![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Let’s go! Going against the grain is risky-but it pays off dividends when you get it right We’ll focus on the stories that attracted our attention the most-and share with you Grant’s manual on how to unleash your originality. It is not a theoretical discussion, though: while he is not shy of referring to a study here and there (after all, he is a scientist), Grant has chosen to present his subject in a much more interesting manner, delving into it by way of anecdotes and stories, and thus demonstrating, in eight all but standalone chapters, as many aspects of originality. After all, if the millionaires of today are the originals of yesterday, it pays off to be a non-conformist in the world of business as well.Īnd this is what psychologist and beloved Wharton School professor Adam Grant explores In Originals: the question of originality in the workplace. It isn’t just a question of creativity anymore it is also a question of wealth and prestige. Nowadays, everybody wants to be original. Quite the opposite, in fact: Shakespeare and Pope were admired for being able to successfully adapt old stories and styles for a new audience, and Laurence Stern’s Tristram Shandy, for example, was deemed just too novel and innovative to last.Īnd then the Romantics happened, and the concept of originality became one of the foremost ideals in Western culture. Up until a few centuries ago, nobody really liked to be original. ![]()
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