Work Better, Create More
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As tech professionals, what we need is a way to work better so that we can create more, right? Through exploring various concepts and approaches, including the neuroscience of creativity, productivity techniques, and emerging practices that spur innovation, we'll discover not only the ways in which our brains work best, but also what’s behind the times when we feel on fire with creativity and when we don't. We’ll translate this information into processes and techniques for dramatically enhanced creative productivity. Beware: this session challenges the standard norms around concentration, focus, productivity, and may change how you work…for the better.
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- 1. /* Denise Jacobs Web Directions | Sydney, Australia 30 October 2015 */ >> Work Better, Create More
- 2. Who: @denisejacobs Where: @webdirections #wd15 What: #hackcreativity
- 6. I had an epiphany http://www.flickr.com/photos/44085287@N05/4055814772/
- 7. Creativity: powerful and empowering http://www.flickr.com/photos/assbach/267598910/
- 8. Photo by Derek Kearney Shifted my focus to what I love
- 9. Why I do what I do http://TheCreativeDose.com/
- 10. Intro The State of the Union
- 11. What’s our most important tool for creating? http://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/
- 13. Managers
- 19. “Houston, we have a problem…” http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S70-34902.jpg
- 20. When we are in the creative flow http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfear/289257055/
- 22. “Creativity is newness produced.” Sir Ken Robinson, Out of Our Minds
- 24. “Creativity is magical, but it is not magic.” Dr. Charles Limb, Your Brain on Improvisation TED talk
- 25. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kosmotesto/3794445313/ “Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.” Bruce Nussbaum,Creativity Intelligence
- 27. 1 Emancipate
- 29. Habits and thinking to quit http://www.flickr.com/photos/meddygarnet/4170136164/sizes/l/
- 34. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jepoirrier/422469526/ | http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristoferbjorkman/6910216819/ | http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/2671039488/ Intermittent reinforcement
- 35. Internalized the critical voices http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeapalooza/553545517/
- 36. Become monsters in your head http://www.flickr.com/photos/epsos/4887528060/
- 37. Instead of Creativity Source: Flickr
- 39. All due to Your Inner Critic https://www.flickr.com/photos/acerriteno/3484093813/
- 40. ( p.s. *Everyone* has these thoughts)Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 41. “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
- 42. How to ID your Inner Critic http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdachialpha/203904103/
- 43. “I should have done more by now…” http://www.flickr.com/photos/automania/126698126/
- 44. “They’ll find out I’m a fraud”
- 46. “It needs to be FLAWLESS” http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
- 47. “I’ll do it tomorrow…” http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
- 52. “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, After Earth http://culturecatch.com/files/images/after-earth.jpg
- 53. Hack >> Become a Fear Alchemist http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist.jpg
- 54. “The goal is to manage anxiety so that our energies are used for the productive and satisfying (act) of creating, rather than the destructive and debilitating art of self-torture.” Clare Warmke, Idea Revolution
- 55. Banish Your Inner Critic! https://www.flickr.com/photos/31505964@N08/4691019168/
- 56. “The parts of your brain that are responsible for self-monitoring are literally turned off during creative endeavors….Creative people have mastered the art of turning off [the inhibitive] part of their brains to let their ideas flow more smoothly, unleashing their imagination.” Tina Seelig, InGenius
- 57. Hack >> Say NO to Comparisons http://www.flickr.com/photos/suvodeb/2559017400/
- 58. “You cannot compare your insides to someone else’s outsides.”
- 59. (Btw, this your new mantra…) http://www.spunkysapphire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-e1406074730116.jpg
- 60. Hack >> Know the Impostor Syndrome Paradox http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
- 61. You will only experience impostor syndrome when you are competent and skilled. (re-read this as many times as necessary.)
