The Creativity (R)Evolution - CREATE Festival 2015
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There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create Betterness.
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- 1. (R)EVOLUTION CREATIVITY Denise R. Jacobs CREATE Festival Pittsburgh, PA T H E
- 4. Want the slides? They’re here: creativedo.se/createfest-cr
- 5. When 1≠1
- 7. A Sneeze of laughter http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/girls-laughing-uganda-pod/
- 8. Magic maker Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 9. “I’ll introduce you to all of my friends…” https://www.flickr.com/photos/epersonae/112453786/
- 10. The Present: Today. Now.
- 11. Here we are
- 12. Conferences = potential for change http://www.flickr.com/photos/toprankblog/2280204274/
- 14. New social networks formed
- 15. The initial excitement about the new http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/
- 16. Taken over by old habits http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
- 17. How to incorporate it? http://www.flickr.com/photos/debord/4932655275/
- 20. Most important leadership quality https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
- 21. Strained relationship with our creativity http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeapalooza/553545517/
- 22. Expressing creativity à transformation http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/
- 24. All gatherings are opportunities https://www.flickr.com/photos/stella12/7045899425
- 25. Nurture the Creative Spark http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2668216943/
- 26. The Roots of (R)Evolution
- 27. What is the “creative spark”? http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/
- 29. Photo by Derek Kearney A significant shift
- 30. Why I do what I do http://TheCreativeDose.com/
- 32. “The sum total of human effort can add up to not merely more, but to Better.” Umair Haque, Betterness: Economics for Humans
- 34. (Btw…two weeks ago, this happened !!) Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 36. The Foundation
- 37. Our role model: the coral polyp
- 39. Creates new land forms http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23300000/Coral-Reef-Torres-Strait-Island-australia-23340592-1600-1200.jpg
- 42. 1. In the positive 2. Present tense 2 Modifications:
- 43. Anchor to a current habit http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotobydave/333883245/
- 45. Good Feelings = Good Neuroscience http://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/7254347346/
- 47. Making
- 49. From Spark to Flame
- 51. The Personal
- 52. Are you a terrorist to yourself? http://www.flickr.com/photos/koomatuomio/4182554398/
- 53. “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
- 54. You are the gateway http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4396790244/
- 55. It’s all about you being “self-ful” http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/
- 56. Self-ful-ness: Caring for your own welfare so that you are able to care for the welfare of others.
- 57. The Oxygen Mask Theory
- 58. Love what you do. Do what you love. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmscottimd/616642026/
- 59. “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
- 60. By nurturing your own spark http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/
- 61. You’ll begin to open up http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/9255191990/
- 62. And then magic happens
- 65. “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
- 68. DO NOT focus on your weaknesses http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
- 69. You will only improve 10-15 % (and it will be painful) Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0
- 70. Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
- 72. aka = Flow
- 73. R-E-S-P-E-C-T
- 74. Shift into the habits you want to develop http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2762573549/
- 75. You’re about to be @Boonerang-ed
- 76. Think of several topics you are a bad-ass in. Write up 1-2 talk descriptions based on your interests and expertise. Share them with your partner in one month. Homework: Write a talk description
- 77. Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to nurture the sparks ignited at this conference. Homework: Tiny Habits to Nurture the Spark
- 78. Check in date: 11 July 2015
- 79. Doing this is the first step
- 80. Recognize & support your spark http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/
- 81. Your attitude is a contagion
- 82. Our role model: the common cold virus http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/news-images/118564579.jpg
- 84. 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. Happiness is contagious http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all
- 85. Your change will spread beyond you http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles19/1330505/projects/5455539/30cbf8c45952cdcf360ef545b1dcaba9.jpg
- 86. The Social
- 87. We need to get our group on http://www.weareforeal.com/projects/bssp-nouiasaaou-2013
- 88. Mo’ people, mo’ creativity http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3019543830/
- 89. “Creativity is social….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
- 90. Connectors are behind these “magic circles”
- 91. Not the disconnected connection
- 92. Our role model: Molly Holzschlag http://www.flickr.com/photos/janbrasna/112338913/
- 93. Create a locus where ideas can mix & mingle http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/7496803638/
- 94. Even if you’re an introvert
- 95. Be the one that starts the process
- 96. And start to create the environment for others http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg
- 97. Over lunch in 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
- 98. Monsters, Inc was born
- 100. 1) Start where you are http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3446600695/
- 101. 2) Accept the offer + fully commit https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3277839203
- 102. 3) Use this structure
- 103. 4) Make your partner(s) look good http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/
- 104. “Play is how we invent and experiment.” Josh Clarke, The Web Gets Real
- 105. So…Let’s play!
- 107. Collaborations get increasingly stronger http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/
- 108. Eating my own dogfood: Improv class! Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 109. Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to cultivate a culture of creative collaboration around you. Homework: Tiny Habit of Creative Collaboration
- 110. Check in date: 11 August 2015
- 111. Didn’t we start out with this guy?
- 113. Creative power to the people! http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickerbulb/53116195/
- 114. Personal fulfillment (aka Happiness) http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/
- 115. Team and company creating Betterness
- 116. “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
- 117. Bigger than just yourself http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/
- 118. It’s about You + Others http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/
- 119. Eudaimonia = Human flourishing http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
- 120. “Happiness is not just a mood – it’s a work ethic…..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
- 121. At the close of CREATE Festival, with you http://www.flickr.com/photos/moqub/2745092532/
- 122. “We don’t have to invent anything; it’s already all around us.” Josh Clarke, “The Web Gets Real”
- 124. Remember that we can create better together
- 125. We can evolve creatively http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/
- 127. You are all Evangelists Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 128. It’s time
- 129. Because I sincerely believe this http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougbelshaw/4168593521/
- 130. that you want to see in the world http://www.flickr.com/photos/20872388@N06/5572306965/
- 132. Get the slides, y’all! creativedo.se/createfest-cr
- 133. 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
- 134. My upcoming book! Banish Your Inner Critic DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic 26 Effective Techniques for Unleashing Productive Creativity
- 135. DeniseJacobs.com Sign up on my mailing list here! denise@denisejacobs.com twitter.com/denisejacobs facebook.com/denisejacobsdotcom slideshare.net/denisejacobs Connect, Chat, and Collaborate! Photo used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/