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LET’S GO BACK IN TIME TO 39 YEARS AGO T O 1 9 7 5
In 1975, the film “Jaws” scared everyone JIMMY HOFFA ALSO DISAPPEARED IN 1975, BUT I DOUBT IT WAS FROM A SHARK
1975 WAS THE YEAR ACCCA WAS FOUNDED BY BOB DeHART A L O T H A S C H A N G E D
TIMES CHANGE BECAUSE BIG THINKERS WITH BIG IDEAS CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER. THIS ROOM IS FULL OF THESE PEOPLE T A R G E T I N G C H A N G E
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS JUST LIKE REGULAR PEOPLE ONLY SMARTER T - S H I R T
THINK DIFFERENT A P P L E
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see them as genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. —STEVE JOBS
IN THE MIDDLE OF DIFFICULTY LIES OPPORTUNITY E I N S T E I N
• A genius looks at something that others are stuck on and gets unstuck. I’m sure you’ve found a better way to do something that others have missed.
DUE TO RECENT BUDGET CUTS THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL HAS BEEN TURNED OFF S I G N O F T H E T I M E S
FOR A DIFFERENT AND BETTER FUTURE WE HAVE TO THINK DIFFERENT AND THINK BETTER L E E S I L B E R
WE EXIST FOR OTHER PEOPLE—TO GIVE BACK AND MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE E I N S T E I N
• When we change the way we think, we change our world—for the better. Ideas inspire others and can create a ripple effect on campus and in our students.
HOW TO GET GOOD IDEAS AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT L E E S I L B E R
• Nobody is a genius all the time. But we can all be smart, resourceful, and creative most of the time. Creativity and intelligence are not the same thing.
TWO THINGS ARE INFINITE: THE UNIVERSE AND HUMAN STUPIDITY—AND I’M NOT SURE ABOUT THE UNIVERSE E I N S T E I N
� iGENIUS Your Inner Einstein
� HISTORY A Few Facts About Einstein
TRUE? • Einstein worked six days a week as a Patent Clerk and pursued his scientific endeavors in his spare time.
We owe Einstein for lasers, television, solar-powered products, and handheld global positioning devices.
WORD • His personal life was a ______ . • Traded Nobel Prize money for a ______ .
Einstein rarely wore socks and simplified his life to focus on his work.
TRUE? • His office was neat and orderly.
He frequently looked like he’d just smoked an exploding cigar . . . and so did his office.
TRUE? • Einstein was a terrible student and couldn’t get or hold a job.
He once considered selling insurance.
TRUE? • Einstein donated his brain to science (after his death) and it was discovered it weighed much more than average.
I HAVE NO SPECIAL TALENTS. I AM ONLY PASSIONATELY CURIOUS E I N S T E I N
• Einstein was a hands-on learner and used images and feelings to solve problems—and worked more like an artist than a scientist.
I BELIEVE IN INTUITION AND INSPIRATION. I SOMETIMES FEEL THAT I AM RIGHT BUT I DO NOT KNOW THAT I AM E I N S T E I N
About solutions, curious, confident, determined, a dreamer, emotional, energetic, focused, fun, imaginative, intuitive, messy, musical, obsessed, optimistic, passionate, resourceful, spontaneous, a thinker, visual, well-read . . . Discuss what you have in common with Einstein . . . and with the person seated next to you.
A GENIUS IS SOMEONE LIKE NORMAN EINSTEIN J O E T H E I S M A N N
THINK QUICK Who is another innovative person you can think of?
• Kick start your brain by doing something new. • Focus on what you love, no matter what it is. • Be obsessed with making things better. • Create insanely great experiences. • Pay attention to the details.
2013 What were the best new products invented last year?
Dust Boots
IF YOU HAVE TIME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A PROBLEM YOU HAVE TIME TO THINK OF A SOLUTION L E E S I L B E R
OUR STUDIES SHOWED THAT HAPPY PEOPLE ARE MUCH MORE CREATIVE F A S T C O M P A N Y
WHAT YOU PUT OUT YOU GET BACK O P R A H
LEADERS People look to you for solutions and new ideas.
THE BEST IDEAS OFTEN COME FROM THE FRONTLINE WORKERS L E E S I L B E R
Brainstorming wasn’t just “Lip Service” for this school administrator
� IDEATION Collaboration is How Innovation Happens
Ritz Carlton managers huddle with their teams looking for good ideas each shift.
RESPECT Respect other people’s input and ideas
WE HIRE GREAT PEOPLE WITH A PASSION FOR SERVING OTHERS AND GIVE THEM THE FREEDOM TO BE THEMSELVES AND TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMER S O U T H W E S T
� WINNOVATION The Best Ideas Have The Most “Wins” In Them
WE CAN’T MIND CONTROL PEOPLE YET—SOMEDAY THERE WILL BE AN APP FOR THAT — WE CAN SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THEM TO FOLLOW L E E S I L B E R
YOU CAN HAVE EVERYTHING IN LIFE YOU WANT IF YOU HELP ENOUGH OTHERS GET WHAT THEY WANT Z I G Z I G L A R
CONNECT Connect the dots.
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY “NO” PEOPLE. WE NEED ORIGINAL THINKERS WHO FIND WAYS TO SAY “YES” L E E S I L B E R
GEN Y The new generation of innovators?
� HAPPINESS • YOUNGER GENERATION Happiness is excitement • OLDER GENERATION Happiness is peacefulness
WE ARE THE PEOPLE OUR PARENTS WARNED US ABOUT J I M M Y B U F F E T T
THINK SMALL Come up with new and creative subject lines, screen savers, salutations, text messages, voice mail greetings . . .
THINGS DON’T HAVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD TO BE IMPORTANT S T E V E J O B S
A stranger at the Stag and Doe restaurant in North Carolina picked up the dinner tab for a family dining with their special-needs son and left behind a note that read: “God only gives special children to special people.”
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY COUNTS AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY COUNT L E E S I L B E R
GREAT THINGS ARE NOT DONE BY IMPULSE, BUT BY A SERIES OF SMALL THINGS BROUGHT TOGETHER V I N C E N T V A N G O E H
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH TO IMPRESS PEOPLE THESE DAYS L E E S I L B E R
PERSONAL GREATNESS IS NOT DETERMINED BY THE SIZE OF THE JOB, BUT BY THE SIZE OF THE EFFORT ONE PUTS INTO THE JOB J O H N W O O D E N
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORD IN THE WORLD TO PEOPLE IS THEIR NAME L E E S I L B E R
FIND NEW WAYS TO CREATE MAGIC MOMENTS L E E S I L B E R
THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS TO LIVE YOUR LIFE ONE IS AS THOUGH NOTHING IS A MIRACLE THE OTHER AS THOUGH EVERYTHING IS E I N S T E I N
THE GREATEST SCIENTISTS ARE ARTISTS AS WELL E I N S T E I N
ARTISTS ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE A GENIUS AT FINDING NEW WAYS TO GET THINGS DONE S E T H G O D I N
RECYCLE Resourcefulness is a form of innovative thinking.
REAL ARTISTS SHIP S T E V E J O B S
JUST DO IT Find a way.
I CAN DO ANYTHING YOUR HUSBAND CAN DO BUT I’ll DO IT NOW H A N D Y M A N A D
PICK BATTLES BIG ENOUGH TO MATTER SMALL ENOUGH TO WIN J O N A T H O N K O Z O
DO THE BEST YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE L E E S I L B E R
CARING • Find the meaning, value, and purpose behind what you are doing.
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