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3 Major Releases of 2024: Growth Mindset, a MoMA Show, AI and the Future of Education

Happy New Year from the Lavin team! 2024 promises to be a blockbuster year for our exclusive speakers: from groundbreaking new books to Museum of Modern Art exhibitions, their ideas are poised to catch fire nationwide. You’ll be hearing about their projects everywhere in the culture and the news—but for now, here’s a sneak peek at just three of the projects you’ll see from our speakers this year.

How to Implement a Growth Mindset in Your Whole Organization

We often think of growth mindset (the idea that you can improve your skill through strategic practice) as an individual trait. But Dr. Mary C. Murphyprotégé of growth mindset pioneer Carol Dweck, says that it’s also a cultural one—which means that you can build it into your whole organization and unlock radical innovation in the process. Her revolutionary business book, Cultures of Growth, is a fundamental shift in our understanding of this framework and in our ability to implement it widely.
Out March 12

Photography, Solidarity, Hope

MacArthur “Genius” LaToya Ruby Frazier is “one of the strongest artists to emerge in this country this century” (Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jerry Saltz). The New York Museum of Modern Art is dedicating a massive, celebratory, and much-anticipated solo show to LaToya’s storied career so far: two decades using her iconic photos to bring recognition to the overlooked stories of Black working-class communities. LaToya speaks with passion on workers’ rights, environmental racism, and community solidarity.
Opens May 12

AI Won’t Destroy Education. It’ll Save It

As founder of the famous online learning platform Khan Academy, Salman Khan is using tech like ChatGPT to give each individual a personal tutor, turning struggling students into proficient ones and proficient students into superstars. His recent TED Talk was one of the top 10 most watched of the year, and in his upcoming book, Brave New Words, he argues that AI’s most powerful use-case is to enhance HI: “human intelligence, human potential, and human purpose.”
Out May 14

How to Implement a Growth Mindset in Your Whole Organization

We often think of growth mindset (the idea that you can improve your skill through strategic practice) as an individual trait. But Dr. Mary C. Murphyprotégé of growth mindset pioneer Carol Dweck, says that it's also a cultural one—which means that you can build it into your whole organization and unlock radical innovation in the process. Her revolutionary business book, Cultures of Growth, is a fundamental shift in our understanding of this framework and in our ability to implement it widely.
Out March 12

Photography, Solidarity, Hope

MacArthur "Genius" LaToya Ruby Frazier is "one of the strongest artists to emerge in this country this century" (Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jerry Saltz). The New York Museum of Modern Art is dedicating a massive, celebratory, and much-anticipated solo show to LaToya’s storied career so far: two decades using her iconic photos to bring recognition to the overlooked stories of Black working-class communities. LaToya speaks with passion on workers' rights, environmental racism, and community solidarity.
Opens May 12

AI Won't Destroy Education. It'll Save It

As founder of the famous online learning platform Khan Academy, Salman Khan is using tech like ChatGPT to give each individual a personal tutor, turning struggling students into proficient ones and proficient students into superstars. His recent TED Talk was one of the top 10 most watched of the year, and in his upcoming book, Brave New Words, he argues that AI's most powerful use-case is to enhance HI: "human intelligence, human potential, and human purpose."
Out May 14

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