Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Address Inspiring The...

Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Address: Inspiring the Next Generation of Students/Innovators On June 12, 2005, Steve Jobs delivered a profound and influential speech addressing the commencement of Stanford’s graduating students. Steve Jobs was most known for being the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc., but was also less known for being founder of neXt and CEO of Pixar Animation throughout certain periods of his life. One of the reasons for observing this speech is primarily because Jobs is arguably considered one of the most innovative icon and leader of the 21st century who not only â€Å"directly helped change and improve not only the PC business (Macintosh, iMac, MacBook Air, iPad), but also the music (iPod, iTouch, iTunes), smartphone†¦show more content†¦As for the social and/or economic status, since Stanford University is considered one of the most â€Å"prestigious† schools in America, it is a safe assumption that the statuses of these students were homogenous to one another and above the status of the â€Å"average† American student. Be sides for those people who were present and personally witnessed this address from Steve Jobs, the speech was also recorded and uploaded to Stanford’s website and their YouTube page. Originally stemming from both of these two sources, this recorded video of the speech eventually found its way all over the crevasses of the internet. Just these two videos, from the two original sources alone, has cumulatively received an additional 26 million views. These additional views consisted of a larger, more general audience, having a greater range of diversification in the age, race, gender, religion, nationality, and social/economic statuses compared to those of the immediate audience. The general purpose was to address the commencement of Stanford’s graduating students for their educational achievement. More specifically, Steve Jobs wanted to inspire and influence this audience of graduating students in hopes that they will apply this advice for their future of successes that are accompanied by the inevitable failures and hardships. While Jobs referred to his own personal narratives of success and failure throughout, he was determined to reach the audience on a moreShow MoreRelatedInnovators Dna84615 Words   |  339 Pagesnow and read it tonight. Tomorrow you will learn more, create more, inspire more.† Chairman of the Executive Committee, Intuit Inc. â€Å" e Innovator’s DNA sheds new light on the once-mysterious art of innovation by showing that successful innovators exhibit common behavioral habits—habits that can boost anyone’s creative capacity.† author, e 7 Habits of Highly E ective People and e Leader in Me â€Å"Having worked with Clayton Christensen on innovation for over a decade, I can see that eRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pages2011038674 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 10: 0-13-283487-1 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-283487-2 Brief Contents Preface xxii 1 2 Introduction 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 3 The Individual 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Diversity in Organizations 39 Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 69 Emotions and Moods 97 Personality and Values 131 Perception and Individual Decision Making 165 Motivation Concepts 201 Motivation: From Concepts to Applications 239 3 The Group 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Foundations of Group BehaviorRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 Pagesmanaging one or more projects. This text is designed to provide project managers and prospective project managers with the knowledge and skills that are transferable across industries and countries. Our motivation for writing this text was to provide students with a holistic, integrative view of project management. A holistic view focuses on how projects contribute to the strategic goals of the organization. The linkages for integration include the process of selecting projects that best support the strategy