Loran F. Nordgren is an American professor of psychology who studies the adoption of new ideas and behaviors. In 2020 he became a professor at Northwestern University's

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. He is the co-author of ''The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas.'' Nordgren completed a B.A. in psychology,

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, in 2001 at

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. He was a

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and completed a Ph.D. in social psychology with distinction at the

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. He was recognized as one of Poets & Quants’ 40 under 40 business school professors. Nordgren is the founder of Candor, a software company that promotes bias-free collaboration and feedback. In 2009, he was a social and experimental psychologist and assistant professor at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. Nordren received the Theoretical Innovation Award of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology and the De Finnetti Prize from the

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