Frans Johansson
{{Short description|American writer, entrepreneur and public speaker}}
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The Click Moment{{cite news|last1=Anderson|first1=Kare|title=Dare To Be Outrageous To Attract Participation|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kareanderson/2014/12/03/dare-to-be-outrageous-to-attract-participation/|accessdate=June 5, 2015|work=Forbes|date=December 3, 2014}}
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Frans Johansson is an American writer, entrepreneur, and public speaker. He is the author of The Medici Effect, a book that became the origin for the term "Medici Effect". He is also the author of The Click Moment, a 2012 book that discusses the role of luck and serendipity in personal lives and in business.{{cite news|last1=Groth|first1=Aimee|title=Successful Companies Have All Figured Out The Secret To 'Click Moments'|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/frans-johansson-the-click-moment-2012-9|accessdate=June 5, 2015|publisher=The Business Insider|date=September 17, 2012}} He currently serves as the CEO of The Medici Group, a consultancy firm that promotes innovation through diversity.{{cite news|last1=Haislip|first1=Alexander|title=Can You Succeed Through Serendipit?|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexanderhaislip/2012/12/04/can-you-succeed-through-serendipity/|accessdate=June 5, 2015|work=Forbes|date=December 4, 2012}}
Johansson is considered an authority on the topics of diversity, innovation, and creativity and has spoken at business events and conferences of each topic.{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=Jules|title=DIVERSITY Keeping your business from falling into a rut|url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/239-business/257402-127033-diversity-keeping-your-business-from-falling-into-a-rut|accessdate=June 5, 2015|publisher=The Portland Tribune|date=April 14, 2015}} He has appeared on national media and in publications that include Black Enterprise, Diversity Executive, Anderson Cooper 360°, and CNBC's The Business of Innovation.{{cite web|last1=Frauenheim|first1=Ed|title=Frans Johansson: Renaissance Man|url=http://www.talentmgt.com/articles/frans-johansson-renaissance-man|website=Diversity Executive|publisher=Talent Management|accessdate=June 22, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Alleyne|first1=Sonia|title=Best-Selling Author Frans Johannsson: Why Hard Work Alone Doesn't Guarantee Success|url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/mag/frans-johannsson-medici-group-hard-work-success/|accessdate=June 22, 2015|publisher=Black Enterprise|date=January 29, 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Anderson|title=Anderson Cooper films CNN show at University|url=http://www.hofstrachronicle.com/news/view.php/488239/Anderson-Cooper-films-CNN-show-at-Univer|accessdate=June 5, 2015|publisher=The Hofstra Chronicle|date=March 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030938/http://www.hofstrachronicle.com/news/view.php/488239/Anderson-Cooper-films-CNN-show-at-Univer|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=usurped}}
Early life and education
Johansson was born and raised in Lerum, Sweden.{{cite news|last1=Davidson|first1=Andrew|title=Book review: The Click Moment, by Frans Johansson|url=http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/books/1150335/book-review-click-moment-frans-johansson/|accessdate=June 5, 2015|publisher=Management Today|date=October 1, 2012}} His father is Swedish and his mother African-American/Cherokee.{{cite web|last1=Weinlick|first1=Ben|title=Intersectional Thinking with Frans Johansson|url=http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/11/26/intersectional-thinking-with-frans-johansson/|website=Innovation Excellence|accessdate=June 8, 2015}} As a child he had diverse interests which include fishing and role playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.{{cite news|title=Frans vill ändra världen|url=http://www.lerumstidning.se/2013/01/frans-vill-andra-varlden/|accessdate=June 22, 2015|publisher=Lerums Tidning|date=January 10, 2013|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=An Interview with Frans Johansson – The Medici Effect|url=http://ubiquity.acm.org/article.cfm?id=1029387|website=Ubiguity|accessdate=June 22, 2015}} Johansson earned his bachelor's in Environmental Science at Brown University and then enrolled at Harvard Business School where he obtained his Master of Business Administration.{{cite news|last1=Weinlick|first1=Ben|title=The Click Moment: Interview With Frans Johansson|url=http://www.creativitypost.com/business/the_click_moment_interview_with_frans_johansson|accessdate=June 8, 2015|publisher=The Creativity Post|date=September 12, 2012}} While at Brown, Johansson founded The Catalyst, a science-inspired journal that publishes artwork, prose, and poetry.{{cite web|title=The Catalyst – Foundations|url=http://students.brown.edu/Catalyst/pre2001/archive/archive.html|website=Brown.edu|accessdate=June 22, 2015}}
