What do Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr, and Adolf Hilter all share in common? First, they all spent time in prison; second, they all wrote while in prison. In this riveting talk, Dr. Marvin Washington expands on how leaders must solve problems by "leaning in" against the grain of common thought, and how we can lean in like Mandela, King, or Hitler - without going to jail ourselves.

Marvin Washington is an associate professor in the Alberta School of Business. Dr. Washington’s research, consulting, and teaching focus is on processes of organizational and institutional change. He has published more than 40 articles, made more than 40 conference presentations, and is the author of two books on leadership and organizational change. Dr. Washington also teaches courses on organizational change and leadership in numerous Executive Education Programs at the University of Alberta, in the Executive MBA program, and the Masters of Finance program. He has worked with a variety of organizations such as Bayer, Core Mark, Stantec, Enbridge, AIMCo, Blue Cross, and the Forzani Group (SportChek).

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx