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This bonus episode of Activating Curiosity is designed for construction and AEC industry leaders focused on leading change, navigating change management, and advancing construction leadership development in a rapidly evolving industry.

Host Ryan Ware explores curiosity as a powerful yet underutilized tool in leading change management within construction. He highlights how a curiosity-driven mindset—asking better questions and challenging assumptions—is essential for promoting innovation and overcoming resistance to new tools, processes, and ideas.

Ryan delves into common industry challenges such as fear, uncertainty, and change resistance, and shares insights on harnessing psychological empowerment and experimentation to boost leadership confidence. This episode offers practical strategies and a human-centered perspective on managing change and driving sustainable growth in construction projects.

If you're committed to strengthening construction leadership, mastering change management strategies, and leading through industry transformation, this episode provides invaluable tools and perspectives to help you activate curiosity and lead change effectively.

Takeaways

• We need to figure out how to bring value to our work.
• Activating curiosity is essential for addressing industry challenges.
• Embracing change is crucial for growth in the profession.
• Resistance to change often stems from fear and uncertainty.
• Experience plays a vital role in learning and adapting.
• Just trying something once won't make you an expert.
• We must identify what makes it hard to adopt new solutions.
• Change is constant, and we must learn to navigate it.
• Finding value in our work is essential for progress.
• We need to be willing to explore the unknown for growth.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Activating Curiosity
01:35 Exploring Industry Challenges and Solutions
03:33 Understanding Our Relationship with Change
06:33 The Complexity of Change and Mindset
08:55 Choosing to Embrace Change
10:50 Conclusion and Call to Action
11:20 Activating Curiosity for Change
13:03 The Business Side of the Industry
14:04 New Chapter

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