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The title of the speech is, “The surprising habits of an original thinker.” The speech was 15:25 minutes long and given by Adam Grant. Grant is an author and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has been Wharton's top-rated professor for five straight years, has been recognized as one of the world's 25 most influential management thinkers and Fortunes 40 under 40. He earned his Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan, and his B.A. from Harvard University, magna cum laude. Grants are speaking, and consulting client include; Google, NBA, Disney Pixar, U.S. Army and Navy, Amex and Facebook.
Grant touches on the idea that people’s most creative idea come from procrastination.
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