Adaptive Curiosity: How Humans Find Purpose in the Age of Intelligent Machines - Tapa dura

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DR. DIANE HAMILTON is an internationally recognized behavioral scientist, global keynote speaker, author, and Fulbright Specialist whose work focuses on curiosity, human behavior, and organizational performance. She developed the scientifically validated Curiosity Code Index , which identifies the factors that inhibit curiosity, and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar as one of the leading minds in management and leadership. She serves on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education and previously served as MBA Program Chair at the Forbes School of Business & Technology. A Forbes contributor, her articles have generated more than two million views, and her work has appeared in Inc., Investor’s Business Daily, SHRM, and other leading business publications.

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PRAISE FOR ADAPTIVE CURIOSITY

"Hamilton, a published expert on the topic, outlines an original and highly productive form of curiosity--an adaptive form. Better still, she shows us how to use it to spark contributions that reflect our true purposes while avoiding traditional obstacles to doing so. Being curious about this book is not enough. We need to read it."
--ROBERT CIALDINI, New York Times Bestselling Author of Pre-Suasion and Author of Influence

"How do humans stay relevant in the age of intelligent machines? Dr. Hamilton offers a practical framework for navigating uncertainty with curiosity, helping readers rediscover meaning beyond traditional work structures."
--JIM MCKELVEY, Square/Block Co-Founder, Author of The Innovation Stack

"We are living through the fastest reinvention of work in human history, and most people are unprepared. In Adaptive Curiosity, Diane Hamilton doesn't just explain the shift, she gives you the mindset to thrive in it. This is the playbook for staying relevant in the workplace when AI changes the rules of engagement."
--JAY SAMIT, Bestselling Author of The Second Act Advantage

"The world of work is changing, and we need curiosity to navigate it. Dr. Diane Hamilton shows us that Adaptive Curiosity is a skill anyone can build to find meaning and contribute in a fast-moving world."
--DORIE CLARK, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author of The Long Game

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As AI and other intelligent Amachines assume tasks that once required years of expertise, the familiar structures of career progression and professional identity are weakening. The question confronting people is no longer just what skills to learn, but how to remain engaged, useful, and purposeful when the structures that once provided direction begin to change. In Adaptive Curiosity, Dr. Diane Hamilton, behavioral scientist, Fulbright Specialist, and creator of the Curiosity Code Index, delivers the first practical guide to strengthening curiosity and finding meaningful direction in the age of intelligent machines.

Building on her earlier research identifying the four forces that inhibit curiosity--Fear, Assumptions, Technology, and Environment, known as FATE--Hamilton takes her work into new territory. Adaptive Curiosity moves beyond understanding what blocks curiosity to explore what happens when those barriers are reduced: how people can question familiar assumptions, explore new possibilities, continue learning, and make meaningful choices when the old answers no longer fit.

Drawing on decades of work studying human behavior, original research on curiosity, and thousands of conversations with leaders, innovators, and experts, Hamilton shows how to strengthen curiosity deliberately and work with intelligent machines without surrendering human judgment. She connects curiosity with four paths through which people can experience meaning and contribution: Exploration, Connection, Creation, and Influence. These paths give readers a practical way to consider where to direct their attention, abilities, and energy when the next step is unclear.

Adaptive Curiosity is for leaders navigating rapid change, professionals reconsidering what comes next, entrepreneurs responding to new possibilities, students preparing for a changing workplace, and anyone whose familiar path no longer provides enough direction. Rather than focusing only on what intelligent machines may replace, the book examines what people can continue to strengthen: the ability to question, learn, adapt, connect ideas, contribute, and make choices with greater purpose. In a world where intelligence is increasingly abundant, curiosity may be what helps people decide which questions are worth ask- ing and which paths are worth pursuing.