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Re:Thinking with Adam GrantJon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad on their creative process and finding love at band camp | ReThinking
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- May 23, 2026
- Duration
- 25m
- Channel
- Re:Thinking with Adam Grant
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Grammy-winning musician @jonbatistemusic and Emmy-winning writer Suleika Jaouad have a unique creative partnership, and it’s not just because they’re married. In this episode, Adam sits down with the dynamic duo at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss the lessons they’ve learned from watching each other live and work. Suleika gives advice on overcoming writer’s block, Jon reframes music as a restorative practice, and Adam challenges each of them to describe the other’s creative process. Join us in person at a TED conference: https://tedtalks.social/events Become a TED Member to support our mission: https://ted.com/membership Subscribe to a TED newsletter: https://ted.com/newsletters Follow our podcasts! Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcasts Fixable: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/fixable How to Be a Better Human: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human ReThinking with Adam Grant: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant TED Talks Daily: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-talks-daily TED Business: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted_business TED Health: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-health TED Tech: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-tech The TED Audio Collective is a collection of podcasts for the curious. The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.
SPEAKERS
Jon Batiste
guestGrammy-winning musician, composer, and bandleader.
Suleika Jaouad
guestWriter and author known for work on illness, creativity, and healing.
Adam Grant
hostOrganizational psychologist and Wharton professor; host of Re:Thinking.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, featuring Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad, Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad on their creative process and finding love at band camp | ReThinking explores Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad on creativity, healing, and love Batiste and Jaouad describe a cross-pollinating creative partnership where writing influences music decisions (like album sequencing) and musical thinking influences sentence-level rhythm and prose craft.
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