- 63. Hack >> Reassign duty http://www.flickr.com/photos/shavawnmarie/1326123397/
- 64. Hack >> Amp up empathy http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/2646295354/
- 65. Hack >> Maintain perspective http://www.flickr.com/photos/daikrieg/1294053038/
- 66. Hack >> Reframe #FAIL & mistakez https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/4498817330/
- 67. “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” Henry Ford
- 68. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirteenthnile/4546397775/ Change your body language, change your mind
- 69. “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
- 70. Hack >> Cop a Power Pose
- 71. Stand up. Assume a pose that embodies a sense of defeat, can’t do it, it will never work, “I suck/I’m no good/an impostor”, etc. Make yourself as small and powerless feeling as possible. Then, strike a power pose. Imagine yourself as a superhero looking off into the distance seeing your destiny of major creative butt-kicking. Alternate several times. Hold the power pose for as long as you can so that you can feel the change. #Exercise: Power Pose
- 72. 2 Adjust
- 73. Adjust: Train Your Brain http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/3211540197/
- 74. Left v. Right brain? http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=left%20brain%20right%20brain&order=9&offset=48#/d10qlpq
- 76. Left hemisphere h p://www.flickr.com/photos/smi enki enoriginals/4451172538/
- 77. Instead: Left + Right brain = Creativity http://www.flickr.com/photos/47691521@N07/4639590640/
- 78. What are our brains constantly producing? http://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/7254347346/
- 80. 13-30 cps/Hz Waking alert conscious thinking, external sensory focus, concentration. Computing, arranging, organizing, make sense of external world. Prolongation of beta can lead to exhaustion, anxiety and tension. Beta
- 81. 8-12 cps/Hz Alert and lucid but relaxed thought, daydreaming, light meditation, internal focus, receptive state, visualization, creativity, accelerated or super- learning, increased serotonin levels. Alpha
- 82. 4-7.5 cps/Hz High states of creativity, subconscious creativity, deep relaxation/ meditation, intuition, long-term memory, vivid visual imagery, creative inspiration, free idea flow, REM dream and deep sleep. Theta
- 83. 0.1-4 cps/Hz Intuition and insight, transcendental meditation, physical rejuvenation and healing, expansive awareness. Most often found in deep dreamless sleep and unconscious states. Delta
- 84. 31-120 cps/Hz Hyper brain activity and alertness, aha moment, super clarity, above average integration of sensory information, euphoria, sometimes anxiety. Gamma
- 85. Alpha: the gateway to creativity
- 86. Close your eyes and relax. Breathe through your nose. Now place your tongue at the roof of your mouth, turn your eyes towards the ceiling underneath your eyelids. Take several deep, long breaths. As you relax, you are changing your brainwaves from Beta to Alpha. #Exercise: Enter Alpha
- 88. Hack >> Breathe to refocus http://www.flickr.com/photos/guiniveretoo/1573049301/
- 89. Hack >> Be prone https://www.flickr.com/photos/travalicando/125934143/
- 91. Hack >> Space out/Daydream h p://www.flickr.com/photos/frinthy/4680321558/
- 92. Hack >> Get physical http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/
- 93. Makes a HUGE difference
- 94. “When your brain is supposedly doing nothing, it’s really doing a tremendous amount.” Marcus Raichle, Neurologist
- 98. Focus on meaningful tasks http://www.43folders.com/2008/09/01/what-are-you-doing
- 100. And really commit to it http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathtogutenberg/2976274920/
- 102. Freed me up
- 103. Delegation works
- 106. Clean up your work habit field by following the suggestions in the article “Habit Fields” by Jack Cheng. Create your equivalent of a “distraction chair” and move to it when you feel like you are inclined to surf the web, email, Tweet, Facebook, or engage in any other computer-related distraction. When you are ready to work again, come back to your desk. Rinse and repeat until your work habit field is clear again and no longer fuzzy. Hack >> Habit field reboot
- 109. Say NO to Distractions http://www.flickr.com/photos/gideon/6582069/
- 110. RescueTime.com
- 111. HeyFocus.com
- 112. Added bonus
- 113. Tools RescueTime.com HeyFocus.com Browser Extensions Google Chrome: Strict Workflow StayFocusd Firefox: LeechBlock Idderall Aids for digital blocking
- 114. Hack >> Pomodoro Technique http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucamascaro/4975166968/
- 115. Hack >> Airplane/Do Not Disturb mode http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieterouwerkerk/699475144/
- 116. 4 Generate & Execute
- 117. Generate: Start the flow of ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3018718331/
- 118. Start with what’s there
- 119. Everything is a Remix “Mona Lisa” by Paul Giovanopoulos, http://www.giovanopoulos.com/
- 120. Hack>>Get your Remix on! http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4812026355/
- 121. Hack >> Create constaints http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielsilliman/4489863368/
- 124. Embrace disruption Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 127. Talk them out (& record it) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/3641402489/
- 128. Gather and curate your ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmanviz/3181410714/
- 130. “Creativity is more than a great idea, it’s the determination to see the idea through to fruition.” Clare Warmke, Idea Revolution
- 133. • Observe • Suggest • Tinker • Review • Apply feedback • Reiterate The d.school production-iteration process
- 134. The stage is set for Flow http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgeithner/5290115839/
- 135. How do you get there?
- 136. • Concept in mind: know what you want to achieve and what it looks like • Practice in place • Cleared space • Time carved out and distractions eliminated • Necessary materials on hand All of the previous steps lead you here:
- 138. Epilogue Liberation
- 142. “…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 of Ideo
- 143. What you produce is unique
- 144. Hack your habits >> Different Results http://starchild07.deviantart.com/art/Brainwaves-44238823
- 145. Practicing different habits >> Transform your life
- 146. “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
- 147. Let out all of your great ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8156999698/
- 148. Get your creativity hack on! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bibi/5448158773/
- 149. The End…? (or is just the beginning?) http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/232100469/
- 150. My upcoming book! Banish Your Inner Critic DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic 26 Effective Techniques for Unleashing Productive Creativity
- 151. THE CREATIVE DOSE A Creativity + Innovation Collective Work Better. Create More. Create Betterness. Creative Thinking & Problem-solving Creative Collaboration & Innovation Mindset Team Communication & Cohesion Speaking Skills & Executive Coaching TheCreativeDose.com @thecreativedose
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