ReThinking: Matt Damon on solving one of the planet’s biggest problems, in partnership with Gary White

Matt Damon and Gary White join Adam Grant on Rethinking to discuss their work with water.org, focusing on innovative approaches to providing clean water access through microloans. They highlight how these loans empower individuals, particularly women, to improve their lives and communities, citing examples like Amina in Tanzania, who now sells water to her neighbors, and Mama Florence in Uganda, who developed multiple income streams after gaining water access. Damon and White also address the challenge of making the water crisis relatable to those in the developed world and explore strategies for scaling their impact, including launching an asset manager to increase capital flow into the system. They emphasize the importance of boldness with humility and learning from failures to drive progress in solving the global water crisis.