Dr. Toby Groves is a researcher, speaker, and writer on critical thinking and a transparency advocate. He performs experiments with professional audiences to reveal hidden influences that drive their decision-making, leading to higher levels of self-awareness that boost critical thinking abilities. In the past, he was an executive in the financial industry and CPA and now speaks and writes for the blog Metathinking as well as professional and academic journals.
A personal note: The most important things I’ve learned haven’t been from academic pursuits. They've come from unexpected sources, real-life events, and openness to exploring radically different perspectives. I've certainly learned more from my failures than from my achievements. Much of my research is based on profound insights into human reasoning I received from my son Caleb, who battled mental illness most of his life but was gifted in psychology. My work was inspired by his transparency, extraordinary powers of self reflection and views on neural adaptation and growth mindset. He traveled with me to many of my events before I lost him to suicide in 2014.
