1. The document discusses using co-design and finding the right questions to drive collective innovation.
2. It advocates an approach of fostering divergent and disruptive thinking rather than just incremental improvements.
3. This involves using techniques like co-design, design thinking, and open innovation to generate creative questions and solutions.
12. “I think the tie-in to my current work is we had a fair
amount of freedom to study whatever we liked.
It was Montessori influenced philosophy of
education”
Jimmy Wales
13. “I’ve always felt that there’s a
certain kind of important
pioneering that goes on from an
inventor like Thomas Edison, and
that discovery mentality is
precisely the environment that
Montessori seeks to create."
Jeff Bezos
14. Intelligence in our schools is defined as always
having the same answers as everyone else.
Not one person is taught to think for themselves, or
that’s called non-intelligence. In Montessori schools
the approach is totally different.
Steve Wozniak
15. "The Montessori Method - learning by doing -
once again became my stock in trade..."
Katharine Graham
16. “It’s all about learning on your terms, rather than a
teacher explaining stuff to you. SimCity comes
right out of Montessori…”
Will Wright
21. 1. Foster independence and self motivation
2. Development of character and positive self image
3. Sensitive periods of learning
4. Initiative and risk taking
5. Respect for all life and diversity
6. Continuous learning
7. Freedom of choice with responsibility
22. The creativity is not
expressed until the
human being is given
the courage and the
strength to use it and
to create
Maria Montessori
23. 1. Challenge
2. Clarity
3. Confidence
4. Commitment
5. Consolidation
6. Change
7.Creativity
The Seven Skills
You Need to
Thrive in the C-
Suite