Christophe Haag: The Power of Surprise

Опубликовано: 01 Сентябрь 2026
на канале: Deborah Donnier
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In the podcast “Open Heart,” Christophe Haag discusses the power of emotions, and especially, as the title of his book suggests, the power of surprise.

A professor at EMLyon, a social psychology researcher, writer, and speaker, Christophe Haag has many talents.

Author of the book "The Power of Surprise" (published by Albin Michel), you can find his book collection on his website: https://www.christophe-haag.com/livres/
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This is a candid conversation in this episode of the podcast “Open Heart.”

Thank you to EMLyon Studio for hosting us.

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00:00 Introduction
01:10 What did little Christophe dream about?

04:30 The increasing complexity of society
05:32 How does one become an expert on emotion and surprise?

12:32 Do you think emotions have changed?

16:13 Does our family environment define us?

19:39 What is emotional intelligence?

23:27 Stages of maturation from childhood
25:16 Why a book on surprise? What power does it hold?

34:52 Accepting emotions
45:11 The glass half full, half empty
58:50 Vision, the power of eye contact during a conversation
01:01:30 Is our work as entrepreneurs our therapy, or vice versa?
01:07:10 Younger generations and emotions
01:14:50 Everyone's emotional state
01:19:10 What to say to 10-year-old Christopher?
01:20:01 Final thoughts