Denise Jacobs' presentation at the Øredev conference discusses igniting a creativity revolution by nurturing the creative spark within individuals and groups. She emphasizes the importance of collaboration, positivity, and personal fulfillment in fostering creativity and suggests practical habits to sustain and share this creativity with others. By encouraging a culture of openness and collaboration, Jacobs believes meaningful and transformative work can emerge, enhancing both individual and collective happiness.

1. The Creativity (R)Evolution
Denise R. Jacobs
Øredev Conference
Malmö, Sweden
7 November 2013

2. For the Twitters
I am:
@denisejacobs
This fine event:
@oredev #oredev
I’m talking about inciting a:
#creativityrevolution

3. When 1 != 1

4. Darwin’s wing man
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/

5. A Sneeze of laughter
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/girls-laughing-uganda-pod/

6. Course change

7. Today. Now.

8. Conferences = potential for change
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toprankblog/2280204274/

9. Ideas are sparked
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjliew/1286367571/

10. New social networks

11. The initial excitement
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/

12. Taken over by habit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/

13. How to take it home? Sustain it?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/debord/4932655275/

14. Vocations & Aspirations
Photo by Derek Kearney

15. I’m not the only one who thinks so…
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/

16. Creativity is critical
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/

17. Creativity (R)Evolution!

18. All gatherings are opportunities
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stella12/6899795110/

19. Nurture the Creative Spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2668216943/

20. The Roots of (R)Evolution

21. Who here feels like they are creative?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/

22. “Creativity is all about making
connections and seeing
patterns.”
- Bruce Nussbaum,
Creativity Intelligence

23. What is the “creative spark”?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/

24. Everyone has it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/4812035672/

25. Umair Haque
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nextconference/3504568830/

26. “The sum total of human effort
can add up to not merely more,
but to better.”
- Umair Haque, Betterness:
Economics for Humans

27. Betterness? Betterness!!

28. (R)Evolution ≠ Revolution
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stargardener/7037360553/

29. The Foundation

30. Our model: the coral polyp
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/

31. Builds rich environments
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg

32. Creates new land forms
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23300000/Coral-Reef-Torres-Strait-Island-australia-23340592-1600-1200.jpg

33. Tiny Habits
http://tinyhabits.com/

34. The structure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543067943/

35. 2 modifications
1. In the positive
2. Present tense

36. Anchor to a current habit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotobydave/333883245/

37. Congratulate yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clappstar/6297835482/

38. Big results
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543069503/

39. From Spark to Flame

40. Two levels
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragmented/2734290118/

41. The Personal

42. Are you a terrorist to yourself?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/koomatuomio/4182554398/

43. “Obsessing about preventing bad
things from happening also
prevents good things from
happening, or sometimes
prevents anything from
happening at all.”
- Scott Berkun, The Year Without
Pants

44. You are the gateway
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4396790244/

45. It’s all about you being “self-ful”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/

46. The Oxygen Mask Theory

47. Love what you do. Do what you love.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmscottimd/616642026/

48. “The only way to be truly satisfied is
to do what you believe is great
work. The only way to do great work
is to love what you do.”
- Steve Jobs,
2005 Stanford Commencement
speech

49. By nurturing your own spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/

50. You’ll begin to open up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/

51. And then magic happens

52. Self-ful transforms to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kara_allyson/5358611092/

53. Selfless
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazgrp/2050810720/

54. “One of the best ways to make
yourself happy is to make other
people happy. One of the best
ways to make other people
happy is to be happy yourself.”
- Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness
Project

55. How?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/1097398/

56. Recognize your brilliance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/

57. DO NOT focus on your weaknesses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/

58. You will only improve
10-15 %
(and it will be painful)
- Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0

59. Need help? Channel your inner kid
Photo: Denise Jacobs

60. The masters will help you
Photo: Nick Garza

61. Hint: it be easy and/or will feel like play!
Photo: Nick Garza

62. R-E-S-P-E-C-T

63. Feed your soul, don’t kill it
Photo: Julian Harty

64. Shift into the habits you want to develop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2762573549/

65. Homework: Write a talk description
Think of several topics you are a
bad-ass in. Write up 1-2 talk
descriptions based on your
interests and expertise.
Be courageous and share them with
peers.

