided to abort me and changed [...]

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Eagles and Turkeys and Music in the Air

August 16, 2011

Sunday Morning Sunday morning I got up and, rather than sipping a leisurely cup of coffee, I got dressed, grabbed my camera and went for a walk on my favorite nature trail. One of the things I love about my little town is that it is laced with walking and biking trails. My favorite is [...]

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Captains Curious: Curiosity Is the Foundation for Creativity and Success

August 11, 2011

Welcome to Captains Curious, a weekly series of guest posts on the subject of Curiosity. The newest contributing member is Connie Harryman! To learn about the other Captains Curious, please click here. Curiosity is the essence of creativity “Curiosity killed the cat.”  I still laugh when I remember my Mom saying this to me.  For [...]

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