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TEAM B: HENRY FORD

Learning Team B
Henry Ford
Jessica Schneider, Shainee Elcock, Derec Hammons, Tiffany Cooper
Universiy of !hoeni"
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TEAM B: HENRY FORD
Creaive hinking is defined as 'a (ay of looking a pro)lems or si*aions from a fresh
perspecive ha s*ggess *norhodo" sol*ions +(hich may look *nseling a firs,- Creaive
hinking can )e sim*laed )oh )y an *nsr*c*red process s*ch as )rainsorming, and )y a
sr*c*red process s*ch as laeral hinking-. +B*siness Dicionary, /01$, There are a fe(
2*aliies of creaive hinkers- They are o ask 2*esions, pracice 3ero )ased hinking, change
yo*r mind, admi (hen yo* are (rong, and conin*e o learn, )e goal oriened, eliminae yo*r
ego, and generae ne( ideas- 4f yo* pracice hese hen yo* can )e a grea creaive hinker- Henry
Ford (as one of he people ha e"celled in creaive hinking and sho(ed i-
Henry Ford is proclaimed o )e a grea ind*srialis- 5ih only 6/&,000 from a fe(
invesors, he formed Ford 7oor Company +5orld 5ar 44 7aga3ine, /01$,- Ford prod*ced he
7odel 8, B, and C9 ho(ever, 'his mos noed a*omo)ile (as he 7odel T, (hich res*led in he
employmen of $,000 people in Ford:s facory d*e o is pop*lariy. +8merican 4nvenors, /01$,-
4n addiion, i has )een noed ha 'Henry Ford:s mos imporan conri)*ion (as he invenion
of he moving assem)ly line, (hich acceleraed he 8merican 4nd*srial ;evol*ion< oher
noa)le accomplishmens (as increasing he minim*m (age from 6/-=$>a>day o 6%>a>day and
c*ing shif lenghs from ? ho*rs o & ho*rs- This (age increase (as designed o make
a*omo)iles afforda)le and accessi)le o he common man. +8merican 4nvenors, /01$,-
Undenia)ly, Henry Ford is he epiome of 8merican progression-
5hen yo* hink a)o* any creaive hinker, (ha are some of he characerisics ha
come o mind@ Ao* sho*ld )e hinking risk aker, yo* sho*ld )e hinking invenor, yo* sho*ld )e
hinking dynamic, yo* sho*ld )e hinking pro)lem solver, all of (hich descri)es Henry Ford- 8s
a man (ho (orked *nder Thomas Edison, Ford sho*ld )e menioned (hen speaking a)o* or
creaing a lis of creaive hinkers- Creaing he 7odel T along (ih mass prod*cion for
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a*omo)iles +Bra*s /01=,, Ford r*ly ho*gh o*side he )o"- Today he Ford 7oor Company
is sill one of he )es>selling and prod*cing a*omoive companies in 8merica-
Henry Ford possessed many 2*aliies of a grea creaive hinker- His fresh perspecive on
increasing prod*cion )y invening he moving assem)ly line (as geni*s- This is definiely one
of he mos noa)le invenions of he 8merican 4nd*srial ;evol*ion- He *sed his infl*ence for
good, giving more )enefis o his loyal employees, s*ch as higher (ages and shorer shifs- His
incredi)le s*ccess raised employmen )y ho*sands and he )ooming economy in re*rn made
him more reven*es- Cher ind*srialiss of FordDs ime (o*ld have )een skepical raising (ages
in hopes i (ill )enefi he employers- Henry Ford did no ge i righ he firs ime9 he 7odel T
(as )orn from learned misakes and s(allo(ed pride- !ersisence, one of he mos admira)le
2*aliies of a creaive hinker- 4 is for hese reasons ha Henry Ford (ill al(ays )e noed in
hisory as a grea creaive hinker-
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