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 Kellogg School of Management.^[1][2] He is the co-author of The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas.^[3][4]

Nordgren completed a B.A. in psychology, magna cum laude, in 2001 at St. Olaf College. He was a Fulbright scholar^[5] and completed a Ph.D. in social psychology with distinction at the University of Amsterdam.^[1] He was recognized as one of Poets & Quants’ 40 under 40 business school professors.^[6][7] Nordgren is the founder of Candor, a software company that promotes bias-free collaboration and feedback.^[8][9] In 2009, he was a social and experimental psychologist and assistant professor at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.^[10][11]

Nordren received the Theoretical Innovation Award of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology and the De Finnetti Prize from the European Association for Decision Making.^[12]

• Nordgren, Loran; Schonthal, David Alan (5 October 2021). The Human Element: Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas. Wiley. ISBN 978-1119765042. OCLC 1293474669.^[13]

• Official website