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## Segment 5 — commercial

## Article 66 — a066

# Guneet Kaur Nagpal

**Guneet Kaur Nagpal** is a co-author of the HBR research article this vault is built from (a marketing / consumer-behavior researcher; per enrichment, resolvable via an HBR author page and affiliated university profile).

**Role in the source:** co-lead author and one of the two attributed voices; co-designer of the natural experiment analyzing [[entity-blockchain|blockchain]] search behavior across 118 California and New York counties during early Covid-19.

**Attributed contributions to this vault:**
- Thesis that [[concept-found-time|found time]] — not hype — triggers early exploration.
- [[framework-curiosity-window-alignment|The Curiosity Window Alignment Model]].
- Claims: [[claim-found-time-drives-exploration]], [[claim-hype-crowds-out-exploration]], [[claim-stress-blocks-curiosity]], [[claim-long-time-gains-enable-deep-exploration]].
- Contrarian reframes: [[contrarian-hype-does-not-equal-readiness]], [[contrarian-time-is-catalyst-not-backdrop]].
- Quotes: [[quote-visibility-vs-readiness]], [[quote-motivation-attention-information]], [[quote-cannot-create-time]], [[quote-match-the-mindset]].
- Managerial guidance: [[action-build-exploration-playbook]], [[action-match-emotional-tone]], [[action-monitor-team-calendars]].

Co-author: [[entity-amrita-mitra|Amrita Mitra]].