Angela Duckworth
MacArthur Fellow | Pioneering Grit & Success Research
Angela Duckworth is a Goal Setting speaker who has appeared at 5 events including Nordic Business Forum and Oslo Business Forum, most recently in 2026.
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Angela Duckworth is a MacArthur Fellow recognized for her landmark research on grit - the passion and perseverance for long-term goals. Her TED Talk on the power of grit has surpassed 29 million views.
As the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Duckworth co-founded the Character Lab and Behavior Change for Good Initiative. With a Harvard undergraduate degree, an Oxford MSc in Neuroscience, and a Penn PhD in Psychology, she offers audiences science-backed strategies for cultivating success and high performance.
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How to turn grit into a lifelong habit | Angela Duckworth
Angela Duckworth at Aspen Ideas Festival 2025
| Event | Year | Location | Talks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic Business Forum | 2026 | 🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland | 1 |
| Oslo Business Forum | 2026 | 1 | |
| SXSW EDU | 2022 | 🇺🇸Austin, United States | 1 |
| The TED Interview 2021 | 2021 | 1 | |
| Aspen Ideas Festival | 2018 | 1 | |
| Aspen Ideas Festival | 1 |
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| Speaker | Shared events | Where they appeared together |
|---|---|---|
| Patty McCordFormer Chief Talent Officer at Netflix | Culture Builder and HR Innovator | 2 | Nordic Business Forum 2026, Oslo Business Forum 2026View shared history → |
| Rahaf HarfoushDigital Anthropologist | Decoding Tech Culture & Transformation | 2 | Nordic Business Forum 2026, Oslo Business Forum 2026View shared history → |
| Shawn KanungoShawn Kanungo | 2 | Nordic Business Forum 2026, Oslo Business Forum 2026View shared history → |
| Steven BartlettHost of Diary of a CEO | Founder of Social Chain | 2 | Nordic Business Forum 2026, Oslo Business Forum 2026View shared history → |
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