C reative C reativity : Liberating your Creativity June Kim [email_address]

I am a professional in helping people or organizations change mostly in the IT field

Caution I am not a professional in creativity Hence, this talk is solely an individual opinion and most of them are from my own experience

I am not a professional in creativity

Word Origin of Creativity

Word Origin of Creativity

Creativity Came from Latin : creare Came from Indo-European root : ker

Creativity

Came from Latin : creare

Came from Indo-European root : ker

Meaning of “ker” to grow

Meaning of “ker”

Doesn’t it sound a bit weird?

Doesn’t it sound a bit weird?

After all, creativity is making something out of nothing. Growing brings something out of something.

After all, creativity is

making something out of nothing.

stereotypes

stereotypes

Which one is more related to creativity?

Which one is more related to creativity?

intuition reason

intuition

new old

new

working alone (maybe lonely) working together (sometimes compromising)

working

alone

(maybe lonely)

art math

art

synthesis analysis

synthesis

few important moments daily even every second

few important

moments

different each time stimulating repetition boring

different each time

stimulating

Which one is more related to human?

Which one is more related to human?

male female

male

Creativity does not discriminate Creativity is inclusive

Creativity

does not

discriminate

Self-denial Objectification Consumers of Creativity

Self-denial

Objectification

Consumers of Creativity

To live is to create

To live is to create

Creativity is fully using your potential

Creativity is

fully using

your potential

Creativity is not a thing Creativity is a way of living

Creativity is not a thing

Creativity is a way of living

Creativity is fully using your potential

Creativity is

fully using

your potential

Breaking out of the stereotypes Creative Creativity (Second-Order Creativity) creative use of creativity

Breaking out of the stereotypes

Creative Creativity

(Second-Order Creativity)

天地否

地天泰

Listen to your life

Listen to your life

Every moment is opportunity to practice creativity

Every moment

is

opportunity to

practice creativity

Socrates: Slow down. You might taste something. Dan: You sure got a lot of rules about stuff, don't you? Socrates: Not rules. Things I've learned from my own life experience. That's why I'd say your eating is sloppy. Dan: Who cares? Socrates: You do. That's the difference between us, Dan. You practice gymnastics. I practice everything. <Way of the Peaceful Warrior>

Socrates: Slow down. You might taste something.

Dan: You sure got a lot of rules about stuff, don't you?

Socrates: Not rules. Things I've learned from my own life experience. That's why I'd say your eating is sloppy.

Dan: Who cares?

Socrates: You do. That's the difference between us, Dan.

You practice gymnastics.

I practice everything.

<Way of the Peaceful Warrior>

工夫 kung-fu

工夫

kung-fu

Examples

Examples

Choosing the chairperson for a supporters’ association

Choosing the chairperson

for a supporters’ association

Too little information Too important decision The Dilemma

Too little information

Too important decision

Finding a lost item

Finding a lost

item

She said “between the desk and the organ…”

She said “between

the desk and the organ…”

Search for “ in-betweens” nearby the desk and the organ

Search for

“ in-betweens” nearby the desk and the organ

Changing a diaper

Changing a diaper

Urdva Dhanurasana

Seyeon Kim Which means, Connect the worlds

Connect the worlds inside of you & Connect it to the worlds outside of you

Connect the worlds inside of you

&

Connect it to the worlds outside of you

Connect the worlds inside of you & Connect it to the worlds outside of you Practice your creativity everyday

Connect the worlds inside of you

&

Connect it to the worlds outside of you