Success is a paradox. The better we get, the harder it
is for us to change. My name is Diana Kander, and I want to
unleash the curiosity and innovative spirit inside
your organization.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage, “New York Times” bestselling
author, entrepreneur, and the queen of curiosity,
Diana Kander.
How fast do you innovate on a scale of Vanilla Ice to
Snoop Dogg?
Now, I think about these two more than any human being should,
really. At one point in the early ’90s, Vanilla Ice was actually
outselling Snoop. But now, 30 years later, one of
them is more relevant to every generation in
every part of the world, while the other one is like, “Hey,
remember that one song I wrote?”
Okay, so let me ask you, what is it that slows down our
growth and evolution at work? What is it?
Your habits.
Fear. Oh, I love that answer. What else?
Trying to do too many things.
There’s one thing nobody’s mentioned, and I think it might be the biggest
contributor that really limits our future growth, and it’s one that most
people don’t actually think about. It is our own success.
The better we get at what we do, the more likely we are to stick
with what’s working, and we swap out curiosity for caution
and creativity for comfort and big dreams for small
bets. You see, curiosity is this space between what we know and what
we want to know, and most of us, we show up to work with, we don’t have any
space. We have a to-do list. We have stuff that needs to get done.
So my goal is to help us go from being experts
who are done and complete to now being an innovator and
saying, “Is there a better way to do it?” The reason this
speech sounds so high level right now is because reigniting
curiosity is not a one-size-fits-all answer.
That’s why I customize every keynote to address the exact
situation that your audience is facing.
It’s been over 10 years since Diana first presented to my team, and the things that
she taught us, the techniques, my team still uses multiple times a week.
Working with Diana and implementing the things that she’s taught has
really led us to be more curious, and in the
end, we’ve really been able to improve profitability.
What I appreciate the most about her is her ability to craft something that is
actually catered to our audience and not just what she does.
Three different audiences, three different presentations, and we are very fortunate
to have her as a partner.
What Diana really helped us do was maximize the value of that
singular hour, which had just a ripple effect on everything else we were
doing.
People are going to want to run out and practice these things.
I think it’s an easy decision.
It was really a no-brainer for us.
She will energize your group, she will motivate them to move forward,
and build the practice of curiosity in their everyday life.
And she’s funny.
The world is going to continue moving and evolving whether
we do so or not. Change is inevitable, but our
innovation is strictly optional.
It’s so important for us to think about today as the
beginning of the journey. Today is day one of
your career. So unleash that little innovator within and
let them ask away. You will change the lives of others.
Make a difference. Start today.
Thank you.
