Infinite Possibilities - EclipseCon 2015
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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.
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- 1. Possibilities Infinite Denise R. Jacobs EclipseCon | San Francisco, CA 10 March 2015
- 4. The slides are here: creativedo.se/EclipseCon-ip
- 5. Photo by Derek Kearney From developer à Creativity Evangelist
- 6. à Founder + Chief Creativity Evangelist http://TheCreativeDose.com/
- 7. Part of our goal at EclipseCon https://prestonblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/2502528498_98fb0baae9_o.jpg
- 9. It’s the new Black http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
- 10. Time Magazine Creativity Poll, 2013 http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
- 11. IBM CEO Study, 2010 https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
- 12. Survey of 684 Developers https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/8812567121
- 13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/ Who here is creative?
- 16. Possible selves
- 19. The paradox of choice http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
- 22. http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/ Who here is creative?
- 23. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kosmotesto/3794445313/ “Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.” Bruce Nussbaum, Creative Intelligence
- 25. My response:
- 26. In Tibetan, creative = natural https://www.flickr.com/photos/norte_it/2340805781
- 27. Creativity ≠ Trying to be Creative http://www.theprofessionalcreative.com/take-the-first-step-to-become-creative/
- 29. http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/do_or_do_not_w1.jpeg “Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” Yoda
- 30. “If I try to be creative, rather than just accepting that I am creative, I fail.” Andrew J. Epstein
- 31. What’s your creative frequency? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sine_waves_different_frequencies.svg
- 33. How often do you show up to your creativity? https://www.flickr.com/photos/joelanman/367425390
- 35. “Deciding for creativity does not guarantee that creativity will emerge, but without the decision, it certainly will not.” Robert Sternberg
- 36. Decide upon Creativity. Choose it. Then, amplify your creative frequency.
- 37. Fixed or Growth Mindset?
- 40. Growth Mindset
- 41. Embrace and enjoy learning http://davidseddl511.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/6a00d83451b44369e200e54f480b498834-800wi.jpg
- 42. How do you change from fixed to growth? http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-oxymoron/5005673112/
- 43. 1) Listen to your Fixed Mindset voice http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/
- 44. 2) Recognize that you have a choice https://www.flickr.com/photos/cjsmithphotography/6804513809
- 45. 3) Talk back to it with a growth mindset voice
- 46. 4) Take growth mindset action
- 48. http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959867550/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959864706/ Adopt a beginner’s mind
- 49. Release the Tyranny of the Expert https://www.flickr.com/photos/64540855@N07/5878418781
- 51. Re-learn something from a friend https://www.flickr.com/photos/ribbitvoice/2339351666
- 52. Learn something entirely new http://www.flickr.com/photos/13723940@N04/2648317554/
- 53. Photo: Denise Jacobs Eating my own dogfood: Improv class!
- 54. Learning from experience is key
- 55. Approach everything with openness and eagerness. Expand your knowledge and yourself.
- 56. Blocked or in Flow?
- 58. Internal fears Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 60. Is @ the Sweet Spot
- 61. Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
- 63. Your brain on Flow https://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/13994747444
- 64. Flow banishes the inner critic
- 65. How do you reach Flow?
- 67. (Instill the Headphones Rule) https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9824922293
- 68. Helps create space for ideas https://www.flickr.com/photos/creativedc/2939649520
- 71. Find your Flow to dispel fears and experience continuous creative growth.
- 72. Taker or Maker?
- 73. …Has little regard for their potential to shape the future or ability to take action on issues that truly motivate them. A Taker…
- 74. …A maker’s work is characterized by morality, creativity, craftsmanship, and purposed problem solving. They view their work through the lens of service. A Maker…
- 75. “….Makers choose their work based on impact and happiness.” Jason Cavnar, "Why developers should start choosing conscience over profit" http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/18/developers-choosing-conscience-over-profit/
- 76. Become a passionate problem-solver http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4435608143/
- 77. Make “Bug” Lists
- 78. Cultivate a healthy disregard for the impossible
- 79. Be clear on your “Why” http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlz212/198759134/
- 81. Who are you helping? http://www.codefevermiami.com/
- 82. Choose bigger, more creative problems to solve
- 83. Cultivate a culture of creativity around you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
- 84. Like folks at Pixar
- 85. Make things that matter – to both you and others.
- 87. What do you get? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlaughland/3475448568/
- 88. Life is complex and so are decisions
- 89. Two tracks
- 90. Guidelines; stars to navigate by http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/9255191990/
- 91. “Clarity brings about purpose, purpose brings about action, action brings about change.” Joel Yeo
- 92. Mobilize a dormant creative confidence http://www.flickr.com/photos/badastronomy/4179773749/
- 93. While we can’t predict the future http://fusible.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crystal-ball.jpg
- 94. Because of the unknown http://hub.salford.ac.uk/energymonitoring/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/01/known-knowns1.jpg
- 95. “We are the creators of the future.” Umair Haque, “How to Have a Year That Matters”
- 96. Another way of putting it is
- 98. The universe is expanding, and so are we https://www.flickr.com/photos/rammorrison/2718543921
- 99. All starts with the first step
- 101. 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/
- 102. 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