Angus Fletcher is an author and professor of story science at The Ohio State University’s Project Narrative. With a degree in neuroscience from the University of Michigan and a PhD in literature from Yale University, he developed narrative-based leadership and decision-making training for the U.S. Army Special Operations, work that earned him the U.S. Army’s Public Service Commendation Medal in 2023. Beyond his work with the military, Fletcher has advised organizations including NASA, Disney, Sony, and the BBC on applying storytelling to innovation, creativity, and organizational performance. His latest book, Primal Intelligence, explores the uniquely human forms of intelligence that distinguish people from artificial intelligence and how they can be strengthened.
0:00:00 — Angus Fletcher
0:00:13 — Working with the US Army
0:08:11 — Robin Sage & Teaching Creativity
0:25:19 — Beethoven, Imagination & Exceptional Information
0:39:02 — Arms Races, PSYOPS & Innovation
0:55:29 — Rethinking Emotional Intelligence
1:06:34 — Losing His Sister & Becoming Who He Is
1:19:08 — Hacking Yale & the Power of Story
1:37:45 — Shakespeare, Benjamin Graham & Unseeing Old Rules
1:59:56 — Primal Intelligence & How the Brain Really Works
2:25:19 — Schools, Creativity & What Makes Us Human
