Anyone who knows me well knows I like to ask questions. I have a very high need to understand – situations, people, feelings, motivations, behaviors, bodies of literature. You name, I want to know about it.
To some, my questions might seem prying (or even down right annoying). My brother has actually said to me, “You get one more question. That is it.”
But my intent isn’t to pry or make anyone feel uncomfortable. I am just naturally very curious about my environment and the people and creatures in it.
Perhaps that’s why this manifesto on curiosity struck such a cord with me.
The Future Belongs to the Curious from Skillshare on Vimeo.
At Skillshare they are:
…on a mission to reawaken the slumbering curiosity and that rampant drive in everyone. To act as an enticing reminder that we are all natural-born learners and teachers — from day one to twenty thousand and one. We want to push everyone to discover their passions and be brave enough to chase them. Skillshare exists to make everyone the greatest possible version of themselves.
Our vision is to democratize learning by empowering teaching. To build a world where you can learn anything from anyone. Powered by an endless cycle of learning and sharing passions. We will turn every community into a campus. Every address into a classroom. And every inhabitant into a student and teacher. Skillshare is for the doers, not the academics or the theorists.
We are building the new world of education. From now on, there will be no passion left undiscovered, no personal potential left unfulfilled and no skill left unshared. In short, we’re here to change the world by increasing the global passion index.
The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it and turn it inside out.
Their website provides a medium for people who want to teach to post classes of their choosing and for learners to take the classes (only in the US at present). The classes are all in the “real world” as they believe that learning should happen in communities with face-to-face interaction.
I think Skillshare’s offering is brilliant – a grassroots way of connecting those who have knowledge to share with those seeking to expand and grow. All the while creating social connections and community.
And as for me and my questions….thank goodness for our clients. They come to PROVOKE because of our curiosity and the manner in which we unleash it to solve their challenges and identify their opportunities. A perfect match!