Think Different Exercise
In 1997, Apple, Inc. supported its "Think Different" marketing campaign with a 1-minute commercial featuring black-and-white footage of 17 iconic 20th-century personalities. The commercial was conceptualized by the Los Angeles-based advertising agency TBWA/Chiat/Day.
Find a copy of this commercial, also known as the "Crazy Ones" commercial, on the Internet and watch it.
Identify the 17 individuals shown in the background and discuss the following questions:(NOTE: my assigned "individuals" are Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, & Ted Turner) Please answer questions below only for the 4 stated individuals.
- What did each of the individualscontribute to the world?
- How was each of these contributions rooted in creative thinking; that is, how did each change existing paradigms of seeing or experiencing the world?
- Are there defining characteristics shared among all or most of the individuals?
- What is the value of imagination and thinking outside the box with regard to their contributions?