Career
After graduating from Harvard, Johansson founded two companies. The first was Dola Health Systems LLC, which manufactures and sells healthcare equipment.{{cite web|title=Dola Health Systems LLC Company Overview|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=52681479|website=Bloomberg L.P.|accessdate=June 22, 2015}} The company is best known for bringing the Painometer, a handheld pain assessment, to the market.{{cite web|last1=Yanov|first1=Phil|title=Frans Johansson named InnoVenture's keynote speaker|url=http://www.thinkhammer.com/2005/02/frans-johansson-named-innoventures.htm|website=ThinkHammer|accessdate=June 22, 2015}} He also the founder of Inka.net.{{cite news|title=Top speakers in T&T for Americas Competitiveness Forum|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/business/2014-05-31/top-speakers-tt-americas-competitiveness-forum|accessdate=June 22, 2015|publisher=Guardian|date=May 31, 2014}}
Johansson is the author of The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures, published in 2004 by Harvard Business School Press.{{cite web|title=India is not leveraging the diversity it has in abundance|url=http://www.shrm.org/pages/login.aspx?returnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.shrm.org%2findia%2fhr-topics-and-strategy%2fstrategic-hrm%2fbusiness-strategy%2fpages%2f%25E2%2580%259Cindia%2520is%2520not%2520leveraging%2520the%2520diversity%2520it%2520has%2520in%2520abundance%2c%25E2%2580%259D%2520says%2520frans%2520johansson%2c%2520ceo%2c%2520medici%2520group.aspx|website=SHRM – Society For Human Resource Management|accessdate=June 5, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The book was a best-seller and translated in 18 different languages, Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen stated that The Medici Effect is "One of the most insightful books on innovation I have ever read."{{cite web|title=Join Us for a Unique Treat: Frans Johansson '95 Discusses His Book, The Click Moment|url=http://www.hbsanc.org/article.html?aid=1083|website=Harvard Business School|accessdate=June 22, 2015}} It was the foundation for use of "Medici Effect", a term that is now used in various industries.{{cite news|last1=Leathes|first1=Michael|title=The Medici Effect of Mediation|url=http://www.mediate.com/articles/LeathesM5.cfm|accessdate=June 5, 2015|publisher=Mediate|date=April 2015}} The book looks at examples of how painters, sculptors, poets, philanthropists, scientists, philosophers, financiers, and architects shaped historical eras of innovation.{{cite news|last1=Susco|first1=Darlene|title=Debunking 5 Myths of Innovation|url=http://www.business2community.com/business-innovation/debunking-5-myths-of-innovation-01238231|accessdate=June 5, 2015|publisher=Business2Community|date=June 1, 2015}} The concept is that innovation happens when disciplines and ideas intersect.
Johansson wrote a second book, The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World, published by Penguin Portfolio in 2012.{{cite news|last1=Solon|first1=Olivia|title=Q&A with Frans Johansson: how 'luck' can be used to enhance success|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/15/the-click-moment|accessdate=June 5, 2015|publisher=Wired|date=October 15, 2012}} The book discusses how luck and serendipity play a large role in success and how to seize opportunities, debunking the 10,000-hour rule and how it should not apply to business.
Johansson's ideas and principles have led to a public speaking career, appearing at numerous conferences on business and diversity. He has also appeared on national media and in publications that include Black Enterprise, Diversity Executive, Anderson Cooper 360°, and CNBC's The Business of Innovation. Johansson is also founder and CEO of The Medici Group, a strategy and innovation consultancy firm.{{cite web|title=The World We Explore – Joi Ito, Frans Johansson Zeitgeist Americas 2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3PYuyenBjo|website=Google Zeitgeist|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 5, 2015}}
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| scope="row" | 2012
| The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World | {{ISBN|1591844932}} | |
| scope="row" | 2004
| The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures | {{ISBN|1591391865}} | Best-seller in 2004 as well as a Top 10 Business Book by Amazon.com{{cite web|title=Best Books of 2004 – The Top 10 Editors' Picks: Business|url=https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/546835/ref=ed_bb_bb_editors_bus?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_r=1JRR8J3XEAZ8QT88FP0F&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=218569801&pf_rd_i=13608671|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=June 5, 2015}} |
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External links
- [http://www.fransjohansson.com/ Frans Johansson official website]
- [http://www.themedicigroup.com/ The Medici Group official website]
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