This course will introduce you to research-grounded insights to become an original thinker capable of driving creativity and change in the world.Taught byAdam Grant, Wharton’s top-rated professor for five straight years and the author of the New York Times bestsellersOriginalsandGive and Take,you'll learn strategies for developing and selecting abreakthrough idea and championing it effectively.

Adam will share surprising studiesspanning business, social entrepreneurship, technology and entertainment.He will teach you how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, and choose the right time to act.

He’ll also share his findings onhow anyone can pursue a more generous, creative life whilestill getting ahead in their careers.Most importantly, he’ll present hisinsights in ways that you can immediately apply to your own work and life. Each video will be accompanied by an actionable tool or exercise you can use to apply the principles Adam talks about to advance your own original ideas. This course is ideal for anyone who wants to develop ameaningful and original idea to change the world.

This course is brought to you by Acumen Academy, the world's school for social change.