Curiosity Continuum is an ever-growing collection of content designed to ignite your creative talents and power-up your critical thinking skills. Master your world by learning the essentials needed to thrive in this century. NUCLEUS by Curiosity Continuum is home to exclusive subscriber content as well as our interactive learning platform where people share and combine their knowledge with others‘ knowledge to create exponential leaps in thought leadership and innovation. What started as two lifelong friends sharing their personal conversations with the world has exploded into a movement filled with people passionate about affecting meaningful change in the constantly changing world. Our conversations explore, examine, and reframe practical topics that help you learn something new and apply what you already know in a new way.
Episodes
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Don't let the term "thrift" throw you. Undiscovered treasures abound in the overlooked corners of second-hand stores. Just because someone no longer places importance on something does not mean someone else finds it irresistible. And, it creates entirely new economies. What's the best thing you discovered in a thrift store?
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
How does boredom affect you? How do you rest? Do the dreams you have change when you have adequate fallow mental moments? How do you solve it?
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
- The abundance of choices in streaming services and dating apps can lead to indecision and a lack of commitment.
- Making a choice and taking the first step is crucial to overcome the paralysis of choice.
- Limits and constraints can help drive action and focus in decision-making.
- Actively choosing and exploring different options is important to avoid being overwhelmed by the abundance of choices.
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Many employers and schools target specific skills for jobs. But what about the people who can understand how things fit together, not just how each piece should function? This meta layer is where the Generalist lives, and they are always asking questions that makes their creativity thrive.
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
Monopoly money - We all know it's not real money. But, what if you played with REAL money? Listen to the recap of eventful game of Monopoly that Brian played with his children, ages 13 and 11, and how using real money changed their own gaming behavior and inspired real-life learning.
Notes:
Listen to the TedX talk that inspired our own curiosity:
When money isn’t real: the $10,000 experiment | Adam Carroll | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
- Micro moments of influence can have a macro impact on others.
- Small actions can be life-changing for the recipient, even if they seem insignificant to the initiator.
- Being aware of the influence we have on others, especially younger individuals, is crucial.
- Every action matters and can contribute to the greater good.
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
Does the heaviness of life drag on you? How do you cope with those feelings and take a break? Brian and I (Josh) discuss this and the human need to sometimes switch modes to fully understand our life situations.
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Why is friendship important? Do you have any lifelong friends? In today's world, friendship is even more critical in an ever increasing digital world that can be isolating from real relationships.
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
If there are edges, there's a middle. What's your center? Why is it important?
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Take a journey with us down memory lane as we recount our very first episode. In this special recording we ( Brian and Josh ) recount the first episode of Curiosity Continuum , The Value Of Friendship. We talk about how its the same and different than today and how we use this knowledge to look into the future of CC. Join us for this riveting discussion!
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Why should we always "think outside the box?" Is the box inherently bad? We discuss what "The Box" is, its meaning, and its importance.
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Limited resources force you to focus your creativity and resourcefulness. The best innovations often come when lack of time, money, and tools - because if it already existed, it would not be innovative. How have limits uncapped your unlimited imagination?
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
- Humor and satire can be effective tools for drawing attention to serious issues and promoting understanding.
- Exploring different perspectives and challenging fixed mindsets is crucial for meaningful conversations.
- Planting seeds of thought can initiate change and promote open-mindedness.
- In political discussions, it is important to have a common goal and seek understanding rather than constant arguments.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
- Spending time together is an important way to build relationships and create meaningful connections.
- Wasting time can be valuable, especially for creative individuals who need downtime to recharge and find inspiration.
- Shared experiences require presentness and active engagement, which is often lacking in the age of technology.
- Taking an active role in managing device usage is crucial for reclaiming meaningful experiences and making the most of our limited time.
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
- Being together in the same room allows for immediate feedback and a more authentic experience.
- Recording separately can result in a more controlled environment, but lacks the spontaneity and dynamic of real-time collaboration.
- The evolution of music recording has led to a more perfect, curated sound, but may lack the human element and context of playing with other musicians.
- Dolby Atmos provides an immersive audio experience that can enhance the perception of sound.
- The perceived sound is different from the perfect sound, as our analog brains perceive sound in a biological, non-digital way.
- Digital conversations present challenges in maintaining a natural conversation flow and interrupting each other.
- In-person conversations are valuable for building relationships and understanding how others interact.
- Having an earnest conversation in person can lead to a more organic and engaging conversation.
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
- Adapting skills and applying them in different contexts is crucial for innovation and problem-solving.
- Subject matter expertise should not be the sole criteria for hiring or decision-making; understanding customer needs and providing the desired results is equally important.
- Deep level experience, gained through years of practice and varied experiences, can often be more valuable than subject matter expertise.
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
How do you become aware of new creative possibilities? How do you deal with them? What do you do to adapt your expertise when the possibilities intersect with you?
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
(Slight audio weirdness on this one, but still great content!)
How do you become aware of new possibilities? How do you deal with it?
What do you do to adapt your expertise when the possibilities intersect with you? What do you do with it?
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Special Edition: Originally a live stream to YouTube and Facebook on February 11, 2024, Brian gets deeply personal on how his first trip back to Korea impacted him.
Brian shares original writings, personal insights, and messages to other adoptees and parents of adoptees.
The livestream happened the same day as Super Bowl LVIII and Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year. Of course, two worlds coming together at once on the same day.
From Brian: Thanks for patiently waiting as we worked out the kinds today! The technical issues made me neglect to address this - Brian, you were solo today. What happened to your co-host, Esther Shin MacIntosh?
#korea #koreanadoptee #internationaladoption #identity #ethnicidentity
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Do you have a special skill from childhood that you didn't fully understand until adulthood? What did you use to refine it? When did you realize it all?
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
The question to a highly successful, recently retired sales leader: What practices do you see modern sales teams lacking that would turn them from average to stellar?
Special thanks to Randy for his decades of friendship and generosity with his time and wisdom!
Proactive vs. Reactive
Creators vs. Consumers
Timeframe from Contract to Close
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Part 2 of Brian's Korea trip updates. Brian talks about what it meant to reconnect with his foster mom from 43 years ago.
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
A more personal episode, Brian shares how his first time back to his Motherland stood out in his mind and how it changed him.
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
How long can you sustain your current pace? When/how do you recharge to be at your best? Why are you at your current pace? What would happen if you just stopped doing some things?