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![“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](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/presentationhackingthecreativebrainwebdirections2015-151030024537-lva1-app6892/75/Hacking-the-Creative-Brain-Web-Directions-2015-56-2048.jpg)
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Hacking the Creative Brain - Web Directions 2015
Denise Jacobs emphasizes the importance of creativity and provides practical strategies to overcome mental barriers such as self-criticism and fear of failure. The document outlines various 'hacks' to enhance creative flow, including managing one's inner critic, practicing mindfulness, and fostering a supportive environment for idea generation. Ultimately, Jacobs advocates for embracing creativity as a key tool for personal and professional development.
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Denise Jacobs introduces the importance of creativity and creates a platform for discussion.
Explores personal experiences and perceptions of creativity, emphasizing its nature and power.
Identifies challenges like bureaucracy, mental overwhelm, and internal critics that hinder creativity.
Discusses the impact of the inner critic on creative expression and introduces strategies to manage fear.
Strategies to combat creativity-blocking fears including reframing failure and managing anxiety.
Focuses on brain functions related to creativity, introducing techniques to shift brainwave states.
Emphasizes discipline and organization, offering hacks and tools to improve focus and productivity.
Strategies to generate and capture ideas through various creative processes and tool recommendations.
Focuses on the importance of prototyping and iteration in enhancing creative outcomes.
Discusses the importance of creative confidence, habit formation and how it transforms life experiences.
Wraps up the presentation, highlighting key takeaways and promoting the upcoming book on creativity.
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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
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- 6. I had anepiphany http://www.flickr.com/photos/44085287@N05/4055814772/
- 7. Creativity: powerful andempowering http://www.flickr.com/photos/assbach/267598910/
- 8. Photo by DerekKearney Shifted my focus to what I love
- 9. Why I dowhat I do http://TheCreativeDose.com/
- 10. Intro The State ofthe Union
- 11. What’s our mostimportant tool for creating? http://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/
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- 19. “Houston, we havea problem…” http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S70-34902.jpg
- 20. When we arein the creative flow http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfear/289257055/
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- 22. “Creativity is newness produced.” SirKen Robinson, Out of Our Minds
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- 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 allabout making connections and seeing patterns.” Bruce Nussbaum,Creativity Intelligence
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- 29. Habits and thinkingto quit http://www.flickr.com/photos/meddygarnet/4170136164/sizes/l/
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- 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 criticalvoices http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeapalooza/553545517/
- 36. Become monsters inyour head http://www.flickr.com/photos/epsos/4887528060/
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- 39. All due toYour Inner Critic https://www.flickr.com/photos/acerriteno/3484093813/
- 40. ( p.s. *Everyone*has these thoughts)Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 41. “If your demonsare 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 IDyour Inner Critic http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdachialpha/203904103/
- 43. “I should havedone more by now…” http://www.flickr.com/photos/automania/126698126/
- 44. “They’ll find outI’m a fraud”
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- 46. “It needs tobe FLAWLESS” http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
- 47. “I’ll do ittomorrow…” http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
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- 52. “Fear is notreal. 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 >> Becomea Fear Alchemist http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist.jpg
- 54. “The goal isto 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 InnerCritic! https://www.flickr.com/photos/31505964@N08/4691019168/
- 56. “The parts ofyour 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 >> SayNO to Comparisons http://www.flickr.com/photos/suvodeb/2559017400/
- 58. “You cannot compareyour insides to someone else’s outsides.”
- 59. (Btw, this yournew mantra…) http://www.spunkysapphire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-e1406074730116.jpg
- 60. Hack >> Knowthe Impostor Syndrome Paradox http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
- 61. You will only experienceimpostor syndrome when you are competent and skilled. (re-read this as many times as necessary.)
