Creative collaboration with Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad

About this episode

Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad discuss their creative partnership and the lessons learned from each other's processes.

Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste and Emmy-winning writer Suleika Jaouad have a unique creative partnership, and it’s not just because they’re married. In this episode, Adam sits down with the dynamic duo at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss the lessons they’ve learned from watching each other live and work. Suleika gives advice on overcoming writer’s block, Jon reframes music as a restorative practice, and Adam challenges each of them to describe the other’s creative process. Featured guest Follow Suleika Jaouad on Instagram , Substack , Facebook , and suleikajaouad.com/ Follow Jon Batiste on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube , and jonbatiste.com/#/ Connect with the team Follow Adam on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at adamgrant.net/ Subscribe to Adam’s substack Watch ReThinking videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollective Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard . Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts Hosted on…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Grant

Guests: Jon Batiste, Suleika Jaouad

Topics covered

• creative collaboration
• music
• writing
• overcoming challenges
• personal growth

Keywords

• creative partnership
• writer's block
• music as therapy
• World Economic Forum
• collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Economic Forum, Cosmic Standard, TED, Acast

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