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My Most Recent Books
“Evil doesn’t stand a chance.”
The stakes for being good and virtuous are the highest they have been in over 100 years. Depending on who you ask, if you make the wrong decisions today, you could contribute to destroying the earth, bring about the end of democracy, or go straight to hell. And, no matter who you ask, saying or doing what others consider inappropriate or evil could get you canceled and cost you your friends, your job, and your reputation.
In The Future of Good, Adam Braus, the founder and president of Elton College, brings to light a 100-year-old theory of good and evil that can help us meet the moral challenges of our times. Braus weaves together stories from history, philosophy, psychology, and neuro- and evolutionary biology to offer his readers a new perspective on how to build good institutions, identify good leaders, and be good people.
Published July 2022
“... an insightful and thought-provoking book, that strikes to the heart of American higher education.”
Braus has been conducting original research in higher education for over a decade. He discovered that we are living in a kind of higher educational ice age—there are almost zero new colleges started in the United States or other advanced countries. How can this be? Do we simply have enough colleges? Are colleges just impossibly difficult to start?
Braus interviewed struggling founders of new non-profit colleges, their lawyers, accreditors, and professors. From these interviews, he learned that in America today, the system is rigged against even a qualified person trying to start a non-profit college. In this book we will meet five innovative educators and their teams who tried to start non-profit colleges, but who were shut out or shut down. You’ll learn the fascinating, untold history of innovation in higher education in the United States. Braus argues that the solution to the high costs and falling quality in higher education lies in enabling qualified people to start new and innovative non-profit colleges.
Published December 2023
“A must-read sequel to Daniel Pink’s Drive and Angela Duckworth’s Grit.”
Being motivated makes you smarter, happier, and more successful. New evidence-based research suggests that the most effective way to increase someone's motivation is by changing their environment. Adam Braus is an entrepreneur and software engineer turned educational innovator in San Francisco, California. He designed and built a new college that turns out successful Silicon Valley software engineers. Motivate is his master class in how to use evidence-based research to build highly motivational environments at home, in schools, and at work.
Published Jan 2021
“A weapon of mass collaboration”
Meteoric teaches you how to build your career and business through using a new theory of leading change. The most innovative companies in Silicon Valley and around the world are using a Japanese concept called nemawashi to unlock the genius of all their teams and people. Through engaging stories and case studies from startups, small businesses, and corporate America, Braus distills down this international and timeless method for change into a simple five-step process.
Published Dec 2019
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