<p>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 <a href="http://water.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">water.org</a>, 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.</p><br><p><strong>Host &amp; Guest</strong></p><p>Adam Grant (Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @adamgrant</a> | LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @adammgrant</a> | Website:<a href="https://adamgrant.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://adamgrant.net/</a>)</p><p>Matt Damon (Website: <a href="https://water.org/about-us/founders-board-team/matt-damon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://water.org/about-us/founders-board-team/matt-damon/</a>)</p><p>Gary White (Website: <a href="https://water.org/about-us/founders-board-team/gary-white/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://water.org/about-us/founders-board-team/gary-white/</a>)</p><p>For the full text transcript, visit <a href="https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts</a></p><br><p><em>Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at&nbsp;</em><a href="https://attend.ted.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>attend.ted.com/podcast</em></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>