This is how leaders create growth through organizational curiosity.

Discover how organizational curiosity and strategic experimentation can transform your company from an operating machine to a dynamic growth organism.

In a world where change is constant, it is no longer enough to lead through structure and control. The modern leader must be able to facilitate development, learning and... curiosity.

In the latest episode of the podcast “ From operation to dynamics ” we spotlight organizational curiosity – an underrated but powerful growth engine.

But what does it really mean to lead curiously?

Organizational curiosity is not about asking questions for the sake of asking questions. It is about creating a culture where it is legitimate – and desired – to wonder. Where everyone in the organization, from the intern to the director, feels comfortable questioning the established.

Example from the podcast: A mid-sized manufacturing engineering company started holding monthly curiosity meetings instead of status meetings. The result?

Hidden bottlenecks were discovered, employee engagement increased – and most importantly: management began to hear what they otherwise wouldn't have discovered.

Leaders should ask:

• What do we not yet understand about our customers?

• What voices are we not hearing in the organization?

• What habits keep us stuck in “care”?

  
  

Curiosity without direction can create noise. That's why the podcast also introduces the concept of strategic experimentation – small, controlled tests with clear goals and low risk.

Example: A company that was testing a new digital marketing platform had two young employees experiment in a designated corner of the store.

They took ownership, learned quickly – and created internal enthusiasm.

How to create experimental leadership:

• Start small: One team, one problem, one hypothesis.

• Make it “safe to fail”: It's learning, not success, that counts.

• Evaluate quickly and visibly.

  
  

Today, information is easily accessible. But it is not those with the most knowledge who win – it is those with the ability to translate knowledge into action and insight.

Organizational curiosity is the bridge between data and judgment. This is where leadership becomes meaningful – and human.

Three concrete tips for you as a leader:

1. Introduce “curiosity minutes” into your team meetings – ask: “What are you wondering about right now?”

2. Let an employee test an idea on a small scale – and support them all the way.

3. Celebrate questions – not just solutions.

   
   

Listen and be inspired:

🎧 You can listen to the entire podcast episode “ From operations to dynamics – how leaders create growth through organizational curiosity ” right here.

If you are a manager, HR partner, consultant or just curious about management in 2025 – I promise, it's 7 minutes well spent.