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Creative Selection at Apple – The Hidden Process Behind Breakthrough Products

How Apple’s Hidden Culture of Demos, Taste, and Craft Built the iPhone—and What Every Builder Can Learn From It

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Jack
Jun 04, 2025
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1: Introduction – A Quiet Classic from Apple’s Engine Room

What if the most valuable lessons in product innovation didn’t come from flashy frameworks or leadership manifestos—but instead from an engineer sitting in a hallway, waiting to demo a piece of unfinished software to Steve Jobs?

That’s the understated power of Creative Selection. Ken Kocienda, a p…

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