Adam Grant: Six Ways to be an ‘Original’ [Entire Talk]

University of Pennsylvania Professor Adam Grant, one of today’s most influential management thinkers, shares the top six takeaways from his book “Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World,” bringing his insights to life through amusing behavioral research and lively audience interaction. Grant explains why middle managers are notorious idea killers, why stress helps some rise to the occasion and how entrepreneurs and organizations can get what they want through unconventional means.
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[@mbm8404]

Some of his comments remind me of this quote: “If everyone is thinking alike then someone isn’t thinking.” - George S. Patton
This goes along with the idea he discuss near the end of “find ideas to kill the company.” That’s a standard approach to military war games called “red cell.”

[@drbonesshow1]

Being original in a cookie-cutter society takes courage. So take the plunge and don't die with your music still in you.

[@ryanmakhani]

There is so much great stuff in this talk on innovation and building ideas!

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[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

Anyone else notice all his modern examples are women? Virtue signaling must get him more speaking engagements

[@sairanikhatimam]

Insightful talk!

[@Emy53]

I had a boss with exactly that statement on his desk...don't bring me your problems, bring me your solutions.

[@silviacervenakova6167]

Thank you

[@rlee1185]

Excellent talk

[@debbiefoster4396]

Great talk. - thank you

[@vanillapop6425]

Game changer😀

[@DavidProrok]

I don’t think he ever says what the 4th way is

[@wadepatton2433]

SO I was -today- years old when I realized Twinkle and ABC's were same tune!

[@3oxisprimus848]

He's wrong about Intuition

[@habibbialikafe339]

what makes u say that? want to elaborate?

[@TonyStark-po7zg]

You're just wrong. That's all that matters to him.

[@yogee0007]

I guess I am one non conformist here and find this talk not worth my intellectual capacities

[@makeithappen6212]

I stopped watching when he put all of middle managers in the same bucket. What a cliché! Not the only thing that turned me away 😉

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[@DavidProrok]

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