5 Questions #13: Adina

It's April 12th, 2020 and my guest Adina is someone whose life work focuses on asking questions that help us to expand and transform our thinking. As Adina and I reflect on gratitude and beauty during this global pandemic, she shares the important question of 'What can this time give birth to?' We talk about her desire to get creative as a maker, how honoring the Jewish ritual of counting the Omer can be grounding in this moment when days run together, and her intentional practice to consume positive news from the Good News Network. About Adina: Adina Laver, MBA, M.ED., CPC is Chief Curiosity officer, founder of Courage to be Curious. Adina’s degrees and fields of study as well as her varied professional positions, client base, and range of personal interests are all reflective of her insatiable curiosity. She seeks to understand why and how and is most engaged when musing about ‘What would happen if….” or “Where is there opportunity to …” or “How might we…” After years of trying to narrow her focus on one area of interest, she recognized curiosity as the common thread. Whether working with corporations, schools, and individuals, the breakthroughs always emerge because of courageous curiosity. Curiosity is a disposition as well as a skill, and with this as her platform, Adina now teaches and cultivates the practice of curiosity to facilitate leadership development, innovation, and problem solving for positive impact.