Story Scientist Angus Fletcher & Atomic Habits author James Clear! | Columbus College of Art & Design, Canzani Auditorium
Cultural Experiences
Join acclaimed story scientist
Angus Fletcher
in an illuminating and insightful conversation with #1
New York Times
bestselling author of
Atomic Habits
,
James Clear
. The two will discuss Fletcher’s groundbreaking new book,
Primal Intelligence
, an exploration of human potential offering a new neuroscientific approach to intuition, imagination, emotion, and commonsense.
A general admission ticket is $10 that is waived if
Primal Intelligence
is pre-purchased when registering. The book will also be available for purchase at the event.
COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, and DENISON UNIVERSITY are Gramercy’s Community Partners for this exclusive program.
The creative spark of Vincent van Gogh. The business acumen of Steve Jobs. The mental resilience of Maya Angelou. The transformative leadership of Abraham Lincoln. The communication knack of William Shakespeare.
Says Daniel Pink, #1
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Power of Regret
and
Drive:
“
Primal Intelligence
delivers a fascinating exploration of human potential that will change how you think about thinking. With virtuosic range, Fletcher reveals why Shakespeare matters to Navy SEALs, what van Gogh can teach us about innovation, how Marie Curie’s intuition transformed, and much more. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to thrive in an uncertain world.”
In 2021, researchers at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, renowned for collaborations with NASA, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley, announced that they had discovered the neural power at the root of all this human genius. They named it Primal Intelligence.
Intrigued, US Army Special Operations developed Primal Intelligence training for its most classified units. The training succeeded. The Operators saw the future faster. They healed quicker from trauma. In life-and-death situations, they chose wiser.
The Army then ran trials on military nurses, pilots, engineers, and commanders—and on civilian entrepreneurs, doctors, managers, salespeople, teachers, investors, and NFL players. Their leadership and innovation improved significantly. They coped better with change and uncertainty. They experienced less anxiety and anger. Finally, the Army authorized trials on college and K-12 students. The training produced substantial effects in students as young as eight. In 2023, the Army awarded Project Narrative a medal for “groundbreaking research.”
The revolutionary training that US Army Special Operations and Project Narrative created is now available for the first time in this book. The training is simple, not easy. It’s not an optimization hack or a cheat code. It’s a different way of using your brain. It offers a new neuroscientific approach to intuition, imagination, emotion, and commonsense, helping you become more like van Gogh and Jobs, Lincoln and Angelou, and the tools to unlock one’s ancient know-how. Call it your human genius. Or Primal Intelligence.
Says Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist and author of
The Tipping Point
and
Blink,
among others: “
Primal Intelligence
confirms what I have long suspected about Angus Fletcher. He has never had an uninteresting thought.”
Angus Fletcher
is a professor of story science at Ohio State’ University’s Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic think-tank for the study of stories. He has dual degrees in neuroscience and literature, received his PhD from Yale, taught Shakespeare at Stanford, and has published widely on the scientific workings of novels, poetry, film, and theater. Angus is the author of
Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature.
His research has been called "life-changing" by BrenéBrown and "mind blowing" by Malcolm Gladwell; has been endorsed by psychologists, neuroscientists, and doctors such as Martin Seligman and Antonio Damasio; and has been supported by institutions from the National Science Foundation to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2023, he was awarded the Commendation Medal by the U.S. Army for his "groundbreaking research" with U.S. Army Special Operations into primal intelligence.
James Clear
is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision making, and continuous improvement. Along with authoring #1
New York Times
bestseller,
Atomic Habits,
which has sold over 20 million copies, James is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work has been featured in places like
Time
magazine, the
New York Times
,
Wall Street Journal
, and on CBS
This Morning
. His work has been praised thought leaders such as Brené Brown, Adam Grant, Arianna Huffington, Tim Urban, and others. His popular “3-2-1” email newsletter is sent out each week to more than three million subscribers.
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