The Curious Advantage Podcast
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About this podcast
The Curious Advantage Podcast explores how curiosity drives success in the digital age. Hosted by authors and business leaders Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown, and Garrick Jones, each episode features conversations with global experts across business, science, and culture.
Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones are co-founders of Ludic Group and authors of The Curious Advantage and ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Organizations. Simon Brown is Global Learning & Development Leader, Partner, Talent at EY, and co-author of The Curious Advantage. Together, they share insights and practical tools to help individuals and organizations unlock their potential through curiosity.
Learn more at curiousadvantage.com.
Episodes
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- 110: Dr Jeanette Hron: Curiosity into Capability (Chief People Officer, gategroup) · 39 min · Episode 110Every time you eat on a plane, you are at the end of one of the most complex supply chains in the world. Dr Jeanette Hron runs people strategy for the company behind a huge share…
- 109: Kathy Waller: Own Your Own Story, Curiosity, Trust and Leading at Scale (Former CFO, The Coca-Cola Company) · 43 min · Episode 109Kathy Waller joined Coca-Cola as an auditor in 1987 and left as CFO. She now runs the Atlanta Committee for Progress and sits on the boards of Delta Air Lines, CGI and Beyond…
- 108: Andy Baldwin:AI Is a Contact Sport: Andy Baldwin on Leading Through the AI Shift · 52 min · Episode 108AI is a contact sport: you learn it by playing with it, not by watching. Andy Baldwin, Senior Vice President of Offerings and Growth at IBM Consulting and Chair of the IBM UK…
- 107: Sharmla Chetty: When Machines Have the Answers, Questions Are the Edge (Duke CE) · 41 min · Episode 107Duke CE chief executive Sharmla Chetty on why most organisations adopted AI faster than they built the capability to govern it, and what genuine AI readiness actually requires.
- 106: Dr Michael "House" Housman: The Culture of Agentic AI: Why Technology Is Easy and People Are Hard · 51 min · Episode 106AI is not just another tool cycle. Dr. Michael Housman says it is the third digital disruption, and most organizations are still underestimating how fast it will reshape work…
- 105: Larry Robertson: The Power of Great Questions: Staying Human in the Age of AI · 49 min · Episode 105What makes a great question, and why might asking better ones be one of our most important human skills in the age of AI? In this episode, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones are…
- 104: Markus Bernhardt: From Particle Physics to AI: Rewiring How Organisations Work (Endeavour Intelligence) · 50 min · Episode 104Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones are joined by Markus Bernhardt, founder of Endeavour Intelligence, to explore what is really changing as organisations adopt AI. Drawing on his…
- 103: Javier Echave: Inside Heathrow & Leading One of the World’s Most Complex Operations (COO, Heathrow Airport) · 52 min · Episode 103Javier Echave, Chief Operating Officer of Heathrow Airport, reveals how curiosity, resilience and decisive leadership keep one of the world’s most complex operations moving…
- 102: Brandon P. Fleming: Written Off by School. Recruited by Harvard: A Story on Curiosity, Mentorship and Potential · 44 min · Episode 102From joining a gang at 12 and selling drugs at 14 to becoming a Harvard debate coach, Brandon Fleming shares how one teacher transformed his life and inspired his work at The…
- 101: Dr Laura Sicola: Why "Just Be Yourself" Is Terrible Leadership Advice (Cognitive Linguist) · 40 min · Episode 101Most leaders focus on what they say. Dr. Laura Sicola explains why how you say it can be even more important. In this episode, we explore leadership voice, influence…
- 100: 100 Episodes Later: Why Curiosity Has Gone from an Advantage to an Imperative · 28 min · Episode 100Topics Include: curiosity, AI, leadership, future of work, innovation, resilience, learning, psychological safety, human potential, digital transformation, and The Curious…
- 99: Prof. Robert Kegan on Curiosity, Self-Authorship, Adult Development and Why Change Is So Hard (Harvard Graduate School of Education) · 1 h 5 min · Episode 99Topics include: curiosity, adult development, psychological growth, immunity to change, leadership, AI, digital transformation, self-authorship, and transformational learning.
- FBF | Vas Narasimhan & Steven Baert: The CEO & The Chief People and Organization Officer Perspective · 34 minVas Narasimhan, the Novartis CEO and Steven Baert, Novartis’ Ex-Chief People and Organization Officer join the authors of The Curious Advantage Simon Brown, Paul Ashcroft and…
- 98: Tara May: The Unexpected Superpowers of Autistic Minds That Transform Business Success (CEO, Aspiritech) · 40 min · Episode 98Topics include: neurodiversity, autism, leadership, digital transformation, AI, inclusive workplaces, social enterprise, innovation, curiosity, talent, joy coaching teams, coaching
- 97: Finn Hall: Functional Mushrooms, Building a Premium Brand, Authenticity & Curiosity (CEO, Headstrong) · 37 min · Episode 97Unlock the secret to building an authentic, high-quality brand in a saturated market. In this episode, we’re joined by Finn Hall, CEO of Headstrong and former Team GB cyclist…
- 96: Shawn Vanderhoven: Leadership, Curiosity, Building an Intelligence Culture and the Power of Pause (Partner, Wiseman) · 44 min · Episode 96In this episode, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones speak with leadership expert Shawn Vanderhoven about how curiosity, and the often overlooked power of pausing, can transform…
- 95: Rich Diviney: How to Apply a Navy SEAL’s Attributes Mindset to Your Work and Leadership (Performance Expert) · 43 min · Episode 95In this episode of The Curious Advantage, former Navy SEAL officer and human performance expert Rich Diviney joins Simon Brown and Garrick Jones to explore what truly drives…
- 94: Salvatore Manzi: The You-Then-Me Principle: The Communication Hack Every Leader Needs (Leadership Coach) · 39 min · Episode 94Today we are joined by Salvatore Manzi, a communication and leadership coach who helps data-driven leaders turn expertise into influence. For over 20 years, Salvatore has guided…
- 93: Art Kleiner: The AI Dilemma: Responsible AI, Bias & Human Values with (Author, The AI Dilemma) · 59 min · Episode 93In this episode of The Curious Advantage, Art Kleiner — author of The AI Dilemma — joins Simon Brown & Garrick Jones for a conversation about what it really means to build…
- FBF | The Future of Work, Frontier Firms, Agent Bosses, AI & 2025 Work Trend Index with Alexia Cambon · 49 minFBF -- Flashback Friday In this throwback episode of The Curious Advantage Podcast, Simon Brown, Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones speak with Alexia Cambon, Senior Director of…
