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ReThinking · 2026-08-18 · 38 min · 7,802 words

Improvisation as a life skill with Andrea Jones-Rooy and Justin Gregg

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Improv really helps you be a better listener, a better team member. A better person who thinks bigger ideas, bless you. She's allergic to team membership. I can't believe it. It helps you get out of your own head. Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast with Ted on the science of what makes us tick.

I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people. to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking. Today I'm bringing you something a little different. The topics include bouncing back from failure, being more creative and collaborative, And honing your sense of humor.

The occasion is a live event recorded in Authors at Wharton, but this time I came with no interview plan. Because my two fascinating guests made me do improv. Technically on paper you should be the worst person at improv because you are a very intellectual person. And part of what we're going to learn here is to not think, no prefrontal cortex, sir. Turn it right off. Andrea Jones Roy is a data scientist, and Justin Gregg is an animal cognition researcher. They're both past rethinking guests, and I wanted to bring them together this time, and do it live.

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