66. Check-in date
7 December 2013

67. Homework: Tiny Habits to Nurture the Spark
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to
nurture the spark ignited at this
conference.

68. Your spark deserves to be protected
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/

69. Your attitude is a contagion

70. Happiness is contagious
Each happy friend
increased an individual's
probability of being
happy by 9 percent.
Even perfect strangers
three degrees of
separation away—
friends of friends of
friends—exerted a
significant uplifting
influence
Unhappy people at the
center of the network
are more likely than
those at the periphery to
become happy in the
future.
http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all

71. And your change will spread beyond you
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles19/1330505/projects/5455539/30cbf8c45952cdcf360ef545b1dcaba9.jpg

72. The Social

73. We need to get our group on
Photo: Denise Jacobs

74. Mo’ people, mo’ creativity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3019543830/

75. Escape your silo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeemick/5106610165/

76. Building 20 at MIT
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=all

77. Listen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684688/

78. I mean really listen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/

79. “Getting people together is easy,
but having a culture of getting
them to be good at building
upon each other’s ideas is hard.”
- David Kelly, Founder of IDEO

80. Over lunch in 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.

81. Monsters, Inc was born

82. “Creativity is social…and comes out of
small teams of twos and threes and
fours and fives and sixes. Instead (of
brainstorming) you need ‘magic circles,’
small teams of people who trust each
other, are familiar with each other, and
play together.”
- Bruce Nussbaum,
Creativity Intelligence

83. Be the one that starts the process
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg

84. Open Spaces
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sentxd/4232907318/

85. An ethos of openness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deanmeyers/6685423387/

86. Improve with Improv
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/5740295789/

87. Accept the offer, start where you are
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3446600695/

88. Use this structure

89. Make your partner(s) look good
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/

90. Builds trust
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/2646295354/

91. Collaborations get increasingly stronger
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/

92. Eating my own dogfood: Power-Push Writing
Photo: Anna B. Scott

93. Homework: Tiny Habit of Creative Collaboration
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to
cultivate a culture of creative
collaboration around you.

94. Check-in date
7 January 2014

95. Viva La Revolution!

96. Or moreso, Viva la (R)Evolution!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickerbulb/53116195/

97. Personal fulfillment (aka Happiness)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/

98. Team and company creating Betterness

99. Bigger than just yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/

100. It’s about you + others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/

101. The work we do is *HUGE*

102. Poïesis
An act that transforms and
continues the world.
- Wiktionary
*****
A transformative bringing forth
- Martin Heidegger, philosopher

103. If this is true, then

104. You are artists & are Art-ing

105. “Betterness can't happen if you're
spending your life churning out
toxic junk. It can only happen
when more meaningful work is
done.”
- Umair Haque, Betterness:
Economics for Humans

106. Eudaimonia = Human flourishing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/

107. “Happiness is not just a mood—it’s a
work ethic. Study after…study
proves that happiness precedes
important outcomes and indicators
of thriving. Happiness is actually
the precursor to success.”
- Shawn Achor, The Happiness
Advantage: The Seven Principles of
Positive Psychology That Fuel
Success and Performance at Work

108. At this conference, with you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moqub/2745092532/

109. Encourage the eco-system

110. Remember that we can create better together

111. We can evolve creatively
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/

112. Make the switch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/3397362215/

113. Come out of the woods

114. A wise man once said
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougbelshaw/4168593521/

115. that you want to see in the world
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20872388@N06/5572306965/

116. And finally…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27620885@N02/2609974180/

117. How to find me
DeniseJacobs.com
 Sign up on my mailing list here!
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Photo used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/

118. My articles for further reading
netmagazine.com/features/
four-secrets-enhancingcreative-productivity
alistapart.com/articles/
reigniting-your-creative-spark/
alistapart.com/articles/
banishing-your-inner-critic/

119. My books!
The CSS Detective
Guide
CSSDetectiveGuide.com
Smashing Books #3 &
#3 1/3
InterAct With
Web Standards
SmashingBook.com
InterActWithWebStandards.com
My chapter:
“The Missing Element
of Redesign: Story”
My chapter:
“Learning with the
Web”