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CULTURE AND

INNOVATION AT
APPLE

“Part of what made


“Part made the
the Macintosh great
great was
was that
that the
the
people working
people working on
on it were
were musicians, and poets, and
artists, and
artists, and zoologists,
zoologists, and
and historians
historians who
who also
also happened
happened
to be
to be the
the best
best computer
computer scientists
scientists in
in the
the world.”
world.”
WHAT IS THE AGE OF AN APPLE EMPLOYEE ?

LESS than 30 30 Years or


years more
30% 60%

10%

55 YEARS OR
MORE
HIGHLIGHTS OF CULTURE AT APPLE

APPLE COMES FIRST POLITICS EXIST VEIL OF SECRECACY


when stuff gets crazy, work people up the chain are Employees work on
comes first ahead of all pretty polished - super projects where they cant
else smart, super good at the tell management about
game, but deliver the them
goods too

HARD TO GET HIRED NO WORK FROM HOME NO FREE FOOD


70% of the population are The company culture wants pay is above the other tech
contractors and very few everyone face to face companies, especially
ever get FTE. every day and they are when you consider stock
very up-front and clear grants
about it
APPLE INNOVATION

Apple Leverages a Combination of


Top-Down and Bottom-Up
innovation strategy to create new
innovation

Customer driven , spontaneous and with


deep understanding of customer need

Take Calculated Risk and Boldly Enter new


markets

Creativity begins with asking questions,


innovation happens when you find
answers.

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