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Possibilities Infinite
Denise R. Jacobs Giant Conference | Charleston, SC 15 June 2015
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@denisejacobs @GiantUX #giantconf
#infinitepossible
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Get the slides, y’all! Creativedo.se/giantconf-ip
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Photo by Derek Kearney
From front-end à Creativity Evangelist
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à Founder + Chief Creativity Evangelist http://TheCreativeDose.com/
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Our goal at Giant Conference 2015:
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1,1,2,3… https://www.flickr.com/photos/bdunnette/143567420
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It’s the new Black http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
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Time Magazine Creativity Poll, 2013
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
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IBM CEO Study, 2010 https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
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Survey of 684 Developers https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/8812567121
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
We have it, then we lose it.
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This is Water. https://www.flickr.com/photos/seotaro/2101165162
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“The new scarcity: the time, energy, and brainpower of bright, creative people.” - Mary Poppendieck, “Think For Yourself”
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Truth. Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Now it’s time to value yourself
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3277839203
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The Dark or the Light
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“Straight lines are un-godly” https://powerofh.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/friedensreich-hundertwasser1.jpg
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The pattern of nature
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We are part of this pattern
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124263610@N08/14201837570/
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It starts here https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdvan/14910785913
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Everything comes from this divine unfolding
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rammorrison/2718543921
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Making one solid choice is the beginning
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The paradox of choice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
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CHOOSE https://www.flickr.com/photos/buttersponge/4955768144
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Non-Creative or Creative?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
Who here is creative?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kosmotesto/3794445313/
“Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.” Bruce Nussbaum, Creative Intelligence
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Child, please. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahalie/276780530/
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In Tibetan, creative = natural
https://www.flickr.com/photos/norte_it/2340805781
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Creativity ≠ Trying to be Creative http://www.theprofessionalcreative.com/take-the-first-step-to-become-creative/
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Trying ≠ Practicing
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http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/do_or_do_not_w1.jpeg
“Try not. Do, or do not.
There is no try.” Yoda
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“If I try to be creative, rather than just accepting that I am creative, I fail.” Andrew J. Epstein
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More like breathing http://www.flickr.com/photos/guiniveretoo/1573049301/
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Like breathing, you can build http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/
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What’s your creative frequency? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sine_waves_different_frequencies.svg
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Tune in https://www.flickr.com/photos/flavijus/566174947
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Show up https://www.flickr.com/photos/joelanman/367425390
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Practice https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/275200051/
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Ideas a day https://www.flickr.com/photos/evaekeblad/15294401442
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“Deciding for creativity does not guarantee that creativity will emerge, but without the decision, it certainly will not.” – Robert Sternberg
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Decide upon Creativity. Choose it.
Then, amplify your creative frequency.
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Fixed or Growth Mindset?
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Mindset, by Carol Dweck
http://mindsetonline.com
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Which looks more familiar?
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Fixed mindset https://www.flickr.com/photos/bethscupham/7328405210
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Perfection Talent Ability
Accomplishment Comparison
Fixed Mindset focused on
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“Maybe I don’t have enough talent.” “What if I fail?” “If I don’t try, I can protect my dignity.” “It’s not my fault. It’s something/someone else’s.”
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Perfectionists beware
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
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(Sounds an awful lot like the Inner Critic, no?)
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Learning Willingness to fail
Curiosity Expansion
Being self-referential
Growth Mindset focused on
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Embrace and enjoy learning
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How do you change from Fixed to Growth? http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-oxymoron/5005673112/
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1) Listen for your Fixed Mindset voice http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/
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2) Recognize that you have a choice https://www.flickr.com/photos/cjsmithphotography/6804513809
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3) Talk back to it with a growth mindset voice
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“I can learn to do this with time & effort.” “Most successful people have had failure along the way.” “If I don’t try, I automatically fail.” “If I don’t take responsibility, I can’t fix it.”
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4) Take growth mindset action
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Growth Mindset actions http://www.flickr.com/photos/onegiantleap/4124211492/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959867550/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959864706/
Adopt a beginner’s mind
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Release the Tyranny of the Expert
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64540855@N07/5878418781
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Rediscover the familiar
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77654185@N07/8428225936
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Re-learn something from a friend https://www.flickr.com/photos/ribbitvoice/2339351666
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Learn something entirely new http://www.flickr.com/photos/13723940@N04/2648317554/
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In my own life: learning Improv Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Learning from experience is key
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“I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures…I divide the world into the learners and nonlearners.” – Benjamin Barber, Sociologist
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Approach everything with openness and eagerness. Increase your knowledge
and expand yourself.
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Blocked or in Flow?
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Creative blocks?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99301367@N00/8497106802/
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Internal fears Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Creative Flow http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/
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Is @ the Sweet Spot
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Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
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= Empowered Play
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/
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Your brain on Flow https://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/13994747444
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Flow banishes the inner critic
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How do you reach Flow?
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Uninterrupted, focused time
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(Instill the Headphones Rule) https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9824922293
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Helps create space for ideas
https://www.flickr.com/photos/creativedc/2939649520
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Risk/Challenge http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianavengers/2495352933/
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Immediate feedback http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8124124586/
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Find your Flow to dispel fears and experience
continuous creative growth.
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…Has little regard for their potential to
shape the future or ability to take action
on issues that truly motivate them.
A Taker…
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…A maker’s work is characterized by morality, creativity, craftsmanship, and purposed problem solving. They view their work through the lens of service.
A Maker…
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“….Makers choose their work based on impact and happiness.” Jason Cavnar, "Why developers should start choosing conscience over profit"
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/18/developers-choosing-conscience-over-profit/
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Become a passionate problem-solver
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4435608143/
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Cultivate a healthy disregard for the impossible
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Be clear on your “Why” http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlz212/198759134/
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Infuse meaning https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5932362950
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Whom are you helping? http://www.codefevermiami.com/
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Choose bigger, more creative problems to solve
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Cultivate a culture of creativity around you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
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Like folks at Pixar
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Make things that matter – to both you and others.
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PROGRESS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryharris/381154280/
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What do you get? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlaughland/3475448568/
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Life is complex and so are decisions
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CREATIVITY GROWTH MIND
FIND FLOW BE A MAKER
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Guidelines; stars to navigate by http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/9255191990/
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“Clarity brings about purpose, purpose brings about action, action brings about change.” Joel Yeo
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CREATE LEARN
FLOW CONTRIBUTE
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Mobilize a dormant creative confidence
http://www.flickr.com/photos/badastronomy/4179773749/
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Realize that we are Master Creators
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While we can’t predict the future http://fusible.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crystal-ball.jpg
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Because of the unknown
http://hub.salford.ac.uk/energymonitoring/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/01/known-knowns1.jpg
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“We are the creators of the future.” Umair Haque, “How to Have a Year That Matters”
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And if predicting the future is a comfort
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A compelling point
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Doing something new often involves discomfort
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Making them should be easier
http://www.cdmdirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Choices.jpg
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These decisions are completely yours
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The universe is expanding, and so are we
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Now you have more tools
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Claim your power. Choose
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
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Get the slides, y’all! Creativedo.se/giantconf-ip
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My upcoming book!
Banish Your Inner Critic
DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic
26 Effective Techniques for Unleashing Productive Creativity
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Please take the Creative Blocks Survey
Creativedo.se/creative-blocks-survey
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THE CREATIVE DOSE A Creativity + Innovation Collective
Work Better. Create More. Create Betterness.
Creative Thinking & Problem-solving Applying an Innovation Mindset
Creative Collaboration Team Communication & Cohesion
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Photo used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/
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And finally…
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