Geniuses are made not born 2

Geniuses Are Made, Not Born! Ahmed Soliman Saturday, May 8, 2010

Warning! This talk might change your way of thinking! Saturday, May 8, 2010

“genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration” -- Thomas Edison Saturday, May 8, 2010

To be Truer... -- Thomas Edison 1% 29% Inspiration Good Instruction and Encouragement Perspiration 70% Saturday, May 8, 2010

Inspiration Saturday, May 8, 2010

Why it’s not there? Saturday, May 8, 2010

Convergent Thinking Saturday, May 8, 2010

Resource 1 Experience Resource 2 Resource 3 Saturday, May 8, 2010

We ask questions like Saturday, May 8, 2010

What’s going on? Why is this happening? What’s the solution of ...? Saturday, May 8, 2010

Divergent Thinking Saturday, May 8, 2010

Possibility Possibility Possibility Knowledge Experience Etc. questions Saturday, May 8, 2010

Again, like Saturday, May 8, 2010

What happens if ....? What else could we do? Saturday, May 8, 2010

That was cool What else is wrong? Saturday, May 8, 2010

Knowledge islands Saturday, May 8, 2010

Build bridges Saturday, May 8, 2010

Thank you son. Anything else? Saturday, May 8, 2010

We take too many things for granted* *learn to look into details Saturday, May 8, 2010

Become a philosopher Saturday, May 8, 2010

Inspiration comes when ... • Learn about convergent and divergent thinking • Ask why, how. • Build a correlated knowledge base. • become a philosopher. Saturday, May 8, 2010

Perspiration Saturday, May 8, 2010

Sisyphus* *what’s the purpose of what you are doing? Saturday, May 8, 2010

SELECT `purpose` WHERE `purpose` = ‘goal’; Saturday, May 8, 2010

Ok, I got it... But long or short term? Saturday, May 8, 2010

Can I have a long term goal? Saturday, May 8, 2010

FACTS Let me tell you some Saturday, May 8, 2010

10 top in-demand jobs in 2010.... Saturday, May 8, 2010

Did not exist in 2004! Saturday, May 8, 2010

What does that tell YOU? Saturday, May 8, 2010

You simply↓ Saturday, May 8, 2010

Think agile Saturday, May 8, 2010

Think Iterative Saturday, May 8, 2010

Accept changes between steps Saturday, May 8, 2010

Experiment different approaches Saturday, May 8, 2010

Ever Thought about Sprints? Saturday, May 8, 2010

Small is BIG *start with something small that you can stick to Saturday, May 8, 2010

deﬁne artifacts* *Visual results make you happy Saturday, May 8, 2010

SET ALWAYS TIME LIMITS Saturday, May 8, 2010

Keep your engines running • It’s a MUST to have short-term goals. • Think agile/iterative *sprints? • Think small but persistent. • Deﬁne your work by artifacts. • Stick to time limits Saturday, May 8, 2010

1% 29% Inspiration Good Instruction and Encouragement Perspiration 70% Saturday, May 8, 2010

Instruction/Encouragement Saturday, May 8, 2010

Invest in ⇒YOU⇐ Saturday, May 8, 2010

Build network of mentors* *only successful mentors Saturday, May 8, 2010

Deﬁne artifacts Saturday, May 8, 2010

Deﬁne artifacts Didn’t I say that before?! Saturday, May 8, 2010

work in a team Or build one Or join one Ok --You got the point :) Saturday, May 8, 2010

Join CAT * * or maybe any “good” team if any. Saturday, May 8, 2010

Thank You! www.ahmedSoliman.com Saturday, May 8, 2010

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