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  • Condensed Version of Slides from Lee Silber

leesilber@leesilber.com

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LEE ATTENDED MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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LET’S GO BACK IN TIME TO 39 YEARS AGO

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In 1975, the film “Jaws” scared everyone

JIMMY HOFFA ALSO DISAPPEARED IN 1975, BUT I DOUBT IT WAS FROM A SHARK

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1975 WAS THE YEAR ACCCA WAS FOUNDED BY BOB DeHART

A L O T H A S C H A N G E D

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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

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COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS JUST LIKE REGULAR PEOPLE ONLY SMARTER

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  • S

H I R T

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THINK DIFFERENT

A P P L E

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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

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IN THE MIDDLE OF DIFFICULTY LIES OPPORTUNITY

E I N S T E I N

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  • A genius looks at something that
  • thers are stuck on and gets unstuck.

I’m sure you’ve found a better way to do something that

  • thers have missed.
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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

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FOR A DIFFERENT AND BETTER FUTURE WE HAVE TO THINK DIFFERENT AND THINK BETTER

L E E S I L B E R

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WE EXIST FOR OTHER PEOPLE—TO GIVE BACK AND MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE

E I N S T E I N

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  • When we change the way we think,

we change our world—for the better. Ideas inspire others and can create a ripple effect

  • n campus and in
  • ur students.
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HOW TO GET GOOD IDEAS AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT

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  • 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.

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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

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iGENIUS

Your Inner Einstein

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HISTORY

A Few Facts About Einstein

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TRUE?

  • Einstein worked six days a week as

a Patent Clerk and pursued his scientific endeavors in his spare time.

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We owe Einstein for lasers, television, solar-powered products, and handheld global positioning devices.

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WORD

  • His personal life was a ______ .
  • Traded Nobel Prize money for a ______ .
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Einstein rarely wore socks and simplified his life to focus on his work.

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TRUE?

  • His office was neat and orderly.
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He frequently looked like he’d just smoked an exploding cigar . . . and so did his office.

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TRUE?

  • Einstein was a terrible student and

couldn’t get or hold a job.

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He once considered selling insurance.

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TRUE?

  • Einstein donated his brain to science

(after his death) and it was discovered it weighed much more than average.

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I HAVE NO SPECIAL

  • TALENTS. I AM ONLY

PASSIONATELY CURIOUS

E I N S T E I N

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  • Einstein was a hands-on learner and

used images and feelings to solve problems—and worked more like an artist than a scientist.

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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

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About solutions, curious, confident, determined, a dreamer, emotional, energetic, focused, fun, imaginative, intuitive, messy, musical, obsessed,

  • ptimistic, passionate, resourceful,

spontaneous, a thinker, visual, well-read . . .

Discuss what you have in common with Einstein . . . and with the person seated next to you.

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A GENIUS IS SOMEONE LIKE NORMAN EINSTEIN

J O E T H E I S M A N N

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THINK QUICK

Who is another innovative person you can think of?

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  • 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.
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2013

What were the best new products invented last year?

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Dust Boots

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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

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OUR STUDIES SHOWED THAT HAPPY PEOPLE ARE MUCH MORE CREATIVE

F A S T C O M P A N Y

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WHAT YOU PUT OUT YOU GET BACK

O P R A H

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LEADERS

People look to you for solutions and new ideas.

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THE BEST IDEAS OFTEN COME FROM THE FRONTLINE WORKERS

L E E S I L B E R

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Brainstorming wasn’t just “Lip Service” for this school administrator

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IDEATION

Collaboration is How Innovation Happens

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Ritz Carlton managers huddle with their teams looking for good ideas each shift.

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RESPECT

Respect other people’s input and ideas

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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

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WINNOVATION

The Best Ideas Have The Most “Wins” In Them

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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

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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

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CONNECT

Connect the dots.

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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

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GEN Y

The new generation of innovators?

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HAPPINESS

  • YOUNGER GENERATION

Happiness is excitement

  • OLDER GENERATION

Happiness is peacefulness

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WE ARE THE PEOPLE OUR PARENTS WARNED US ABOUT

J I M M Y B U F F E T T

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THINK SMALL

Come up with new and creative subject lines, screen savers, salutations, text messages, voice mail greetings . . .

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THINGS DON’T HAVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD TO BE IMPORTANT

S T E V E J O B S

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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.”

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MAKE SURE EVERYBODY COUNTS AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY COUNT

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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

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IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH TO IMPRESS PEOPLE THESE DAYS

L E E S I L B E R

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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

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THE MOST IMPORTANT WORD IN THE WORLD TO PEOPLE IS THEIR NAME

L E E S I L B E R

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FIND NEW WAYS TO CREATE MAGIC MOMENTS

L E E S I L B E R

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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

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THE GREATEST SCIENTISTS ARE ARTISTS AS WELL

E I N S T E I N

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ARTISTS ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE A GENIUS AT FINDING NEW WAYS TO GET THINGS DONE

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RECYCLE

Resourcefulness is a form of innovative thinking.

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REAL ARTISTS SHIP

S T E V E J O B S

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JUST DO IT

Find a way.

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I CAN DO ANYTHING YOUR HUSBAND CAN DO BUT I’ll DO IT NOW

H A N D Y M A N A D

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PICK BATTLES BIG ENOUGH TO MATTER SMALL ENOUGH TO WIN

J O N A T H O N K O Z O

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DO THE BEST YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE

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CARING

  • Find the meaning, value, and

purpose behind what you are doing.

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I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT LOVE IS A BETTER TEACHER THAN A SENSE OF DUTY

E I N S T E I N

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THE STATE OF MIND WHICH ENABLES ONE TO DO WORK OF THIS KIND COMES STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

E I N S T E I N

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THE MAINSPRING OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT IS NOT AN EXTERNAL GOAL TOWARD ONE MUST STRIVE BUT THE PLEASURE OF THINKING

E I N S T E I N

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RIGHT MIND

  • Switch to your non-writing hand
  • Don’t fight your natural tendencies
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Write your first name with your non-writing hand

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IT’S MY STYLE

Work the way your brain works.

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OBSERVE

  • Answers and ideas are everywhere
  • Pay attention and look for clues
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I WAS LUCKY TO NOTICE WHAT OTHERS DIDN’T

E I N S T E I N

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COLLECT

  • Collect things related to a problem
  • Carry around prototype, notes, ideas
  • Talk up your ideas
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PICTURE THIS

It’s a “sign” of the times.

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JOURNAL

  • Big thinkers all use an idea catcher
  • Carry around prototype, notes, ideas
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DEFINE IT

  • Clear understanding is the key
  • Describe it, define it, understand it
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IF YOU CAN’T EXPLAIN IT SIMPLY YOU DON’T KNOW IT WELL ENOUGH

E I N S T E I N

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THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO NOT STOP QUESTIONING

E I N S T E I N

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IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS?

T H E Q U E S T I O N

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LAST WORD

What you do makes a difference

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I’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW

M Y L A S T W O R D S

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TOAST

Here’s to Rebuilding the Dream For Student Success