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Possibilities Infinite
Denise R. Jacobs HOW Interactive Conferecne | San Francisco, CA 20 September 2015
@denisejacobs #HIDC @HOWbrand #infinitepossible
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Photo by Derek Kearney
From Front-end Dev à Creativity Evangelist
à Founder + CEO/Chief Creativity Evangelist http://TheCreativeDose.com/
1,1,2,3… https://www.flickr.com/photos/bdunnette/143567420
It’s the new Black http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
IBM CEO Study, 2010 https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
Time Magazine Creativity Poll, 2013
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
Survey of 684 Developers https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/8812567121
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
We have it, then we lose it.
This is Water. https://www.flickr.com/photos/seotaro/2101165162
You are powerfully creative http://www.designyourway.net/diverse/4/ux/brainy.jpg?e8a293
Curiousity Problem-solvers (experiential & visual)
Critical Thinkers Empathic, Humanizers
Collaborative Masters of strategic simplification
Some of the many gifts of UX Designers
“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/
Science and Art meet in Wonder
https://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/Uploads/cafesci/images/Toronto-14-04-09-artscience%20cafe%20osc%20crop%20small.jpg
“…A fantastic UX creates an emotional bond, causing users and customers to become advocates.” – Jennifer Smith, "Why UX is important"
Can even elicit devotion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
“I just LOVE (insert device/app/site)!” https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/7348035690/
Now is the time to value yourself
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3277839203
“The new scarcity: the time, energy, and brainpower of bright, creative people.” - Mary Poppendieck, “Think For Yourself”
How to move forward?
The Dark or the Light
It starts with One http://www.flickr.com/photos/33498942@N04/6009639079/
The pattern of nature
We are part of this pattern
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124263610@N08/14201837570/
The Golden Ratio https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdvan/14910785913
Everything comes from this divine unfolding
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rammorrison/2718543921
What direction should you go?
Making one solid choice is the beginning
The paradox of choice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
CHOOSE https://www.flickr.com/photos/buttersponge/4955768144
Non-Creative or Creative?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
Who here is creative?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kosmotesto/3794445313/
“Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.” Bruce Nussbaum, Creative Intelligence
Child, please. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahalie/276780530/
My response:
Internal fears = Inner Critic Photo: Denise Jacobs
In Tibetan, creative = natural
https://www.flickr.com/photos/norte_it/2340805781
Creativity ≠ Trying to be Creative http://www.theprofessionalcreative.com/take-the-first-step-to-become-creative/
Trying ≠ Practicing
http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/do_or_do_not_w1.jpeg
“Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda
“If I try to be creative, rather than just accepting that I am creative, I fail.” Andrew J. Epstein
Not about effort
More like breathing http://www.flickr.com/photos/guiniveretoo/1573049301/
Like breathing, you can build http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/
Get in tune with the process https://www.flickr.com/photos/flavijus/566174947
What’s your creative frequency? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sine_waves_different_frequencies.svg
Listen/tune in
Filter out the background noise Photo: Denise Jacobs
Frequency: Occurrence https://www.flickr.com/photos/joelanman/367425390
Frequency: Practice https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/275200051/
Become an idea machine
Challenge/Homework: Ten Ideas a day https://www.flickr.com/photos/evaekeblad/15294401442
“Deciding for creativity does not guarantee that creativity will emerge, but without the decision, it certainly will not.” – Robert Sternberg
Decide upon Creativity. Choose it.
Then, amplify your creative frequency.
Fixed or Growth Mindset?
Mindset, by Carol Dweck
http://mindsetonline.com
Which looks more familiar?
Fixed mindset https://www.flickr.com/photos/bethscupham/7328405210
Perfection Talent Ability
Accomplishment Comparison
Fixed Mindset focused on
“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.”
(Sounds an awful lot like the Inner Critic, no?)
Perfectionist?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
Growth Mindset
Learning Willingness to fail
Curiosity Expansion
Being self-referential
Growth Mindset focused on
Embrace and enjoy learning
How do you change from Fixed to Growth? http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-oxymoron/5005673112/
1) Listen for your Fixed Mindset voice http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/
2) Recognize that you have a choice https://www.flickr.com/photos/cjsmithphotography/6804513809
3) Talk back to it with a growth mindset voice
“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.”
