Benjamin Franklin

Creative Genius to end all creative geniuses 

1. Be Versatile

He created: 

Bifocals

Electricity

The Lightning Rod

The Stove 

Mapped Gulf Stream

Catheter!

2. Inspiration

Created the Junto in 1727 to talk about politics, philosophy, business. 

He harnessed the positive energies of others and built something extraordinary

3. Design Solutions

America

• Often noted as "The First American"
• Pushed unity
• Loved colonialism
• Rallied the troops
• He subconsciously started the design of America early in his career

4. Competition

Ben didn't compete

He innovated

Devote Fully

Ben was committed to only doing good deeds. He would keep a journal, and soon realized it was impossible to only do good deeds.

6. Failing

With the Deeds, Ben realized that he needed to focus on other things. Soon after, he continued to invent.

Innovation

Ben was instrumental in creating the Declaration, but wasn't allowed to get too involved for fear that would write jokes into the document.