by Jim Knight | Jan 23, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning |
“A person can have the greatest idea in the world—completely different and novel—but if that person can’t convince enough other people, it doesn’t matter.” Gregory Burns neuroscience professor at Emory University “It’s intriguing to ask,” Carmine Gallo asks, in...
by Jim Knight | Jan 17, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Teaching Strategies |
Jobs launched an innovation in the retail space precisely because he had a bigger vision than his competitors. His customers would enter an Apple store to shop for products and leave “feeling” inspired. –Carmine Gallo One of Steve Jobs’ innovation secrets,...
by Jim Knight | Jan 9, 2013 | Improving Instruction |
A “no” uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a “yes” merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. Mahatma Gandhi According to Carmine Gallo, author of The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, how Jobs acted when he returned to Apple...
by Jim Knight | Jan 3, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Learning From Video, Self-Coaching |
The [think different] ad campaign … reveals a fundamental difference between radical innovators and mediocre copycats: the former believe in their customer’s dreams and their ability to change the world; the latter see their customers as dollar signs and nothing more....
by Jim Knight | Dec 26, 2012 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning |
For Steve Jobs, Think Different was more than just an incredibly successful marketing campaign. According to Carmine Gallo, “think different” was an essential part of Jobs’ creativity. Many radical learners embrace the “think different” goal, so it should not be...
