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Possibilities Infinite
Denise R. Jacobs HOW Interactive Conferecne | San Francisco, CA 20 September 2015
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@denisejacobs #HIDC @HOWbrand #infinitepossible
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Get the slides, y’all! Creativedo.se/hidcsf-ip
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Photo by Derek Kearney
From Front-end Dev à Creativity Evangelist
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à Founder + CEO/Chief Creativity Evangelist http://TheCreativeDose.com/
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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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IBM CEO Study, 2010 https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
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Time Magazine Creativity Poll, 2013
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
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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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You are powerfully creative http://www.designyourway.net/diverse/4/ux/brainy.jpg?e8a293
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Curiousity Problem-solvers (experiential & visual)
Critical Thinkers Empathic, Humanizers
Collaborative Masters of strategic simplification
Some of the many gifts of UX Designers
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“User experience is an art form of its own.” – Carrie Cousins, “Why Does User Experience Matter?”
http://designshack.net/articles/why-does-user-experience-matter/
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Science and Art meet in Wonder
https://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/Uploads/cafesci/images/Toronto-14-04-09-artscience%20cafe%20osc%20crop%20small.jpg
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“…A fantastic UX creates an emotional bond, causing users and customers to become advocates.” – Jennifer Smith, "Why UX is important"
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Can even elicit devotion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
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“I just LOVE (insert device/app/site)!” https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/7348035690/
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Now is the time to value yourself
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3277839203
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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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How to move forward?
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The Dark or the Light
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It starts with One http://www.flickr.com/photos/33498942@N04/6009639079/
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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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The Golden Ratio 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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What direction should you go?
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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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My response:
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Internal fears = Inner Critic Photo: Denise Jacobs
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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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Not about effort
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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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Get in tune with the process https://www.flickr.com/photos/flavijus/566174947
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What’s your creative frequency? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sine_waves_different_frequencies.svg
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Listen/tune in
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Filter out the background noise Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Frequency: Occurrence https://www.flickr.com/photos/joelanman/367425390
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Frequency: Practice https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/275200051/
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Become an idea machine
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Challenge/Homework: Ten 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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(Sounds an awful lot like the Inner Critic, no?)
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Perfectionist?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
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Growth Mindset
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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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Fears https://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_lin/3193080175/
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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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Aka
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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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The Flow “Afterglow” http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzylittlemanpeach/4633972431/
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How do you reach Flow?
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1) Get in touch with your brilliance http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
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2) Have clear goals
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3) Uninterrupted, focused time
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“How to ruin (developer) productivity”
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My Father built airplanes in his spare time
Photo: Deloria Jacobs
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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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4) Balance of risk & challenge http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianavengers/2495352933/
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The Flow Channel exits between the two
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5) 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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Taker or Maker?
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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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Up-level your Makership-ness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragmented/2734290118/
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1) Stay a passionate problem-solver
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4435608143/
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2) Make “Bug” Lists https://www.flickr.com/photos/acerriteno/3484407240/
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3) Cultivate a healthy disregard for the impossible
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4) 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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5) Choose bigger, more creative problems to solve
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6) Spur creative thinking at scale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
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By using this:
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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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Two tracks
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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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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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THIS
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“We are the creators of the future.” Umair Haque, “How to Have a Year That Matters”
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“Everyone is a designer.”
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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You are Master Creators
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Making them should be easier
http://www.cdmdirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Choices.jpg
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Critical
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Not creative Fixed mindset
Blocked Taking what you can get
All too familiar with this
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CREATIVITY GROWTH MIND
FIND FLOW BE A MAKER
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This is your compass
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Creativity is your True North
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All of space-time started with a singularity
1,1,2,3…
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Just as the Universe is expanding, so are we
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An reiterative process
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Now you have more tools
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“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect
wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the
endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
https://www.flickr.com/photos/masma06/11337154704/
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Remember how powerful you are https://www.flickr.com/photos/dingatx/4794442002/
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You design, shape, & guide experiences http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyndle/474122586/
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For one person https://www.flickr.com/photos/modrak/120786239/
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Or for many
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bayhaus/4417211851/
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Harness emotion and create connection
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/
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“Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.” Charles Du Bos
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The choice is clear https://www.flickr.com/photos/matias3000/253871344/
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Choose
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
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Get the slides, y’all! Creativedo.se/hidcsf-ip
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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
TheCreativeDose.com @thecreativedose
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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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And finally…
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