Reinvention, Part 2: Examples And Perspectives Of Reinvention
Reinvention, Part 2: Examples And Perspectives Of Reinvention

Reinvention, Part 2: Examples And Perspectives Of Reinvention

Session #2 Quick Summary

In this session, we’re going to talk about examples of reinvention. We’re going to look at famous people, we’re going to look at industries, and really going to get a sense of what reinvention looks like.

Key Takeaways

  • Example - Steve Jobs [00:00]
  • Example - James Cameron [02:55]
  • Example - The Beatles [03:53]
  • Example - The Police [04:43]
  • Example - Sting [05:18]
  • Example - Kip Winger [05:36]
  • Example - Andrew Jones [07:23]
  • How to reinvent from multiple perspectives. [09:31]
  • How we’re moving towards a time where the gap between when we imagine something and when it gets created in the real world becomes real-time. [10:29]
  • Why creating and reinventing transforms you into a leader. [15:58]
  • One evolving model of reality that’s gaining popularity. [18:56]
  • The concept of emergence in systems theory. [21:58]
  • Understanding higher, emergent order. [23:34]
  • Why most people are not looking at an emergent level. [27:54]
  • Example - founders of Uber [30:51]
  • Leaders envision the future, then create and communicate that reality. [33:01]

Quotes

Zoom out and then zoom back in.
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.—Max De Pree

Exercise

Ask yourself the following questions - ideally writing in a journal:

  • What does the future look like to you, to your unique reality?
  • What do you think is going to happen in the future?
  • How are we going to live in five years, 10 years, 20 years?
  • When you imagine that future that's going to emerge, what are the most salient or important features?
  • How could you start living that way right now?
  • How could you live that way so that you're also teaching others?

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