Ritika Arya discusses how conditioning can limit human perspective and creativity. She explains that conditioning from a young age shapes our beliefs, and we resist change that is seen as inconvenient. However, great minds keep an open perspective in the face of resistance. To foster creativity, we need open spaces that provide emotional stability, mental openness, and physical security to freely express ideas. With an open mind in such environments, our potential to create is unlocked.

1. Opening Spaces for
creativity
Ted talk by Ritika Arya
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2. Middle class family Affluent family
Life is fun. I am meant
to do special things and
be extra-ordinary. I will
be a great leader
Life is harsh. I need to
work hard to earn my
meal. I aspire to get a
well paying job
Illustration I

3. Awww!… such a cute horse :D
How many times
do I need to tell
you to not go near
animals!!
You know horses
are so dangerous.
It could have hurt
you so easily you
fool!!!!
Illustration II

4. What just happened?

5. Conditioning!

6. Responseto a particular event or object,
can me modified,
by ‘learning’ or conditioning
What is Conditioning?

7. E.g.) The Monkey Experiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0344qRfAOtA
Self -conditioning
E.g.) Withdrawal of hand on touching a hot item
Logic : Must retain in order to refrain from injury
Societal -conditioning
Logic : MISSING!!
Types of Conditioning…

8. Impact of Conditioning…
Conditioning
is not
negative
in general

9. Impact of Conditioning…
Conditioning is negative when it limits human perspective

10. Impact of Conditioning…
Over generations we keep repeating patterns,
without questioning their relevance
and thus limiting ourselves
from creating new opportunities…

11. When someone tries to do something different,
he/she is faced with resistance.
As from childhood we have been conditioned
to believe that change is inconvenient and
is the beginning of THE END!!
Impact of Conditioning…

12. Now What?

13. Great men don't block their
mind from resistance

14. Open Mind = Creativity

15. How to do it?

16. Need to be in a
Open Space

17. What is an Open space?
Safe environment to express. Need to ensure :
 Emotional stability
 Mental openness
 Physical security
Ideas
Ideas

18. “Life is a natural flow,
keep your mind open
and your bulb will glow!”
In the End!

19. Personal vs Societal conditioning
Conditioning has negative impact when it limits human perspective
Conditioning Change Resistance
Key open mind
Open mind Creativity
Open space Open mind
 Emotional stability
 Mental openness
 Physical security
Recap

20. Ritika Arya
Founder at Young Innovators Foundation
Venture : My India Empowered (NGO in Mumbai
founded in 2008)
Recognition
 Staples Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur
Achievement Award, 2009
 Cherie Blair Foundation for Women – National
Entrepreneurship Network (CBFW-NEN)
Fellowship, 2009-10
 Spoken at TEDx The Woodlands- Houston, Texas
 and TEDxYouth-Taipei, Taiwan,
About the Speaker…

21. Created by : Apeksha Agarwal , Batch of 2016
Submitted to : Prof. Sameer Mathur
Course: Personal Branding
Institution: IIM Lucknow
The presentation is based on the Tedx Talk delivered by
Ritika Arya at TEDx The Woodlands-Houston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U9Mp7Ho-CA
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