IDGs - Openness and Learning Mindset - Ft. Jason Clarke w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Watch this episode featuring Jason Clarke, founder of Minds at Work, to learn how the IDG skill “Openness & Learning Mindset” can help you navigate change, drive innovation, and become a more effective leader. In this engaging conversation, Jason shares his academic and professional journey from being the lowest-scoring student in his high school’s history to becoming Creative Director of Australia’s largest multi-media company. He also highlights the importance of workplace cultures that question conventional wisdom, foster curiosity, and balance exploration with focused execution—what he calls the “lighthouse beam.”00:00 Preview00:34 Introduction 01:12 About Jason Clarke02:52 Jason’s backstory07:21 Why Jason always challenges conventional wisdom and explores things that are unorthodox11:51 Why do people lose the capacity to think as they grow older?13:50 How to fit into society without losing one’s creativity?17:31 As adults, how to reclaim our childlike curiosity21:15 How to develop the IDG skill of “openness and learning mindset”25:10 How can leaders balance staying open while also being decisive?28:39 The role of emergent thinking to stay flexible during unexpected challenges31:47 How to reduce resistance and encourage open-mindedness among people34:15 Why Jason rejects the idea that people hate change37:11 Climate change and the impact of AI on society42:30 Can machines have a learning mindset?44:34 Jason Clarke’s Purposeful Empathy StoryCONNECT WITH ANITA✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audiohttps://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast✩ Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.socialCONNECT WITH JASON✩ Websitehttps://mindsatwork.com.au/✩ LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-clarke-a5967737/SHOW NOTES✩Inner Development Goals Video edited by Green Horizon Studio