Adam Grant in conversation with Ashton Kutcher

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Adam Grant in conversation with Ashton Kutcher discussing his book,  "Think Again:The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know"

<h3>Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:</h3><h3>Tuesday, February 9, 2021. 6:00pm PST/ 9pm EST </h3><h3></h3><h1>Adam Grant with Ashton Kutcher</h1><h3>discussing his new book, &quot;Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know&quot;</h3><p>*interviewer to be announced</p><ul><li><strong>This event premieres on February 9 at 6pm PST/9pm EST</strong></li><li><strong>$38 includes a copy of the book shipped to US addresses </strong></li><li><strong>$58 includes a copy of the book shipped to addresses outside the US</strong></li></ul><p><strong>The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people&#x27;s minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life.</strong></p><p>ADAM GRANT is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, where he has been the top-rated professor for seven straight years. He is one of TED&#x27;s most popular speakers, his books have sold millions of copies, his talks have been viewed more than 25 million times, and his podcast is WorkLife with Adam Grant. His pioneering research has inspired people to rethink fundamental assumptions about motivation, generosity, and creativity. He has been recognized as one of the world&#x27;s 10 most influential management thinkers and Fortune&#x27;s 40 under 40, and has received distinguished scientific achievement awards from the American Psychological Association and the National Science Foundation. He received his B.A. from Harvard and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and he is a former Junior Olympic springboard diver.  Watch his TED Talks here, and here.</p><p><strong>Ashton Kutcher</strong> is an actor, investor, entrepreneur, producer and philanthropist.Kutcher first gained recognition onThat 70’s Show, and went on to star in a variety of box office hits on the big screen – including What Happens In Vegas,The Guardian, No Strings Attachedthe cult hit Dude, Where’s My Car.</p><p>Kutcher served as co-creator and producer of MTV’s hit series, Punk’d, and The CW’s reality series Beauty and the Geekand True Beauty.  He has also produced films such as No Strings Attached, Killers and The Butterfly Effect. He starred in the Netflix original series, The Ranchand the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men. </p><p>He has been investing in technology for over a decade, both as an angel investor and  a founding partner of A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures. His fund portfolio includes Airbnb, Uber, Flexport, Brex, Robinhood, Bird, Airtable and Affirm among others.Kutcher is also the co-founder of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children.</p><p>“THIS. This is the right book for right now. Yes, learning requires focus. But, unlearning and relearning requires much more - it requires choosing courage over comfort. In THINK AGAIN, Adam Grant weaves together research and storytelling to help us build the intellectual and emotional muscle we need to stay curious enough about the world to actually change it. I’ve never felt so hopeful about what I don’t know.”—Brené Brown, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead</p><p>Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there&#x27;s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. We listen to opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. We see disagreement as a threat to our egos, rather than an opportunity to learn. We surround ourselves with people who agree with our conclusions, when we should be gravitating toward those who challenge our thought process. The result is that our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. We think too much like preachers defending our sacred beliefs, prosecutors proving the other side wrong, and politicians campaigning for approval--and too little like scientists searching for truth. Intelligence is no cure, and it can even be a curse: being good at thinking can make us worse at rethinking. The brighter we are, the blinder to our own limitations we can become.</p><p>Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people&#x27;s minds--and our own. As Wharton&#x27;s top-rated professor and the bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, he makes it one of his guiding principles to argue like he&#x27;s right but listen like he&#x27;s wrong. With bold ideas and rigorous evidence, he investigates how we can embrace the joy of being wrong, bring nuance to charged conversations, and build schools, workplaces, and communities of lifelong learners. You&#x27;ll learn how an international debate champion wins arguments, a Black musician persuades white supremacists to abandon hate, a vaccine whisperer convinces concerned parents to immunize their children, and Adam has coaxed Yankees fans to root for the Red Sox. Think Again reveals that we don&#x27;t have to believe everything we think or internalize everything we feel. It&#x27;s an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility over foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don&#x27;t know is wisdom.</p>

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