Creativity (R)Evolution - Oredev 2013
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Denise Jacobs' presentation at the Øredev conference discusses igniting a creativity revolution by nurturing the creative spark within individuals and groups. She emphasizes the importance of collaboration, positivity, and personal fulfillment in fostering creativity and suggests practical habits to sustain and share this creativity with others. By encouraging a culture of openness and collaboration, Jacobs believes meaningful and transformative work can emerge, enhancing both individual and collective happiness.
Creativity (R)Evolution - Oredev 2013
- 1. The Creativity (R)Evolution Denise R. Jacobs Øredev Conference Malmö, Sweden 7 November 2013
- 2. For the Twitters I am: @denisejacobs This fine event: @oredev #oredev I’m talking about inciting a: #creativityrevolution
- 3. When 1 != 1
- 5. A Sneeze of laughter http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/girls-laughing-uganda-pod/
- 7. Today. Now.
- 8. Conferences = potential for change http://www.flickr.com/photos/toprankblog/2280204274/
- 11. The initial excitement http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/
- 12. Taken over by habit http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
- 13. How to take it home? Sustain it? http://www.flickr.com/photos/debord/4932655275/
- 14. Vocations & Aspirations Photo by Derek Kearney
- 15. I’m not the only one who thinks so… http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
- 18. All gatherings are opportunities http://www.flickr.com/photos/stella12/6899795110/
- 19. Nurture the Creative Spark http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2668216943/
- 20. The Roots of (R)Evolution
- 21. Who here feels like they are creative? http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
- 22. “Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.” - Bruce Nussbaum, Creativity Intelligence
- 23. What is the “creative spark”? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/
- 24. Everyone has it http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/4812035672/
- 26. “The sum total of human effort can add up to not merely more, but to better.” - Umair Haque, Betterness: Economics for Humans
- 29. The Foundation
- 30. Our model: the coral polyp http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/
- 32. Creates new land forms http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23300000/Coral-Reef-Torres-Strait-Island-australia-23340592-1600-1200.jpg
- 35. 2 modifications 1. In the positive 2. Present tense
- 36. Anchor to a current habit http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotobydave/333883245/
- 37. Congratulate yourself http://www.flickr.com/photos/clappstar/6297835482/
- 39. From Spark to Flame
- 41. The Personal
- 42. Are you a terrorist to yourself? http://www.flickr.com/photos/koomatuomio/4182554398/
- 43. “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
- 44. You are the gateway http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4396790244/
- 45. It’s all about you being “self-ful” http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/
- 46. The Oxygen Mask Theory
- 47. Love what you do. Do what you love. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmscottimd/616642026/
- 48. “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
- 49. By nurturing your own spark http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/
- 50. You’ll begin to open up http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/
- 51. And then magic happens
- 54. “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
- 57. DO NOT focus on your weaknesses http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
- 58. You will only improve 10-15 % (and it will be painful) - Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0
- 59. Need help? Channel your inner kid Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 60. The masters will help you Photo: Nick Garza
- 61. Hint: it be easy and/or will feel like play! Photo: Nick Garza
- 62. R-E-S-P-E-C-T
- 63. Feed your soul, don’t kill it Photo: Julian Harty
- 64. Shift into the habits you want to develop http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2762573549/
- 65. Homework: Write a talk description 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.
- 66. Check-in date 7 December 2013
- 67. Homework: Tiny Habits to Nurture the Spark Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to nurture the spark ignited at this conference.
- 68. Your spark deserves to be protected http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/
- 69. Your attitude is a contagion
- 70. Happiness is contagious 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. http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all
- 71. And your change will spread beyond you http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles19/1330505/projects/5455539/30cbf8c45952cdcf360ef545b1dcaba9.jpg
- 72. The Social
- 73. We need to get our group on Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 74. Mo’ people, mo’ creativity http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3019543830/
- 76. Building 20 at MIT http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=all
- 78. I mean really listen http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/
- 79. “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
- 80. Over lunch in 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
- 81. Monsters, Inc was born
- 82. “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
- 83. Be the one that starts the process http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg
- 85. An ethos of openness http://www.flickr.com/photos/deanmeyers/6685423387/
- 86. Improve with Improv http://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/5740295789/
- 87. Accept the offer, start where you are http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3446600695/
- 89. Make your partner(s) look good http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/
- 91. Collaborations get increasingly stronger http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/
- 92. Eating my own dogfood: Power-Push Writing Photo: Anna B. Scott
- 93. Homework: Tiny Habit of Creative Collaboration Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to cultivate a culture of creative collaboration around you.
- 94. Check-in date 7 January 2014
- 96. Or moreso, Viva la (R)Evolution! http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickerbulb/53116195/
- 97. Personal fulfillment (aka Happiness) http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/
- 98. Team and company creating Betterness
- 99. Bigger than just yourself http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/
- 100. It’s about you + others http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/
- 101. The work we do is *HUGE*
- 102. Poïesis An act that transforms and continues the world. - Wiktionary ***** A transformative bringing forth - Martin Heidegger, philosopher
- 103. If this is true, then
- 104. You are artists & are Art-ing
- 105. “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
- 106. Eudaimonia = Human flourishing http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
- 107. “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
- 108. At this conference, with you http://www.flickr.com/photos/moqub/2745092532/
- 110. Remember that we can create better together
- 111. We can evolve creatively http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/
- 113. Come out of the woods
- 114. A wise man once said http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougbelshaw/4168593521/
- 115. that you want to see in the world http://www.flickr.com/photos/20872388@N06/5572306965/
- 117. How to find me DeniseJacobs.com Sign up on my mailing list here! [email protected] twitter.com/denisejacobs facebook.com/denisejacobsdotcom slideshare.net/denisejacobs Photo used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/
- 118. My articles for further reading netmagazine.com/features/ four-secrets-enhancingcreative-productivity alistapart.com/articles/ reigniting-your-creative-spark/ alistapart.com/articles/ banishing-your-inner-critic/
- 119. My books! The CSS Detective Guide CSSDetectiveGuide.com Smashing Books #3 & #3 1/3 InterAct With Web Standards SmashingBook.com InterActWithWebStandards.com My chapter: “The Missing Element of Redesign: Story” My chapter: “Learning with the Web”