Why Listen: Tips on how to broaden your knowledge.
Learning is truly an Art & a Science. Dr. Kinga Petrovai, Learning Consultant and Podcaster, explores the significance of adopting a Generalist Mindset when it comes to learning. She offers practical tips on broadening your knowledge across various fields, crucial for boosting problem-solving skills and adaptability. Additionally, Dr. Petrovai discusses the current advancements in Learning Sciences, who aims to better assist us in our forever increasing learning demands.
Conversation Highlights
- Learning and Generalist Mindset: Kinga emphasized the importance of adopting a generalist mindset in learning, highlighting the need for intentional and broad learning across various topics to adapt to the fast-paced and multidisciplinary world. This approach fosters problem-solving skills, understanding of different perspectives, and the ability to make connections across disciplines.
- Breaking Out of Silos: Kinga discussed strategies for breaking out of professional and personal silos, such as reading outside one’s scope, joining diverse groups, and engaging with content that challenges one’s existing beliefs. This approach encourages critical thinking and opens up new perspectives.
- Learning How to Learn: Kinga and Julie explored the concept of learning how to learn, stressing the importance of self-awareness in one’s learning process and strategies. They discussed the need for understanding personal learning preferences and integrating learning into daily habits to enhance the breadth of knowledge and adaptability.
- Cross-disciplinary Learning: Kinga highlighted the significance of cross-disciplinary learning and collaboration, pointing out how different fields can benefit from each other’s methodologies and perspectives. This approach is crucial for solving complex problems and fostering innovation.
Dr. Kinga Petrovai is a workplace learning consultant working at the intersection of research and practice. Kinga brings deep knowledge and experience to improving how we learn and develop in the workplace. Combining her multidisciplinary background in engineering, finance, and education research, she brings a systems approach to developing a learning organization that is supported by a research-informed approach.
Having worked and studied internationally, Kinga brings a global perspective to her work. Her experiences in the field of learning span a wide spectrum that includes designing professional development, researching motivation in STEM education at Harvard University, evaluating the impact of educational technologies, working with students at Oxford University’s largest college, developing new learning measurement tools in the Canadian Government, designing maturity models for Global Affairs Canada and the Foreign Service Institute at the US Department of State, among others. Passionate about improving learning experiences and deeply committed to research-informed practice, Kinga produces and hosts The Art & Science of Learning podcast.
LinkedIn: Kinga Petrovai
Website: The Art and Science of Learning
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jhsMUn9R2DOvpY3K2ybnP?si=d17af4031e6c4429