“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
Albert Einstein
Hello
I’m Becky Thomas, though many people know me as Curious Becks.
Curiosity has been the thread running through my leadership, learning, and improvement work for over three decades. Not curiosity as a personality trait, but curiosity as a practice, a way of staying open, asking better questions, and creating space for people to think and learn together.
This page is a little more about me, how I work, and why curiosity sits at the heart of everything I do.
Hello
I’m Becky Thomas, though many people know me as Curious Becks.
Curiosity has been the thread running through my leadership, learning, and improvement work for over three decades. Not curiosity as a personality trait, but curiosity as a practice, a way of staying open, asking better questions, and creating space for people to think and learn together.
This page is a little more about me, how I work, and why curiosity sits at the heart of everything I do.
The Story of Me
I’ve spent most of my career working in healthcare and other complex systems, where leadership isn’t neat, change is rarely linear, and certainty can be a tempting, but unreliable, comfort. In these environments, I’ve learned that culture isn’t shaped by strategies, frameworks, or well-intentioned plans alone. It’s shaped in the everyday moments: who gets listened to in meetings, whose concerns are taken seriously, how mistakes are handled, and what happens when someone dares to ask an uncomfortable question. I’ve seen how easily fear, hierarchy, and pressure can silence people even when everyone is trying to do the right thing. And I’ve also seen the difference it makes when leaders pause, stay curious, and create space for others to think, speak, and learn together.
Curious Becks emerged as a way of naming how I think and work in the face of that complexity. It’s a commitment to inquiry over assumption, learning over blame, and collaboration over control. Not because it’s softer or easier, but because it’s braver, more honest, and more effective when the answers aren’t obvious. It’s how I try to show up: as a leader willing to ask better questions, a facilitator who designs spaces for real conversation, and a partner in change who works alongside people rather than telling them what to do. Curiosity, for me, isn’t a nice-to-have it’s how progress becomes possible.
For me "Curiosity is the kindling for Change"
The Story of Me
I’ve spent most of my career working in healthcare and other complex systems, where leadership isn’t neat, change is rarely linear, and certainty can be a tempting, but unreliable, comfort. In these environments, I’ve learned that culture isn’t shaped by strategies, frameworks, or well-intentioned plans alone. It’s shaped in the everyday moments: who gets listened to in meetings, whose concerns are taken seriously, how mistakes are handled, and what happens when someone dares to ask an uncomfortable question. I’ve seen how easily fear, hierarchy, and pressure can silence people even when everyone is trying to do the right thing. And I’ve also seen the difference it makes when leaders pause, stay curious, and create space for others to think, speak, and learn together.
Curious Becks emerged as a way of naming how I think and work in the face of that complexity. It’s a commitment to inquiry over assumption, learning over blame, and collaboration over control. Not because it’s softer or easier, but because it’s braver, more honest, and more effective when the answers aren’t obvious. It’s how I try to show up: as a leader willing to ask better questions, a facilitator who designs spaces for real conversation, and a partner in change who works alongside people rather than telling them what to do. Curiosity, for me, isn’t a nice-to-have it’s how progress becomes possible.
For me "Curiosity is the kindling for Change"
I don’t arrive with ready-made answers or off-the-shelf solutions. Instead, I work with people designing and facilitating learning that is grounded in real work, real challenges, and real relationships. My approach blends evidence, experience, reflection, and creativity to help individuals and teams make sense of complexity and move forward together.
You can expect spaces that are:
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thoughtful and psychologically safe
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challenging in the best way
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collaborative rather than directive
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rooted in curiosity, courage, and care
How I Work
What I Care About
There are a few things that consistently matter to me in the work:
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Safe cultures where people feel able to speak up, ask questions, and learn from experience
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Leadership that is relational, reflective, and brave — not performative
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Quality improvement that connects data with lived experience and human stories
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Learning that sticks because it’s meaningful, playful, and grounded in reality
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Voices that are often unheard being invited in and taken seriously
These aren’t abstract ideas, they show up in how I design learning, facilitate conversations, and work alongside leaders and teams.
I don’t arrive with ready-made answers or off-the-shelf solutions. Instead, I work with people designing and facilitating learning that is grounded in real work, real challenges, and real relationships. My approach blends evidence, experience, reflection, and creativity to help individuals and teams make sense of complexity and move forward together.
You can expect spaces that are:
-
thoughtful and psychologically safe
-
challenging in the best way
-
collaborative rather than directive
-
rooted in curiosity, courage, and care
How I Work
What I Care About
There are a few things that consistently matter to me in the work:
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Safe cultures where people feel able to speak up, ask questions, and learn from experience
-
Leadership that is relational, reflective, and brave — not performative
-
Quality improvement that connects data with lived experience and human stories
-
Learning that sticks because it’s meaningful, playful, and grounded in reality
-
Voices that are often unheard being invited in and taken seriously
These aren’t abstract ideas, they show up in how I design learning, facilitate conversations, and work alongside leaders and teams.
Curious Becks & Curious Collaborators
Curious Collaborators is led by me and is intentionally growing into a values-led ecosystem of people connected by curiosity, courage, and collaboration. Over time, this will take shape in two connected ways:
The Curious Collaborators Hub - A trusted network of independent consultants and facilitators whose work I know, value, and endorse.
The Curious Collaborators Community - A wider community of people who have taken part in my learning spaces
Both are being grown with care and intention.
Right now, the work starts with me. Over time, it grows through shared learning, trusted collaboration, and relationships built in practice.
Curious Becks & Curious Collaborators
Curious Collaborators is led by me and is intentionally growing into a values-led ecosystem of people connected by curiosity, courage, and collaboration. Over time, this will take shape in two connected ways:
The Curious Collaborators Hub - A trusted network of independent consultants and facilitators whose work I know, value, and endorse.
The Curious Collaborators Community - A wider community of people who have taken part in my learning spaces
Both are being grown with care and intention.
Right now, the work starts with me. Over time, it grows through shared learning, trusted collaboration, and relationships built in practice.