The Creativity Imperative - Prototypes, Process, and Play 2015
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- Blocked?
- “The entire industry is broken.” - Ted Neward, Managers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus
- Managers
- Office-bound http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewf/393637161/
- Time pressures http://www.flickr.com/photos/indraw/4857101224/
- Demanding clients http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairity/154640125/
- Bureaucracy http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4749431435/
- Oppressed http://www.flickr.com/photos/johannahobbs/2412291551/
- Instead of this http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8156999698/
- You run into road blocks http://www.flickr.com/photos/99301367@N00/8497106802/
- And you run completely http://royhoes.deviantart.com/art/Out-of-Inspiration-85588391
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfear/289257055/ When in the creative flow
- We are alchemists http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faust_image_19thcentury.jpg
- It feels like http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2761300969/
- “Creativity is magical, but it is not magic.” - Dr. Charles Limb, Your Brain on Improvisation TED talk
- We’re powerful creators
- “Developers are like the Jedi: we’re all tapped into The Force.” - Ted Neward, Managers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus
- Instead of using it fully http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
- We give our power away https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6D-O5ECr5EUow5jrck2A2A
- Instead of power, we feel… https://www.flickr.com/photos/70938871@N05/8230432077
- Building Blocks
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/ It starts early
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenjavier/7324305636/ Three stories
- Three stories http://www.behance.net/gallery/Once-Upon-a-Time/2918365
- Age 6
- Father Photo: Deloria Jacobs
- Photos: Deloria Jacobs Mother & Sister
- Me? More of a graphic artist Photo: Deloria Jacobs
- Compared myself http://www.flickr.com/photos/kharied/3315558702/
- ( I have to be like them to be creative. )
- Age 10
- Photo: Deloria Jacobs Oldest friend in the world
- ( “Who do you think you are?” )
- “I should tone it down” https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcsdwarken/7490078656
- Age 24
- I graduated! Yay! Photo: Deloria Jacobs
- Maybe be a writer?
- “Do you know how hard it is to get published?” - My father
- My father was bad-ass Photo: Deloria Jacobs
- “I have to be superlative”
- I binge-created for years
- But never felt deserving
- Always a bit in the closet http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenzzz_14/7031233649/
- After writing this…
- I had an epiphany http://www.flickr.com/photos/44085287@N05/4055814772/
- We ALL hold the power http://www.flickr.com/photos/assbach/267598910/
- For Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
- Internalized critical voices http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeapalooza/553545517/
- Paralyze and imprison us http://www.flickr.com/photos/b3ni/2990601183/
- We give so much away
- = Blocks http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_g_travels/860951845/
- Lies that we tell ourselves
- Adds up; Shuts us down
- Instead of creativity
- Destructivity http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevygee/3265941065/
- How do we… http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5445602998/
- Get Unblocked? http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/
- “You can’t force yourself to get into (creative) flow, but you can set the conditions for it.” - Ted Neward, “Managers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus”
- The Process
- Recognize & Banish
- Physical evidence of fear http://www.flickr.com/photos/grumpyfeline/4626401443/
- Internalized criticisms + fears https://www.flickr.com/photos/remoto/5313967682
- Evil voices in your head http://www.flickr.com/photos/epsos/4887528060/
- “If your demons are such that they fill the room the instant you contemplate creating, your studio will be too dangerous a place to enter.” - Eric Maisel, author of Fearless Creating
- You can’t outrun them http://www.flickr.com/photos/wester/504925076/
- Face and ID your Inner Critic http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdachialpha/203904103/
- Impostor Syndrome
- Impostor Syndrome Paradox http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
- Comparisons http://www.flickr.com/photos/automania/126698126/
- Perfectionism http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
- Focus on the finished product… https://www.flickr.com/photos/phatcontroller/3667889959/
- Instead of the process http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyndle/474122586/
- “The Best” vs “The most” https://www.flickr.com/photos/villify/10871945326
- “Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” ― Anne Wilson Schaef
- The real problem http://cuttingthecheese.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/26810560251953842_ede18tng_f.jpg
- Procrastination http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
- Feed each other
- Fear of failure http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2717325940/
- F.E.A.R. = http://cdnpix.com/show/imgs/7a361666e107cd36656d5a66ea2e4e80.jpg
- Or, the alternative https://twitter.com/Phishtitz/status/474661495935365120
- “Fear is not real. It is a product of the thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” - character of Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith), After Earth
- Become a Fear Alchemist http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist.jpg
- “The goal is to manage anxiety so that our energies are used for the productive and satisfying art of creating…
- …rather than the destructive and debilitating art of self-torture.” - Clare Warmke, Idea Revolution
- Banish the Inner Critic https://www.flickr.com/photos/31505964@N08/4691019168/
- Eliminate Should/Must/Ought/Have to http://www.flickr.com/photos/mythoto/3822942678/
- Comparisons aren’t real http://www.flickr.com/photos/suvodeb/2559017400/
- “You cannot compare your insides to someone else’s outside.”
