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Creativ ity White Space
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Generate Conference London London, UK
26 September 2014
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@denisejacobs
#generateconf
#whitespacecreate
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bit.ly/generatewhitespace
Get the slides:
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Wait…what?!
Photo: Denise Jacobs Photo: Derek Kearney
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Now Founder, The Creative Dose
http://TheCreativeDose.com/
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SQUEEEEEE!!!!!
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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THE CANVAS The State of the Create
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How do you feel in the creative flow?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfear/289257055/
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We are alchemists
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faust_image_19thcentury.jpg
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It feels like
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2761300969/
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Creativity is magical, but it is not magic.” - Dr. Charles Limb, Your Brain on Improvisation TED talk
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However, this happens
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7693102@N07/2536807562/
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We have this amazing tool
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APSM_V14_D495_Side_view_of_the_brain_and_spinal_cord.jpg
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Time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33909700@N02/3159761620/
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Attention
http://www.flickr.com/photos/copperfeesh/147493122/
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Focus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdachialpha/203904103/
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You run into road blocks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99301367@N00/8497106802/
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Can’t access all of your great ideas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8156999698/
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GIVE & TAKE Creativity and Power
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Instead of using it fully
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
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We contain it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gc_photography/4662878037/
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Or give it away
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6D-O5ECr5EUow5jrck2A2A
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By doubting ourselves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5445602998/
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NOISE & CLUTTER Distracting Complications
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Internal focus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boojee/4457378697/
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Look outside ourselves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtcatbagan/1557200142/
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Addicted to hyperconnectivity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andersdenken/2082816707/
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Intermittent reinforcement
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jepoirrier/422469526/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristoferbjorkman/6910216819/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/2671039488/
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Hyperconnectivity gives us the perception of getting more done. It makes us feel like we're doing more, because we're using every free moment of every waking hour.” - Jonathan Fields
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Distractions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/2084287794/
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Unclosed mental loops
http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Zeigarnik_Effect
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Overwhelmed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/freeflyer09/7574540716/
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Afraid?
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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All over the place
http://www.flickr.com/photos/figliodiorfeo/2393269886/
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Channeling this power
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Creation_of_Adam_(Michelangelo)_Detail.jpg
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What if
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/
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From thinking
Photo: Derek Kearney
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To creating
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyndle/474122586/
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Is not in “doing”?...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenturamon/83083170/
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Something else?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djgarage/3680441291/in/photostream/
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Genius is the offspring of the in-between.” - Jonathan Fields
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The in-between
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/
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CLARITY Creating and the Focus Paradox
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Maximize
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/7254347346/
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A balanced brain
http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=left%20brain%20right%20brain&order=9&offset=48#/d10qlpq
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Integrate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47691521@N07/4639590640/
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Neurons firing well
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorelei-ranveig/2294885580/
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Know your Brainwaves
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Alpha: the gateway to Creativity
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“The parts of your brain that are responsible for self-monitoring are literally turned off during creative endeavors….Creative people have mastered the art of turning off [the inhibitive] part of their brains to let their ideas flow more smoothly, unleashing their imagination.”
- Tina Seelig, InGenius
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Refocus through breath
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guiniveretoo/1573049301/
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Being prone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snazzy54/4581347651/
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Spacing out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frinthy/4680321558/
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Daydream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzylittlemanpeach/4633972431/
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Mindless activity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabi/2499381396/
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Showers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3761878381/
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Cross-channel movement
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/
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Laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wickenden/3644297054/
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Playing/Fun
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkendall/3613416741/
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When you are playful, you are activating the right side of your brain. The logical brain is a limited brain. The right side is unlimited. You can (do and ) be anything you want.” - Madan Kataria, The Laughter Guru
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Instead of this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielsilliman/4489863368/
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When your brain is supposedly doing nothing, it’s really doing a tremendous amount.” – Marcus Raichle, Neurologist
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Intend Alpha
http://uniteunderfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Brain-waves.jpg
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THE INVISIBLE Aid from the Unseen
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Sometimes dabbling in mysticism can be a fun way to understand and solve a problem.” - Carl King, So You’re a Creative Genius, Now What?
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Natalie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/
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From the mind of a 4 year old
Photo courtesy of Laura Bohill (@LauRARbee)
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A little help from our (imaginary) friends
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Travel our internal lands
http://archivingthecity.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/maps_of_the_imagination.jpg
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Your subconscious
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Themuse.jpg
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One form of a genius…
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Albert_Einstein%2C_by_Doris_Ulmann.jpg
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Another form of a genius
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Daemon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_fish_(The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy)#Babel_fish
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Muses
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:NAMA_3_Muses.jpg
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Mneme – Memory Melete – Practice or occasion Aoide – Voice
The Three Original Muses
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Muses were thought to be the true speakers for whom an artist is merely the mouthpiece. Muses were also thought to inspire people to do their best.
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Mneme (Memory)
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Melete (Practice/Occasion)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayray/4069381837/
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Aoide (Voice)
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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The spirit of the idea
http://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/3152875826/
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Ideas want to take form
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The world is being circled by ideas and creativity that wants to made manifest and are looking for portals to come through…” - Elizabeth Gilbert
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Ideas use us (not vise-versa)
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Listen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684688/
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Converse
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tojosan/181249465/
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Trust is everything.” - Scott Berkun, The Year Without Pants
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Voila!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
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CHOOSE How will you move forward?
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The choice is yours
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoneppink/80772661/
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How you use your creative brain power
“Untitled” by Americo Morales
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Creative flow lies in-between
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgeithner/5290115839/
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Know who we really are
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stealingsand/5563317146/
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Reclaim our power
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/
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The future is now
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/
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Creativity makes day to day experiences more vivid, more enjoyable, more rewarding. When we live creatively, boredom is banished and every moment holds the promise of a fresh discovery.” - Mihali Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity
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Your creativity is waiting for you
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theloushe/5711519735
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Leverage white space
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/
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The End…?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/232100469/
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Sources & Resources
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Four Secrets to Enhancing Creative Productivity www.creativebloq.com/inspiration/four-secrets-enhancing-creative-productivity-9126098
Banishing Your Inner Critic alistapart.com/articles/banishing-your-inner-critic/
Reigniting Your Creative Spark alistapart.com/articles/reigniting-your-creative-spark/
Breaking the Perfectionism-Procrastination Infinite Loop webstandardssherpa.com/reviews/breaking-the-perfectionism-procrastination-infinite-loop/
My articles for further reading
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Art & Inspiration: Americo Morales
Photo: Maria Morales
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Sister: Nivi Morales
Photo: Maria Morales
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AmericoMorales.net
“Untitled 1” by Amercio Morales
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