Curious.

We think big, see opportunity, are open to ideas and ask why. We encourage inquiring minds to expand our knowledge and experience. We embrace new ideas, taking the time to imagine. We see change all around us and look with confidence into the unknown to chart our way forward. We don’t assume to know, we ask and when we answer the questions of others, we do so honestly. New perspectives and the opportunity to learn from others enriches our work and creativity.

We are inspired by possibility.

What is curious behaviour?

  • Willingness to unlock what is not obvious
  • Going into areas that we haven’t been before
  • Challenge to the status-quo
  • Imagining future possibilities
  • Willingness to be early adopters
  • Awareness of what others are doing inside and outside our organisation
  • Breaking new ground
  • Investigation of stakeholders’ wants and needs
  • Consideration of different views
  • New sources of insight and input
  • Resourcing exploration
  • Being risk aware, not risk averse
  • Respect and valuing of all views
  • Testing ideas
  • Sharing of lessons learned
  • Receptive to change and new ways of doing things

It's not..

  • ‘Random’ curiosity that is unlikely to generate benefit for UON
  • The paradigm as an excuse
  • Refusal to change because “it’s how we’ve always done it”
  • Repetition
  • Hierarchical evaluation of ideas
  • Rashness
  • Benchmarking only within the University rather than looking outside