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SUMMARY
- UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Adam Grant in conversation on the topic Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
- Thurs, Nov 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlington Theatre
- Influential thought leader and bestselling author Adam Grant offers a new framework for seeking high achievement in this paradigm-shifting conversation
- We can all improve at improving; Grant shows us how
- Ticket purchase includes a copy of Grant’s new book, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
- Related Thematic Learning Initiative event on Identifying Hidden Potential facilitated by Leading from Within on Friday, Nov 17 at 12 noon
- $50 / $40 / $30 / $15 UCSB and all students (Current student ID required)
- Tickets & Info: www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or call (805) 893-3535 Tickets are also available through the Arlington box office at (805) 963-4408 and AXS (https://www.axs.com/venues/2330/arlington-theatre-santa-barbara-tickets).
“One of my favorite thinkers.” – Malcolm Gladwell
“Smart and challenging in the best way.” – Brené Brown
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Adam Grant in conversation on Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things on Thursday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. at The Arlington Theatre. In this paradigm-shifting conversation, organizational psychologist and Penn Wharton School of Business professor Adam Grant offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Grant is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Originals. His new book, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things, explores how to build the skills and structures to achieve greater things, and how to create opportunities for those who have been overlooked. We can all improve at improving – and when opportunity doesn’t knock, there are ways to build a door.
Additional Thematic Learning Initiative event: FREE Leadership Roundtable: Identifying Hidden Potential facilitated by Leading From Within (November 17 at 12 noon) (Contact A&L Box Office for registration (805) 895-3535)
With thanks to our visionary partners, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, for their support of the Thematic Learning Initiative
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ABOUT ADAM GRANT
Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years. As an organizational psychologist, he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and Fortune’s 40 under 40.
He is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of five books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 45 languages: Think Again, Give and Take, Originals, Option B and Power Moves. His books have been named among the year’s best by Amazon, Apple, the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. His viral piece on languishing was the most-read New York Times article of 2021 and the most-saved article across all platforms. Grant’s newest book, Hidden Potential, was published in October 2023.
Grant hosts the TED podcasts Re:Thinking and WorkLife. His TED talks on languishing, original thinkers and givers and takers have over 30 million views. He has received a standing ovation at TED and was voted the audience’s favorite speaker at The Nantucket Project. His speaking and consulting clients include Google, the NBA, Bridgewater and the Gates Foundation. He writes on work and psychology for The New York Times, has served on the Defense Innovation Board at the Pentagon, and has been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He has over 8 million followers on social media and features new insights in his free monthly newsletter, GRANTED.
Grant was profiled in The New York Times Magazine cover story, “Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead?” He was tenured at Wharton while still in his 20s, and has received the Excellence in Teaching Award for every class that he has taught. He is the founder and host of the Authors@Wharton speaker series and co-director of Wharton People Analytics. He curates the Next Big Idea Club along with Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell and Dan Pink, handpicking two new books each quarter for subscribers and donating 100% of profits to provide books for children in under-resourced communities. He and his wife Allison have published a children’s picture book on generosity, The Gift Inside the Box. Grant is also the co-founder of Givitas, a knowledge collaboration platform that makes it easy to give and receive help in five minutes a day, and an angel investor in startups in HR and culture, technology and consumer products.
Grant earned his doctorate in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan, completing it in less than three years, and his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, magna cum laude with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa honors. He has received awards for distinguished scholarly achievement from the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Association and the National Science Foundation, and been recognized as one of the world’s most-cited, most prolific and most influential researchers in business and economics. His pioneering research has increased performance and reduced burnout among engineers, teachers and salespeople, and motivated safety behaviors among doctors, nurses and lifeguards. He is a former magician and Junior Olympic springboard diver.
ABOUT UCSB ARTS & LECTURES
Founded in 1959, UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) is the largest and most influential arts and lectures organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco. A&L annually presents more than a hundred public events, from critically acclaimed concerts and dance performances by world-renowned artists to talks by groundbreaking authors and film series at UCSB and Santa Barbara-area venues. With a mission to “educate, entertain and inspire,” A&L also oversees an outreach program that brings visiting artists and speakers into local classrooms and other venues for master classes, open rehearsals, discussions and more, serving K-12 students, college students and the general public.
Adam Grant is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures
Lead Sponsor: Jillian & Pete Muller
Special thanks: Pacific Coast Business Times and 101.7 K-LITE
With thanks to our visionary partners, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, for their support of the Thematic Learning Initiative
Tickets are $50 / $40 / $30 General Public / UCSB Students $15 (Current student ID required)
Ticket purchase includes a copy of Grant’s new book, Hidden Potential (pick up at event)
For tickets or more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or purchase online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.
Tickets are also available through the Arlington box office at (805) 963-4408 and AXS (https://www.axs.com/venues/2330/arlington-theatre-santa-barbara-tickets).
UCSB Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges our Community Partners the Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli for their generous support of the 2023-2024 season.