Adam Grant: What frogs in hot water can teach us about thinking again | TED

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Why leaders watch it

Encourages leaders to question assumptions and update beliefs.

Adam Grant gives a TED talk on rethinking, drawing on Think Again. He uses the frog-in-hot-water metaphor to discuss slow reaction to crises.

Takeaways

• Rethink assumptions
• Frogs in hot water myth
• Learn to unlearn

Topics: Learning & growth, Decision making & mental models

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