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- 63. Hack >> Reassignduty http://www.flickr.com/photos/shavawnmarie/1326123397/
- 64. Hack >> Ampup empathy http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/2646295354/
- 65. Hack >> Maintainperspective http://www.flickr.com/photos/daikrieg/1294053038/
- 66. Hack >> Reframe#FAIL & mistakez https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/4498817330/
- 67. “Failure is onlythe opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” Henry Ford
- 68. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirteenthnile/4546397775/ Change your bodylanguage, change your mind
- 69. “Our bodies changeour 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 >> Copa Power Pose
- 71. Stand up. Assumea 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
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- 73. Adjust: Train YourBrain http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/3211540197/
- 74. Left v. Rightbrain? http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=left%20brain%20right%20brain&order=9&offset=48#/d10qlpq
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- 76. Left hemisphere h p://www.flickr.com/photos/smienki enoriginals/4451172538/
- 77. Instead: Left +Right brain = Creativity http://www.flickr.com/photos/47691521@N07/4639590640/
- 78. What are ourbrains constantly producing? http://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/7254347346/
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- 80. 13-30 cps/Hz Waking alertconscious 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 andlucid 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 statesof 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 andinsight, 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 brainactivity and alertness, aha moment, super clarity, above average integration of sensory information, euphoria, sometimes anxiety. Gamma
- 85. Alpha: the gatewayto creativity
- 86. Close your eyesand 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
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- 88. Hack >> Breatheto refocus http://www.flickr.com/photos/guiniveretoo/1573049301/
- 89. Hack >> Beprone https://www.flickr.com/photos/travalicando/125934143/
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- 91. Hack >> Spaceout/Daydream h p://www.flickr.com/photos/frinthy/4680321558/
- 92. Hack >> Getphysical http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/
- 93. Makes a HUGEdifference
- 94. “When your brainis supposedly doing nothing, it’s really doing a tremendous amount.” Marcus Raichle, Neurologist
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- 98. Focus on meaningfultasks http://www.43folders.com/2008/09/01/what-are-you-doing
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- 100. And really committo it http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathtogutenberg/2976274920/
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- 106. Clean up yourwork 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
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- 109. Say NO toDistractions http://www.flickr.com/photos/gideon/6582069/
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- 113. Tools RescueTime.com HeyFocus.com Browser Extensions Google Chrome: StrictWorkflow StayFocusd Firefox: LeechBlock Idderall Aids for digital blocking
- 114. Hack >> PomodoroTechnique http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucamascaro/4975166968/
- 115. Hack >> Airplane/DoNot Disturb mode http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieterouwerkerk/699475144/
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- 117. Generate: Start theflow of ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3018718331/
- 118. Start with what’sthere
- 119. Everything is aRemix “Mona Lisa” by Paul Giovanopoulos, http://www.giovanopoulos.com/
- 120. Hack>>Get your Remixon! http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4812026355/
- 121. Hack >> Createconstaints http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielsilliman/4489863368/
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- 127. Talk them out(& record it) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/3641402489/
- 128. Gather and curateyour ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmanviz/3181410714/
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- 130. “Creativity is morethan a great idea, it’s the determination to see the idea through to fruition.” Clare Warmke, Idea Revolution
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- 133. • Observe • Suggest • Tinker • Review • Apply feedback • Reiterate The d.school production-iteration process
- 134. The stage isset for Flow http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgeithner/5290115839/
- 135. How do youget there?
- 136. • Concept inmind: 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:
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- 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 produceis unique
- 144. Hack your habits>> Different Results http://starchild07.deviantart.com/art/Brainwaves-44238823
- 145. Practicing different habits>> Transform your life
- 146. “Creativity makes dayto 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 allof your great ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8156999698/
- 148. Get your creativityhack on! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bibi/5448158773/
- 149. The End…? (oris just the beginning?) http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/232100469/
- 150. My upcoming book! BanishYour Inner Critic DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic 26 Effective Techniques for Unleashing Productive Creativity
- 151. THE CREATIVE DOSE ACreativity + 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
- 152. DeniseJacobs.com à Sign upon 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/
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