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The Creativity (R)Evolution
Denise R. Jacobs Øredev Conference Malmö, Sweden 7 November 2013
I am: @denisejacobs This fine event: @oredev #oredev I’m talking about inciting a: #creativityrevolution
For the Twitters
When 1 != 1
Darwin’s wing man
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/
A Sneeze of laughter
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/girls-laughing-uganda-pod/
Course change
Today. Now.
Conferences = potential for change
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toprankblog/2280204274/
Ideas are sparked
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjliew/1286367571/
New social networks
The initial excitement
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/
Taken over by habit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
How to take it home? Sustain it?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/debord/4932655275/
Vocations & Aspirations
Photo by Derek Kearney
I’m not the only one who thinks so…
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
Creativity is critical
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
Creativity (R)Evolution!
All gatherings are opportunities
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stella12/6899795110/
Nurture the Creative Spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2668216943/
The Roots of (R)Evolution
Who here feels like they are creative?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
“Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.”
- Bruce Nussbaum,
Creativity Intelligence
What is the “creative spark”?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/
Everyone has it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/4812035672/
Umair Haque
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nextconference/3504568830/
“The sum total of human effort can add up to not merely more, but to better.”
- Umair Haque, Betterness:
Economics for Humans
Betterness? Betterness!!
(R)Evolution ≠ Revolution http://www.flickr.com/photos/stargardener/7037360553/
The Foundation
Our model: the coral polyp
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/
Builds rich environments
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg
Creates new land forms
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23300000/Coral-Reef-Torres-Strait-Island-australia-23340592-1600-1200.jpg
Tiny Habits
http://tinyhabits.com/
The structure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543067943/
1. In the positive 2. Present tense
2 modifications
Anchor to a current habit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotobydave/333883245/
Congratulate yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clappstar/6297835482/
Big results
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543069503/
From Spark to Flame
Two levels
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragmented/2734290118/
The Personal
Are you a terrorist to yourself?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/koomatuomio/4182554398/
“Obsessing about preventing bad things from happening also prevents good things from happening, or sometimes prevents anything from happening at all.”
- Scott Berkun, The Year Without
Pants
You are the gateway
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4396790244/
It’s all about you being “self-ful”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/
The Oxygen Mask Theory
Love what you do. Do what you love.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmscottimd/616642026/
“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
- Steve Jobs,
2005 Stanford Commencement speech
By nurturing your own spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/
You’ll begin to open up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/
And then magic happens
Self-ful transforms to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kara_allyson/5358611092/
Selfless
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazgrp/2050810720/
“One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.”
- Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness
Project
How?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/1097398/
Recognize your brilliance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
DO NOT focus on your weaknesses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
You will only improve 10-15 %
(and it will be painful)
- Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0
Need help? Channel your inner kid
Photo: Denise Jacobs
The masters will help you
Photo: Nick Garza
Hint: it be easy and/or will feel like play!
Photo: Nick Garza
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Photo: Julian Harty
Feed your soul, don’t kill it
Shift into the habits you want to develop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2762573549/
Think of several topics you are a bad-ass in. Write up 1-2 talk descriptions based on your interests and expertise.
Be courageous and share them with
peers.
Homework: Write a talk description
7 December 2013
Check-in date
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to nurture the spark ignited at this conference.
Homework: Tiny Habits to Nurture the Spark
Your spark deserves to be protected
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/
Your attitude is a contagion
Happiness is contagious
http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all
Each happy friend increased an individual's probability of being happy by 9 percent.
Even perfect strangers three degrees of separation away—friends of friends of friends—exerted a significant uplifting influence
Unhappy people at the center of the network are more likely than those at the periphery to become happy in the future.
And your change will spread beyond you
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles19/1330505/projects/5455539/30cbf8c45952cdcf360ef545b1dcaba9.jpg
The Social
We need to get our group on
Photo: Denise Jacobs
Mo’ people, mo’ creativity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3019543830/
Escape your silo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeemick/5106610165/
Building 20 at MIT
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=all
Listen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684688/
I mean really listen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/
“Getting people together is easy, but having a culture of getting them to be good at building upon each other’s ideas is hard.”
- David Kelly, Founder of IDEO
Over lunch in 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
Monsters, Inc was born
“Creativity is social…and comes out of small teams of twos and threes and fours and fives and sixes. Instead (of brainstorming) you need ‘magic circles,’ small teams of people who trust each other, are familiar with each other, and play together.”
- Bruce Nussbaum, Creativity Intelligence
Be the one that starts the process
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg
Open Spaces
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sentxd/4232907318/
An ethos of openness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deanmeyers/6685423387/
Improve with Improv
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/5740295789/
Accept the offer, start where you are
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3446600695/
Use this structure
Make your partner(s) look good
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/
Builds trust
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/2646295354/
Collaborations get increasingly stronger
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/
Eating my own dogfood: Power-Push Writing
Photo: Anna B. Scott
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to cultivate a culture of creative collaboration around you.
Homework: Tiny Habit of Creative Collaboration
7 January 2014
Check-in date
Viva La Revolution!
Or moreso, Viva la (R)Evolution!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickerbulb/53116195/
Personal fulfillment (aka Happiness)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/
Team and company creating Betterness
Bigger than just yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/
It’s about you + others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/
The work we do is *HUGE*
Poïesis An act that transforms and
continues the world. - Wiktionary
***** A transformative bringing forth - Martin Heidegger, philosopher
If this is true, then
You are artists & are Art-ing
“Betterness can't happen if you're spending your life churning out toxic junk. It can only happen when more meaningful work is done.”
- Umair Haque, Betterness:
Economics for Humans
Eudaimonia = Human flourishing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
“Happiness is not just a mood—it’s a work ethic. Study after…study proves that happiness precedes important outcomes and indicators of thriving. Happiness is actually the precursor to success.”
- Shawn Achor, The Happiness
Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
At this conference, with you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moqub/2745092532/
Encourage the eco-system
Remember that we can create better together
We can evolve creatively
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/
Make the switch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/3397362215/
Come out of the woods
A wise man once said
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougbelshaw/4168593521/
that you want to see in the world
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20872388@N06/5572306965/
And finally…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27620885@N02/2609974180/
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My articles for further reading netmagazine.com/features/ four-secrets-enhancing-creative-productivity alistapart.com/articles/ reigniting-your-creative-spark/ alistapart.com/articles/ banishing-your-inner-critic/
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My chapter: “The Missing Element of Redesign: Story”