Thursday, January 22, 2009

Clayton Christensen on Curiosity

Christensen has an interesting take on what early family dynamics lead children to develop innate curiosity.

I watched this video and thought of my father, who was very much like the father Christensen describes. Ironically, I ended up being the exact opposite. However, even though I did not develop the same kind of mechanical or technical curiosity for which my father was an excellent role model, I *did* develop an intense curiosity about how everything else works: interpersonal relationships, religions, political/economic/legal systems, nature, science, etc., etc.

I just hope that I can be as good a role model for my three young kids!

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