Steve Jobs: A Visionary GeniusSteve Jobs was one of the most influential people in media over the past 25 years. Steve Jobs changed technology and entertainment in ways not seen since Thomas Edison lit up the world, radicalizing the technology and telecommunications industry. Jobs was born in San Francisco, California on February 24, 1955. “Jobs was a computer enthusiast who dropped out of Reed College after his first semester. At the age of 21, he founded Apple Computer, Inc., with Stephen G. Wozniak, a friend and fellow computer enthusiast” (Jobs). First step: the creative task The creative task involves being able to modify one's concept of creativity and try to see things from a new angle – especially design! “Most often, people associate creativity with something intellectual, with a particular way of thinking” (Greene, 179). Steve Jobs was a pioneer; he revolutionized the world of technology, but also that of music and cinema as well as that of the telephone. Jobs took what was there and made it better. In the movie JOBS, you see Steve's creativity represented through his design of the first generation iMac and iPod, which is shown in the opening scene of the movie. Step Two: Creative Strategies According to the poet John Keats, “we must be able to deny our ego. We are by nature fearful and insecure creatures. We do not like what is unknown or unfamiliar. To compensate for this, we assert ourselves with opinions and ideas that make us appear strong and certain” (Green, 181). To achieve mastery, you must learn to walk and talk, which Jobs demonstrated in everything he did. In 1976, Wozniak and Jobs completed their first computer, the Apple I. A year later, the two completed and released...... middle of paper ...... after he resigned from his company in his home in Paolo Alto, California, October 5, 2011. He was 56 years old. Works Cited Cusumano, M.A. (2011). The legacy of Steve Jobs. Communication of the ACM, 54(12), 26-28. Finkle, T.A. and Mallin, M.L. (2010). Steve Jobs and Apple, Inc. Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, (16)8), 49-57Mastery [VitalSouce library version]. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781101601020/epubcfi/6/ 34. (Saturday October 8, 2011). Jobs was pushed to think differently. The Calgary Harold (Alberta), retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/inacademic.Sterm, JM (director). (2013). Works [Cinema]. United States: Universal Studios HomeThe Legacy of Steve Jobs: Beyond the World of Technology. (2011). Professional Safety, 56(12), 56. Retrieved February 15, 2014, from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.oclc.fullsail.edu:81.