What if curiosity was the key to better leadership, stronger teams, and even personal healing? In this episode of the Leading Up podcast, we speak with Scott Shigeoka, author of SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World and researcher at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, about why deep curiosity is more than a trait—it’s a practice. 💡 Scott shares how curiosity fosters intellectual humility, bridges division, and helps leaders move through fear, trauma, and workplace uncertainty. This conversation is rich with actionable insights for leading with empathy and unlocking new ways of working and connecting. Timestamps 00:00 – Meet Scott Shigeoka & the power of curiosity 01:20 – Curiosity as connection: From loneliness to belonging 04:00 – Research from UC Berkeley on bridging divides 07:00 – Shallow vs. deep curiosity (and how to go deeper) 10:00 – Intellectual humility as a leadership superpower 13:00 – Fear, certainty & trauma as curiosity blockers 17:0...