Carl Naughton
Dr. Carl Naughton is a transformation psychologist for “Open Minds” and an active, nationally and internationally networked researcher.
Dr. Carl Naughton is not just a source of inspiration, he is an experience. With an unmistakable mix of science, humor and inspiration, he takes his audience to the limits of the conceivable – and far beyond. In his practical research, he is always looking for new, contemporary answers to his core question: How can we use psychology to create a successful (working) life? Previous answers include: with curiosity, courage for the future, adaptive intelligence and cleverness. His method? Science meets lifeblood.
Dr. Carl Naughton Lecture topics
- Curiosity: Successfully dealing with the new and unknown
- Future courage: How life becomes and remains good, even when it changes
- AQ – Acting instead of quibbling: Why adaptability is the most important future skill
- Cleverness: Making decisions in an uncertain world
- Digital Mindset: The art of being human in a digital world.
A doer, not a theorist: Dr. Naughton works where the future is being shaped: He has developed mindfulness apps for BMW; with the Future Institute, he has produced studies on digital enlightenment, playful business and curiosity management; together with Merck, he founded the Curiosity Council and brought the Curiosity Code to the world; he has shaped the future with hospital managers, designed and moderated 100 years of ARAL, developed confidence interventions for serious transformations and designed an entire museum on the development of human behavior.
His expertise: Dr. Naughton is an industrial and organizational psychologist, he is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Applied Business Psychology and the German Society for Positive Psychology; he is a Research Fellow at NBS, a lecturer in business and leadership psychology at FOM and a cooperation partner of George Mason University. He publishes in the Harvard Business Manager, as well as in the Frankfurter Rundschau and the Zukunftsinstitut.
Matthias Horx, the thought leader in futurology, puts it in a nutshell: “Carl has cracked the future paradox.”
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Carl Naughton is a thought leader because he uniquely combines scientific insights from psychology, linguistics and neuroscience with practical ideas that inspire and empower leaders and teams. His expertise in topics such as curiosity, learning and communication makes him an indispensable voice for future-oriented thinking and action.
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