Sometimes making choices in our career paths is difficult. Wouldn't it be helpful to have guidelines to help us make decisions that open up your options rather than shut them down? Discover how choosing creativity, a growth mindset, finding your Flow, and being a Maker puts you on the path of having infinite possibilities in your career, creating a clear path to a future where you can not only be awesome, but also do meaningful work.
14. Itâs the new Black
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
15. IBM CEO Study, 2010
https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
16. Time Magazine Creativity Poll, 2013
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
17. Survey of 684 Developers
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/8812567121
18. âThe web can and
should be a
vibrant medium
for creative
expression.â
â Andy Clarke, âArt Directing Web
Designâ, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
https://twitter.com/purzlbaum/status/771263711373688836
19. We have it. Then we lose it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
21. Whether you are a designer or a developer
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22. You are powerfully creative
http://www.designyourway.net/diverse/4/ux/brainy.jpg?e8a293
23. Masters of strategic simpliïŹcation
Can translate complex
information & data into accessible visuals
Evoke emotion & provoke thought
Make the mundane beautiful
Gifts of Designers
64. âDeciding for creativity does not guarantee
that creativity will emerge, but without the
decision, it certainly will not.â
â Robert Sternberg
71. âMaybe I donât have enough talent.â
âWhat if I fail?â
âIf I donât try, I can protect my dignity.â
âItâs not my fault. Itâs something/someone elseâs.â
81. âI can learn to do this with time & effort.â
âMost successful people have had failure along the
way.â
âIf I donât try, I automatically fail.â
âIf I donât take responsibility, I canât fix it.â
91. âI donât divide the world into the weak and
the strong, or the successes and the
failuresâŠIdividetheworldintothe
learnersandnonlearners.â
â Benjamin Barber, Sociologist
96. â[We have] An
unwillingness to take
risks, for fear of
criticism or failure.â
â Andy Clarke, âArt Directing Web
Designâ, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
https://twitter.com/frontendconfch/status/771257405464195078
106. âYou canât force yourself to get into
(creative) flow, but you can set the
conditions for it.â
â Ted Neward, âManagers are from Mars, Developers are from Venusâ
107. 1) Get in touch with your brilliance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
109. âI realized that I was more of a writer than a
designer.ââ Heydon Pickering, âTest-Driven,HTMLâ, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
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121. âŠHas little regard for
their potential to
shape the future or
ability to take action
on issues that truly
motivate them.
A TakerâŠ
122. âŠA makerâs work is
characterized by morality,
creativity, craftsmanship,
and purposed problem
solving.
They view their work
through the lens of
service.
A MakerâŠ
123. ââŠ.Makers choose their work based on
impact and happiness.â
Jason Cavnar, "Why developers should start
choosing conscience over profit"
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/18/developers-choosing-conscience-over-profit/
153. â[We] can create the magic
of what the web can be.ââ Una Kravits, âPractical Blend Modesâ, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
https://twitter.com/frontendconfch/status/771279224292466688
154. Making them should be easier
http://www.cdmdirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Choices.jpg
157. âThe decisions that most designers make are
based entirely on guesswork.ââ Andy Clarke, âArt Directing Web Designâ, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
171. âArt direction is the gravity that pulls
atoms together.ââ Andy Clarke, âArt Directing Web Designâ, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
172. Creativity is the âgravityâ of your work
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeronimooo/9640105244/
173. The choice is clear
https://www.flickr.com/photos/matias3000/253871344/
174. âYou need to trust
yourself and your
creativity and
make a leap.â
â Eva-Lotte Lamme
https://twitter.com/blueforce1/status/771306174935281665
177. 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
178. Banish Your
Inner Critic
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