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Re:Thinking with Adam GrantMatt Damon's passion outside of movies, in partnership with Gary White | Rethinking with Adam Grant
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- March 5, 2026
- Duration
- 27m
- Channel
- Re:Thinking with Adam Grant
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Matt Damon is best known as the Hollywood icon from movies like Good Will Hunting and The Martian, but he has another passion offscreen: ensuring access to clean, safe water around the world. When he met social entrepreneur Gary White in 2008, they realized they could combine their efforts to reach more people and created @water.org which Gary leads as CEO. In this episode, Adam sits down with Matt and Gary at the World Economic Forum in Davos to talk about their innovative approach to problem-solving, handling rejection in high-stakes work environments, and Matt’s knack for forging strong partnerships. Adam also invites the two to office hours to tackle one of their ongoing challenges. Host & Guest Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant | LinkedIn: @adammgrant | Website: https://adamgrant.net/) Matt Damon (Website: https://water.org/about-us/founders-board-team/matt-damon/) Gary White (Website: https://water.org/about-us/founders-board-team/gary-white/) 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 TED! X: https://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks Podcasts: https://www.ted.com/podcasts 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
Adam Grant
hostOrganizational psychologist and Wharton professor, host of the Re:Thinking podcast.
Matt Damon
guestActor and filmmaker; co-founder of Water.org alongside Gary White.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, featuring Adam Grant and Matt Damon, Matt Damon's passion outside of movies, in partnership with Gary White | Rethinking with Adam Grant explores Matt Damon and Gary White rethink solving water crisis together Matt Damon describes partner selection as a core strength, linking his long-term creative collaborations to building water.org with Gary White.
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