4) Take growth mindset action
Growth Mindset actions http://www.flickr.com/photos/onegiantleap/4124211492/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959867550/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959864706/
Adopt a beginner’s mind
Release the Tyranny of the Expert
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64540855@N07/5878418781
Rediscover the familiar
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77654185@N07/8428225936
Re-learn something from a friend https://www.flickr.com/photos/ribbitvoice/2339351666
Learn something entirely new http://www.flickr.com/photos/13723940@N04/2648317554/
In my own life: learning Improv Photo: Denise Jacobs
Learning from experience is key
“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
Approach everything with openness and eagerness.
Increase your knowledge and
expand yourself.
Blocked or in Flow?
Creative blocks?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99301367@N00/8497106802/
Fears https://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_lin/3193080175/
Creative Flow http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/
Is @ the Sweet Spot
Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
= Empowered Play http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/
Aka
Your brain on Flow https://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/13994747444
Flow banishes the Inner Critic!
The Flow “Afterglow” http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzylittlemanpeach/4633972431/
How do you reach Flow?
1) Get in touch with your brilliance http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
2) Have clear goals
3) Uninterrupted, focused time
“How to ruin (developer) productivity”
My Father built airplanes in his spare time
Photo: Deloria Jacobs
(Instill the Headphones Rule) https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9824922293
Helps create space for ideas
https://www.flickr.com/photos/creativedc/2939649520
4) Balance of risk & challenge http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianavengers/2495352933/
The Flow Channel exits between the two
5) Immediate feedback http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8124124586/
Find your Flow to dispel fears and experience
continuous creative growth.
Taker or Maker?
…Has little regard for their potential to
shape the future or ability to take action
on issues that truly motivate them.
A Taker…
…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…
“….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/
Up-level your Makership-ness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragmented/2734290118/
1) Stay a passionate problem-solver
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4435608143/
2) Make “Bug” Lists https://www.flickr.com/photos/acerriteno/3484407240/
3) Cultivate a healthy disregard for the impossible
4) Be clear on your “Why” http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlz212/198759134/
Infuse meaning https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5932362950
Whom are you helping? http://www.codefevermiami.com/
5) Choose bigger, more creative problems to solve
6) Spur creative thinking at scale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
By using this:
Like folks at Pixar
Make things that matter – to both you and others.
PROGRESS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryharris/381154280/
What do you get? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlaughland/3475448568/
Life is complex and so are decisions
Two tracks
CREATIVITY GROWTH MIND
FIND FLOW BE A MAKER
Guidelines; stars to navigate by http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/9255191990/
“Clarity brings about purpose, purpose brings about action, action brings about change.” – Joel Yeo
CREATE LEARN
FLOW CONTRIBUTE
Mobilize a dormant creative confidence
http://www.flickr.com/photos/badastronomy/4179773749/
While we can’t predict the future http://fusible.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crystal-ball.jpg
Because of the unknown
http://hub.salford.ac.uk/energymonitoring/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/01/known-knowns1.jpg
THIS
“We are the creators of the future.” Umair Haque, “How to Have a Year That Matters”
“Everyone is a designer.”
Photo: Denise Jacobs
You are Master Creators
Making them should be easier
http://www.cdmdirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Choices.jpg
Critical
Not creative Fixed mindset
Blocked Taking what you can get
All too familiar with this
CREATIVITY GROWTH MIND
FIND FLOW BE A MAKER
This is your compass
Creativity is your True North
All of space-time started with a singularity
1,1,2,3…
Just as the Universe is expanding, so are we
An reiterative process
Photo: Denise Jacobs
Now you have more tools
“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/
Remember how powerful you are https://www.flickr.com/photos/dingatx/4794442002/
You design, shape, & guide experiences http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyndle/474122586/
For one person https://www.flickr.com/photos/modrak/120786239/
Or for many
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bayhaus/4417211851/
Harness emotion and create connection
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/
“Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.” Charles Du Bos
The choice is clear https://www.flickr.com/photos/matias3000/253871344/
Choose
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
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And finally…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27620885@N02/2609974180/