“I have been learning from Ken Dychtwald for years and am convinced that he is today’s most innovative and original thinker on this important subject.”
—President Jimmy Carter
“This book soars somewhere between Forrest Gump and Jack Kerouac. It’s part intimate autobiography, part rollicking adventure story, part cultural anthropology. Through his remarkable encounters and unusual cast of characters, Dychtwald gives us a unique window into the spiritual aspirations, moral conflicts, vocational dilemmas, and ups and downs of the pursuit of consciousness expansion and mindful adulthood over the last half century. This is a modern-day Siddhartha story.”
—Michael Murphy, Founder of the Esalen Institute
“A masterful storyteller, Ken Dychtwald takes us on the wild, grand adventure of his self-examined life. This is truly a hero’s journey, populated with hippies and presidents, psychology and celebrity, success and failure, and the wisest of lessons.”
—Lisa Genova, PhD. Neuroscientist and best-selling author of Still Alice
“Driven by the engines of curiosity, compassion and continual self-improvement, Ken Dychtwald has emerged as one of the world’s leading pathfinders for untapping human potential – at every stage of life. In Radical Curiosity, we are given a front row seat to Dychtwald’s encounters with remarkable people and life lessons regarding love, family, money, work, risk-taking, success, aging and death. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to understand how a truly revolutionary thinker goes about trying to change the world.”
—Peter H. Diamandis, MD, Founder, XPRIZE, Executive Chairman, Singularity University, and author of Abundance, BOLD and The Future Is Faster Than You Think
About Radical Curiosity:
From his working class roots in New Jersey to the “tune in, turn on, drop out” cliffs of Big Sur and the pinnacles of the human potential movement; from launching his company Age Wave and coming to terms with his own aging process, Ken Dychtwald’s Radical Curiosity makes sense of his first 70 years of life, offering invaluable life lessons through the lens of a man constantly seeking truth and self-discovery— giving readers a glimpse into a visionary’s extraordinary world, and a guide for claiming a powerful vision of one’s own.
Although Dr. Ken Dychtwald is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts and visionary thinkers regarding aging and longevity, he now gives us an entirely different – and far more personal – kind of book. Triggered by the deaths of his dad and then mom, and his cutting-edge research into the importance of leaving a legacy, Dychtwald dives deep to examine the arc and legacies of his own life through fantastic stories, mind-stretching adventures and his unique encounters with many of the world’s great leaders and influencers – to show readers his keys to a meaningful, magical and purposeful life.
Ultimately, Radical Curiosity is a call to action: asking that we add more curiosity, purpose, interdependence and discovery to our lives, regardless of age.
Some of Radical Curiosity’s key themes are:
o The importance of perpetual openness to self-discovery, self-improvement, re-invention and untapping one’s potentials;
o How serendipity and coincidence can play just as big a role in your life as good intentions;
o How to juggle the new roles of love, marriage, caregiving and parenthood in today’s high-tech, high-pressure world;
o Perceiving not only youth – but adulthood, middlescence, elderhood and ultimately death as respected and important parts of life’s journey;
o The role of courage, fortitude and resilience if one is hoping to change the world;
o And always remembering the mantra: breathe, learn, teach, repeat, that one can apply to their life at any stage, regardless of circumstances.
About Dr. Ken Dychtwald
As a psychologist, gerontologist, author of 18 books, celebrated public speaker and teacher, successful entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and CEO of Age Wave, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has been helping people look ahead for decades, both at their own – and their clients, consumers, patients and voters’ – futures as well as the culture at large. He has been a key player in the emergence of the Human Potential, Holistic Health, Healthy Aging and Longevity movements and has given presentations to over two million people worldwide at high profile events alongside the likes of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Tony Blair, Ronald Reagan, Bucky Fuller, Al Gore, and Bono.
He has been featured on 60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, World News Tonight, The New York Times, PBS, CNN, BBC, Fortune, Inc, Time, Forbes and many other media platforms worldwide. He has served as producer and host of multiple PBS documentaries and specials including “The Boomer Century” and the brand new program “Life’s Third Age” which recently premiered in NY and will be airing nationwide beginning in the spring of 2021. His innovative ideas and research have garnered nearly 15 billion media impressions.
Over the years, his client list has included over half the Fortune 500. He has served as a Fellow of the World Economic Forum, has keynoted two White House Conferences on Aging, and is the recipient of the McKinsey Prize for his writing in the Harvard Business Review. Ken has twice received the distinguished American Society on Aging Award for outstanding national leadership and he was honored by Investment Advisor as one of the 35 most influential thought leaders in the financial services industry over the past 35 years. Ken and his wife Maddy are the recipients of the Esalen Prize for their outstanding contributions to “advancing the human potential of aging men and women worldwide.” Ken was recently awarded the Inspire Award from the International Council on Active Aging for his efforts to “make a difference in the lives of older adults worldwide.” He is a Trustee of the XPrize Foundation.