Title: Course Review: Adam Grant on Developing Original Ideas (Udemy)
Slug: course-review-adam-grant-developing-original-ideas-udemy
Date: 2018-07-28 11:25:00
Author: Kartones
Lang: en
Tags: Reviews
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Description: A review of the course 'Adam Grant on Developing Original Ideas', offered on Udemy.


I did this Udemy course as a suggestion from a work mailing list, as I didn't knew who was [Adam Grant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Grant) before, nor I had any urgency on trying to have better ideas... but was a short one so... why not?

This time I'll leave the contents description to the [course webpage](https://www.udemy.com/acumen-presents-adam-grant-on-developing-original-ideas/), instead just leaving the notes I took while watching it. It was interesting because it breaks some very common legends and misconceptions regarding entrepreneurs, CEOs and the like.

- originality = creativity + change
- originality it is not something you're born with
- question the default
- volume and variety of ideas, not only eureka moments
- break your frame and try to learn other domains
- working in different things
- idea selection is hard
- can't judge your own ideas (too positive, biased). managers neither (too negative, rely too much on intuition). peers are the best judges. seek feedback from peers often.
- past success doesn't guarantees future success
- openly explain downsides of your ideas
- frame ideas to known/familiar concepts
- fit the job to the person