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Create Disruptive Innovation using lessons from the greatest minds in History

What you will learn

Understand the thinking patterns and mental models of some of the world’s greatest scientists and innovators, including Isaac Newton, Richard Feynman

Analyze the scientific and engineering principles that guided these luminaries and their approach to problem-solving, decision-making, and creativity.

Explore the strategies, techniques, and mental models employed by these innovators and their impact on their industries and the world.

Learn how to apply the thinking patterns and mental models of these luminaries to real-world challenges, and enhance your own problem-solving

Gain a deep appreciation of the rational approach to science employed by Isaac Newton and its influence on modern scientific thinking.

Study the ability of Richard Feynman to simplify complex concepts and communicate scientific ideas to a broader audience.

Understand the visionary engineering of Isambard Brunel and its impact on transportation and infrastructure.

Analyze the design thinking approach of Steve Jobs and how he transformed the tech industry with his innovations.

Explore the futurist mindset of Elon Musk and his ability to innovate and disrupt multiple industries.

Participate in discussions and brainstorming sessions with fellow students to explore and apply the thinking patterns and mental models of these luminaries

Reflect on your personal learning and development, and identify opportunities for further growth and enhancement of your problem-solving & decision-making

Description

This course is designed to explore the thinking patterns and mental models of some of the greatest scientists and innovators in history, including Isaac Newton, Richard Feynman, Isambard Brunel, Steve Jobs, and Elon Musk. Through a combination of lectures, case studies, and discussions, you will learn how these brilliant minds approached problem-solving, decision-making, and creativity, and how you can apply their methods and strategies to your own life and work.

You will delve into the scientific and engineering principles that guided these luminaries, and gain a deep understanding of their thinking patterns and mental models. From Newton’s rational approach to science, to Feynman’s ability to simplify complex concepts, Brunel’s visionary engineering, Jobs’s design thinking, and Musk’s futurist mindset, you will learn how these innovators tackled the most challenging problems of their times and produced ground-breaking discoveries and innovations.

Through case studies, you will analyse the strategies, techniques, and mental models employed by these luminaries, and examine the impact of their thinking patterns on their industries and the world. You will also participate in discussions and brainstorming sessions to explore how to apply these thinking patterns to real-world challenges, and reflect on your personal learning and development.

No prior knowledge or experience is required to enroll in this course, but a basic familiarity with science and engineering principles will be helpful. By the end of the course, you will have gained a deep appreciation of the thinking patterns and mental models of some of the world’s greatest scientists and innovators, and how to apply them to enhance your own problem-solving, decision-making, and creativity skills.

In this course we will cover :-

1. Isaac Newton


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2. Edison

3. Einstein

4. Feynman

5. Brunel

6. Steve Jobs

7. Elon Musk

English
language

Content

Introduction

Introduction

Isaac Newton

Newton
Think like Newton
Development of Calculus
Newton’s Thinking Process leading to Calculus
Newton’s development of the 3 Laws of Motion
7 thought patterns from Newton to use in your work
How to Leverage Newton’s Thinking in your own work
The Main Takeaway

Thomas Edison

Edison
Think like Edison
The LightBulb Moment
Edison’s Other Inventions
Not scared of Failure
7 thought patterns from Edison to use in your work
How to Leverage Edison’s Thinking in your own work
The Main Takeaway

Nikola Tesla

Tesla
Think like Tesla
Tesla’s Other Inventions
7 keys to thinking like Tesla
Case Studies to Apply in your own work
How New Firms are applying this thinking to innovate

Isambard Brunel

Brunel and the HyperLoop
Learning from Brunel
One Unique Quality Brunel Had
How to apply Brunel’s thinking in your own work

Michael Faraday

Faraday
Think like Faraday
How did Faraday Learn
Faraday’s Interdisciplinary Thinking

Albert Einstein

Einstein
Why was Einstein Unique
Einstein’s Thought Experiments
Einstein’s Creativity

John Von Neumann – The Greatest Thinker of our Time

Applying Mathematics to Many Fields
Von Neumann
7 keys to Neumann’s thinking

Soviet Engineering : Leapfrogging Innovation

Leapfrogging innovation under uncertainty
Key to Soviet Success
The MIG program as a case study
The Soyuz Rocket as a case study
Soviet Key to Success in Engineering and Science

Japanese Engineering : High Quality and Attention to Detail

Continuous Improvement and Attention to Detail
The Toyota Case Study
Key Lessons from Toyota

Soichiro Honda

How Honda Invented an industry
Honda’s practical approach

Chinese Engineering : Learning from Chinese Reverse Engineering

The Chinese Model
BYD
Xiaomi
Leverage your unique skills and laser focus them to create advantage

Silicon Valley : Learning from Apple and Google

Silicon Valley Model of Innovation
Data Driven Decision Making
Disruptive Innovation
The Moonshot
The Toothbrush test
Meeting Needs

South Korean Engineering : Learning from Samsung

The Industrial Complex
The Samsung Case Study
The South Korean Education System

Swiss Inventions Pattern

Swiss Pattern of Innovation
Case Studies from Switzerland

German Design Thinking

German Innovation
German Companies using this approach
Facilitating the German Approach
The Jet Engine
Reliability and Attention to Detail

Indian Engineering : The Frugal Approach

India’s approach to innovation
The TATA case study

French Engineering : Lessons from Dassault and Airbus

The French Approach
Airbus
Airbus A380

American Cutting Edge Tech : The American Defence Complex

Skunkworks
B2 Bomber
F35 Program
Learning from SkunkWorks

Richard Feynman

From Radios to Challenger
The Feynman Technique
Examine each part
Solving the Challenger Disaster

Benjamin Franklin

The curious case of Benjamin Franklin

Steve Jobs

How did Jobs Think?
The iPhone
Focus on how things work, not how they look
Main lessons from Jobs

Elon Musk

First Principles Thinking
SpaceX
Tesla
HyperLoop
Maglev in a Vaccum Tube inspired by Brunel – Musk’s modular thinking

Marie Curie

How did Marie Curie Think

McKinsey Approach to Problem Solving

The McKinsey Approach

James Dyson for Engineering Design

Dyson’s innovative approach

The Maverick : Richard Branson

The Maverick approach to problem solving

On the Shoulders of Giants

Importance of building domain knowledge

Dreaming with the Giants

Daydream like Einstein!

Cobbling Together Different Thoughts

The Steve Jobs Approach

Machines of the Mind

Machines of the Mind

Johnny Ive for Design Thinkers

Talking to Users – Understand the needs of the customer

Bauhaus Design Movement

Simplicity, Minimalism, Functionality

Biomimicry

Velcro
Prairie – Systems Thinking
Japanese Bullet Train Kingfisher
Termite Mound and Buildings
Bridges based on Shrubs

3 Idiots

What is a Machine?

Nobel Prizes and Hobbies

Why 68% of Nobel Laureates have hobbies

John D Rockefeller

Charting your path through Numbers and Data

Super 30

Importance of Training

Your Free Guidebook to Becoming an Entrepreneur

Your Step by Step guide and free ebook
Added Material : Magnus Carlsen
Added Material : Science as indistinguishable from Magic
Added Material : Analyze positions like Chess Grandmasters