The real breakthrough comes when young people can combine digital nous with the "soft skills" that modern employers are looking for – problem-solving, inquisitive thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and the like.
The word curiosity is derived from the Latin curious or "careful," a quality related to inquisitive thinking found in exploration and investigation, The curious genes pervade human and animal species as diverse as rodents, apes, cats, dogs (note above the picture of my dog gazing out a country window).
An inquisitive nature: thinking critically is arguably the most important skill one can develop in universities.
He would go walking or riding in the local forests, thinking inquisitive thoughts about himself and the world; at home, he would read, and write, and talk to people.
If you think of the people in your company and community who consistently drive change, I bet you will be thinking of inquisitive people -- people willing to ask the hard questions.
College is where inquisitive minds go to be exposed to new ways of thinking.
A place for discovery, thinking and learning where, for the first time, I felt like I could be myself: inquisitive and curious.
Creating a new brand, technology or design depends on the level of innovation in a given country or region, which in turn requires openness of the economy, pay incentives, financing opportunities for entrepreneurs, as well as an education system fostering critical thinking, inquisitive minds and creativity.
At first, switching to this inquisitive mode of thinking can be a little bit distracting.
And when you are considering candidates, include different styles of participation and thinking: Explorers (extroverted, inquisitive, comfortable with ambiguity, free-thinking), Developers (creative problem-solvers, sometimes introverted, quieter, but love being given a problem or challenge to solve), and Commercializers (realists, business-minded, practical problem-solvers).
It's more inquisitive; winter is a time of internal thinking for me".
