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Master Innovation
Adam Grant on Developing Original Ideas
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What You'll Learn
Generate ideas and pick the most promising ones to act on
Champion your ideas to gain support, funding, and feedback from the right people
Avoid burnout while advancing original social impact ideas
Leverage real-world expertise
Apply breakthrough insights from today’s leading thinkers to your social enterprise.
Adopt best practices
Learn tried and true methods to amplify your impact from the best in the business.
Enjoy lifetime access
Revisit courses, refresh your knowledge, and brush up on your skills at any time.
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This is about individual creativity and idea generation, but also about ways to lead and manage that can improve work-life quality. Highly recommend!”
Esther
Course Syllabus
01
INTRODUCTION TO ORIGINALITY
Video: Introduction the Course from Adam Grant
Exercise: Introduce Yourself to the Course Community
Video: What is Originality?
Video: Who Can be an Original?
02
HOW TO FIND YOUR ORIGINAL IDEA
Video: Question the Default
Exercise: Default Detection
Video: Generate a Volume of Ideas
Exercise: Idea Sprint
Video: Try a New Domain
Exercise: Perspective Taking
Video: The Key to Getting Feedback on Original Ideas
Exercise: Feedback Form
03
HOW TO CHAMPION ORIGINAL IDEAS
Video: Why Sharing the Downsides of Your Idea Can Work
Exercise: Downsides List
Video: Lessons from the Lion King
Exercise: Analogies Inventory
Video: Become a Tempered Radical
04
HOW TO MOVE YOUR IDEA FORWARD
Video: The Givers, Takers and Matchers Framework
Exercise: Quiz: Are you a Giver, Taker, or a Matcher?
Video: 5 Minute Favors
Exercise: 5 Minute Favor Drill
Video: Align Your Giving with Your Interests and Skills
Exercise: Write Your LinkedIn Post
Video: Strategically Time Your Giving
Exercise: Chunk Your Giving
05
STAY MOTIVATED AND AVOID BURNOUT
Video: The #1 Factor for Staying Motivated
Exercise: Beneficiary Interview
Video: Job Crafting
Exercise: Write Your Own Job Description
Course Description
About the Instructor
Adam Grant
Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for five straight years. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Give and Take and Originals. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 25 most influential management thinkers and Fortune’s 40 under 40. Adam’s TED talks have been viewed more than 7 million times, and his clients include Google, the NFL, Goldman Sachs, Disney Pixar, and the United Nations.World-class instructors
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