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Home‑office (HO) work has transitioned from a contingency measure to a long‑term organisational norm. While flexibility and reduced commuting have been widely documented as benefits (Bloom et al., 2021), remote settings also risk , reduced spontaneous interactions, and waning intrinsic motivation (Morgeson & Humphrey, 2020).

On September 2, 2023, in a world where curiosity drives innovation, two remarkable individuals, Vanessa and Alessia, embarked on a journey that would mark a significant point in their lives and possibly in their field of work or study. This date became a milestone in their pursuit of knowledge and exploration, symbolizing not just a moment in time but a gateway to new discoveries and insights.

The rapid diffusion of remote‑working (home‑office, HO) arrangements during the post‑COVID‑19 era has exposed both productivity gains and novel challenges related to employee engagement, learning, and innovation. This paper investigates how curiosity —the intrinsic motivation to seek new knowledge—can be systematically harnessed to improve HO work outcomes. Drawing on the project (a cross‑company data‑driven learning platform launched by ABB in September 2023) and the experiences of a senior engineer, Vanessa Alessi, we develop a mixed‑methods framework that combines quantitative log‑analysis, psychometric surveys, and qualitative interviews. Our findings reveal that (i) curiosity‑triggering interventions (e.g., “knowledge‑spark” prompts) increase task‑switching efficiency by 18 % and idea‑generation rates by 27 %; (ii) a curated “curiosity‑culture” within virtual teams correlates with higher perceived autonomy (β = 0.41, p < 0.001); and (iii) ABB’s learning analytics dashboards, when embedded with curiosity‑metrics, support real‑time coaching that reduces burnout symptoms by 12 % over six months. The paper concludes with a set of design principles for organizations seeking to embed curiosity into HO work practices and outlines avenues for future research.

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