JK Rowling
Best-Selling Author | Design Thinking & Emerging Technology
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JK Rowling's Harry Potter book series captivated readers worldwide, selling over 500 million copies and spawning a blockbuster film franchise. Beyond her success as an acclaimed fiction writer, Rowling is a champion of design thinking and emerging technologies.
She has spoken at TED events about the creative process and how digital tools are reshaping storytelling. Rowling's unique perspective blends her literary mastery with a fascination for innovation, offering audiences inspiration and practical strategies for driving change.
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The fringe benefits of failure
At her Harvard commencement speech, "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling offers some powerful, heartening advice to dreamers and overachievers, including one hard-won lesson that she deems "worth more than any qualification I ever earned."
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University 2008 | 2008 | 🇺🇸Cambridge, United States |
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