ORIGINALS

In Originals: How Moral Rebels and Creative Revolutionaries Move the World Forward, bestselling author Adam Grant presents a surprising new model for success in which we listen to, rather than suppress, our instinct for dissent. Grant weaves together examples from history, business, technology, politics, sports, entertainment and his own personal life with salient research to explain how in every arena – from Cirque du Soleil to the CIA – eminence often begins with an individual’s courage to confront the status quo.

We’re taught that success and achievement are the result of a conventional road – good grades, strong work ethic, and professional ladder-climbing. This trajectory can be physically and mentally challenging, but it’s not independent, lonely or risky, so it’s the path the vast majority of us take. After all, as we all know, troublemakers get punished, critics get silenced, dissenters get ostracized, whistleblowers get fired, and revolutionaries get assassinated. But what if all that risk was scientifically proven to bring about greater rewards, not just for individuals, but for companies, societies and human progress on the grander scale? Whether or not you are a rebel at heart, this book will teach you to rethink groupthink, reject conformity and advocate for change. Innovation books are typically about idea generation and implementation, but they say very little about how to speak up and get heard. This book will encourage and instruct us to challenge ourselves, our colleagues and our employees to create a truly productive culture of originality. Adam Grant is Wharton's youngest full professor and top-rated teacher. He is the author of Give and Take, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book that is being translated into more than two dozen languages and has been named one of the best books of 2013 by Amazon, Apple, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal-- as well as one Oprah's riveting reads, Fortune's five must-read business books, Harvard Business Review's ideas that shaped management in 2013, Forbes' most dynamic social innovation initiatives of 2013, and the Washington Post's books every leader should read. Malcolm Gladwell recently identified Adam as one of his favorite social science writers, calling his work “brilliant.” His speaking and consulting clients include Google, the NFL, Pixar, Goldman Sachs, the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, the U.S. Department of State, Facebook, Apple, Nickelodeon, and the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy. Adam has appeared on the Today Show, and has twice been featured in the most emailed New York Times article of the week. Adam received his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Michigan in organizational psychology, finishing it in less than three years, and his B.A. from Harvard University, magna cum laude with highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa honors, and the John Harvard Scholarship for highest academic achievement.