- “You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” ― Dr. Maya Angelou
- Reframe failure http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2717326642/
- And mistakes
- “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” - Henry Ford
- Be bad/make it ugly https://www.flickr.com/photos/kpwerker/6051104684
- Take it a step further Photo: Denise Jacobs
- Change your body, change your mind http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirteenthnile/4546397775/
- “Our bodies change our minds, our minds change our behavior, and our behavior changes our outcomes.” - Amy Cuddy, Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are TED talk
- Cop a Power Pose
- Adjust & Replace
- Laying the foundation Photo: Denise Jacobs
- “It’s all preparation. The magic happens at the stove.” - Daniel Steinberg, Crazy and Focused
- Train Your Brain http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/3211540197/
- Left v. Right brain? http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=left%20brain%20right%20brain&order=9&offset=48#/d10qlpq
- Left hemisphere http://www.flickr.com/photos/smittenkittenoriginals/4451172538/
- Right hemisphere http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorelei-ranveig/2294885580/
- A balanced brain http://www.flickr.com/photos/47691521@N07/4639590640/
- Our brains produce…? http://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/7254347346/
- Know your brainwaves
- Get your Alpha on
- 5 Easy ways access to Alpha http://uniteunderfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Brain-waves.jpg
- (1) Breathe to refocus http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldave/3065425105/
- (2) Lay down; be prone http://www.flickr.com/photos/snazzy54/4581347651/
- (3) Daydream/Space out http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzylittlemanpeach/4633972431/
- (4) Takes a shower http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3761878381/
- (5) Get physical http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/
- “When your brain is supposedly doing nothing, it’s really doing a tremendous amount.” – Marcus Raichle, Neurologist
- Exercise Discipline http://www.flickr.com/photos/bizz0k0/3432638748/
- Manage time http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolocampioni/2168286027/
- To DON’T https://www.flickr.com/photos/superamit/1043379069
- Say NO to Distractions http://www.flickr.com/photos/gideon/6582069/
- Instill the Headphones Rule https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9824922293
- RescueTime.com
- HeyFocus.com
- Added bonus
- Tools RescueTime.com GetConcentrating.com HeyFocus.com Browser Extensions Firefox: LeechBlock Idderall Google Chrome: Strict Workflow StayFocusd Aids for digital blocking
- Single-task http://www.flickr.com/photos/33498942@N04/6009639079/
- Pomodoro Technique http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucamascaro/4975166968/
- Airplane mode http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieterouwerkerk/699475144/
- Connect & Play
- Do It With Others http://www.flickr.com/photos/u-suke/5668302030/
- Mo’ people, mo’ ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/seretuaccidente/147686396/
- Avoid sameness http://www.flickr.com/photos/dahlstroms/3774973833/
- Diverse environments http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirinwiniger/3680885289/
- Share ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanpalmero/4278466639/
- Don’t keep them to yourself http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8127201319/
- Share mistakes http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilt/26322670/
- Amplify the ideas of others http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/54381130/
- Improv http://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/5740295789/
- Plus it http://www.flickr.com/photos/66568868@N00/6032481145/
- The structure
- Make your partner look good http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/
- Expands, does not contract http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5752191246/
- In my own life: learning Improv Photo: Denise Jacobs
- Free & Clear
- Before http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_g_travels/860951845/
- After http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualdoubts/4087935894/
- The stage is set for Flow http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgeithner/5290115839/
- Find
- • Clarity about & confidence in you want to achieve • Level of mastery • Cleared space; materials on hand • Time carved out; distractions eliminated • Practice in place The previous steps lead you here:
- (Re)Gain Creative Confidence http://www.flickr.com/photos/44085287@N05/4055807492/
- “…the confidence that, when given a difficult problem, we have a methodology that enables us to come up with a solution that nobody has before.” - David Kelley, Founder of Ideo
- Ideas are on and poppin’! http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/
- A transformation happens http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5392982007/
- Reclaim our power http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/
- By realizing
- Nudge your comfort zone
- “Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.” - Anna Freud
- Value yourself and process http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/
- Moving forward http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/
- “Creativity makes day to day experiences more vivid, more enjoyable, more rewarding. When we live creatively, boredom is banished and every moment holds the promise of a fresh discovery.” - Mihali Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity
- It’s how & why I do what I do Photo: Derek Kearney
- “The new scarcity: the time, energy, and brainpower of bright, creative people.” -Mary Poppendieck, “Think For Yourself”
- YOU are a precious resource http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/
- In order for you to create
- Need to Get Unblocked http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcymet/3564484236/
- Make better things AND http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5319988695/
- I hope that you http://www.flickr.com/photos/boojee/2781415869/
- The End…? Photo: Denise Jacobs
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