Curiosity Transforms
The American Workplace
Immediate shifts to improve
collaboration, conflict and culture.
We love sharing transformative tools and presenting to teams and audiences from 10 to 20,000+. We uniquely deliver an interactive experience as a keynote, break out session, and/or workshop to engage and compel audiences to wrestle with—and integrate—the information presented. We work both onstage and within the audience to create a meaningful experience where people connect, engage, and learn.
Bridge the Gap Talks…
Keynote 1: The Curiosity Cure
These polarizing times have been tough. Let’s admit it – we all struggle to like, understand, and respect each other. But – what if we could change that dynamic? What if there was a “cure” to having better, crucial, and courageous conversations, even for those of that shy away or avoid them all together?
Your innate curiosity has the power to positively change the dynamics of your relationships and increase the quality and output of your work with others and on teams. When curiosity is operationalized, you can use it as a tool to change the quality, productivity, and true connection of any interaction.
Rooted in practical neuroscience, Edwards and McCleary equip audiences around the world and across industries with paradigm shifts and essential skills to help them communicate and collaborate better with anyone, anywhere, anytime. They know the power of collaboration between diverse, talented, and smart people. They use their own tools and practice what they preach! By embracing their own energetic dichotomies: Conservative/Liberal; Country/Rock-n-Roll; Christian/Buddhist; and Executive/Creative, Jennifer and Katie help diverse people and teams connect authentically and purposefully.
Far from jargon or fluff, this engaging and interactive keynote includes memorable props, razor-sharp insights, and immediate actionable shifts that help you improve your conversations and relationships.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover how to harness your curiosity to strengthen your perceptions
- Learn how your biology and psychology react during times of conflict and how to disrupt being hijacked from negative reactions
- Develop a new communication approach to have meaningful and productive conversations to move your work forward
- Walk away with Bridge the Gap’s Top 10 Pro Communication Tips to become a leader in all your relationships.
Keynote 2: 2 Sides of 1 Coin: Having Conversations in Polarizing and Pressure-Filled Times
Let’s face it, many conversations go sideways. Many of us feel “squeezed” in these polarizing, cancel-culture times, and shocking data shows that this tension is seeping into the workplace and costing companies millions. With the rise of social media, political polarization, the new reality of work from home, and the Great Resignation… we are experiencing our peers or team in a whole new way. For instance, we see the inside of their homes, hear their dogs bark, witness what matters to them on their feeds and on the walls of their house… and sometimes we even hear the toilet flush! How can we engage optimally with people in this new paradigm, especially if they hold different perspectives, values, and beliefs… and sometimes seem to be on a “whole other planet?”
In a fast-paced, reactive, and noisy world, listening and speaking truth has become more complicated than ever. Quality communication arises from how you interact with others, and too much emphasis is often placed on language to do the hard work of communication. Great conversations that move the needle forward and improve processes begins with intentional listening and a conversation paradigm that is 1 way. Rooted in practical neuroscience, Edwards and McCleary equip audiences around the world and across industries with paradigm shifts and essential skills to help them communicate and collaborate better with anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Edwards and McCleary know the power of collaboration between diverse, talented, and smart people. They use their own tools and practice what they preach! By embracing their own energetic dichotomies: Conservative/Liberal; Country/Rock-n-Roll; Christian/Buddhist; and Executive/Creative, Jennifer and Katie help diverse people and teams connect authentically and purposefully.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn to hold yourself present in any conversation and navigate challenging conversations
- Strengthen yourself and/or a team to be more productive, innovative, and collaborative
- Discover game-changing differences between “sloppy” and “clean and curious” listening
- Acquire the right questions that open you—and others up—to create breakthroughs
- Walk away with effective language to use in any conversation to be highly effective, transparent, and collaborative
Keynote 2: Two Ears. One Mouth. The Power of Silence to a Become an Effective and Transparent Communicator
Do you listen to your listening? Have you ever found yourself listening to someone, then realize you have entered a rabbit hole of your own thoughts? It happens to everyone. Quality communication arises from how you interact with others, and too much emphasis is often placed on language to do the hard work of communication. Let’s face it, many conversations go sideways.
In a fast-paced, reactive, and noisy world, listening and speaking truth has become more complicated than ever. Great conversations that move the needle forward and improve processes begins with intentional listening. Rooted in practical neuroscience, Edwards and McCleary equip audiences around the world and across industries with paradigm shifts and essential skills to help them communicate and collaborate better with anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn to hold yourself present in any conversation and navigate challenging conversations
- Strengthen yourself and/or a team to be more productive, innovative, and collaborative
- Explore “4 Hurdles to Listening” that everyone faces and how to maneuver through them
- Discover game-changing differences between “sloppy” and “clean and curious” listening
- Acquire the right questions that open you—and others up—to create breakthroughs
- Walk away with effective language to use in any conversation to be highly effective, transparent, and collaborative