The document discusses the theme of creativity and its complexities, emphasizing the need to harness and integrate various mental states and practices to enhance creative flow. It highlights the challenges posed by distractions and self-doubt while offering insights into leveraging one's subconscious and embracing playfulness to unlock creativity. Various resources and references are provided for further exploration of creativity and its development.

1. White Space
Creativity

2. Generate Conference London
London, UK
26 September 2014

3. @denisejacobs
#generateconf
#whitespacecreate

4. Get the slides:
bit.ly/generatewhitespace

5. Wait…what?!
Photo: Denise Jacobs Photo: Derek Kearney

6. Now Founder, The Creative Dose
http://TheCreativeDose.com/

7. SQUEEEEEE!!!!!
Photo: Denise Jacobs

8. THE CANVAS
The State of the Create

9. How do you feel in the creative flow?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfear/289257055/

10. We are alchemists
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faust_image_19thcentury.jpg

11. It feels like
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2761300969/

12. Creativity is magical, but it is
not magic.”
- Dr. Charles Limb,
Your Brain on Improvisation
TED talk

13. However, this happens
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7693102@N07/2536807562/

14. We have this amazing tool
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APSM_V14_D495_Side_view_of_the_brain_and_spinal_cord.jpg

15. Time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33909700@N02/3159761620/

16. Attention
http://www.flickr.com/photos/copperfeesh/147493122/

17. Focus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdachialpha/203904103/

18. You run into road blocks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99301367@N00/8497106802/

19. Can’t access all of your great ideas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8156999698/

20. GIVE & TAKE Creativity and Power

21. We’re powerful

22. Instead of using it fully
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/

23. We contain it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gc_photography/4662878037/

24. Or give it away
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6D-O5ECr5EUow5jrck2A2A

25. By doubting ourselves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5445602998/

26. NOISE &
CLUTTER Distracting Complications

27. Internal focus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boojee/4457378697/

28. Look outside ourselves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtcatbagan/1557200142/

29. Addicted to hyperconnectivity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andersdenken/2082816707/

30. Intermittent reinforcement
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jepoirrier/422469526/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristoferbjorkman/6910216819/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/2671039488/

31. Hyperconnectivity gives us the
perception of getting more
done. It makes us feel like we're
doing more, because we're
using every free moment of
every waking hour.”
- Jonathan Fields

32. Distractions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/2084287794/

33. Unclosed mental loops
http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Zeigarnik_Effect

34. Overwhelmed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/freeflyer09/7574540716/

35. Afraid?
Photo: Denise Jacobs

36. All over the place
http://www.flickr.com/photos/figliodiorfeo/2393269886/

37. Channeling this power
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Creation_of_Adam_(Michelangelo)_Detail.jpg

38. What if
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/

39. From thinking
Photo: Derek Kearney

40. To creating
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyndle/474122586/

41. Is not in “doing”?...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenturamon/83083170/

42. Something else?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djgarage/3680441291/in/photostream/

43. Genius is the offspring of the
in-between.”
- Jonathan Fields

44. The in-between
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/

45. CLARITY Creating and the Focus Paradox

46. Maximize
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/7254347346/

47. A balanced brain
http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=left%20brain%20right%20brain&order=9&offset=48#/d10qlpq

48. Integrate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47691521@N07/4639590640/

49. Neurons firing well
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorelei-ranveig/2294885580/

50. Know your Brainwaves

51. Alpha: the gateway to Creativity

52. “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

53. Refocus through breath
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guiniveretoo/1573049301/

54. Being prone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snazzy54/4581347651/

55. Spacing out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frinthy/4680321558/

56. Daydream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzylittlemanpeach/4633972431/

57. Mindless activity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabi/2499381396/

58. Showers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3761878381/

59. Cross-channel movement
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/

60. Laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wickenden/3644297054/

61. Playing/Fun
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkendall/3613416741/

62. When you are playful, you are
activating the right side of
your brain. The logical brain is
a limited brain. The right side is
unlimited. You can (do and )
be anything you want.”
- Madan Kataria, The Laughter
Guru

63. Instead of this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielsilliman/4489863368/

64. When your brain is supposedly
doing nothing, it’s really doing a
tremendous amount.”
– Marcus Raichle, Neurologist

65. Intend Alpha
http://uniteunderfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Brain-waves.jpg

66. THE INVISIBLE Aid from the Unseen

67. Sometimes dabbling in
mysticism can be a fun way to
understand and solve a
problem.”
- Carl King, So You’re a
Creative Genius, Now What?

68. Natalie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/

69. From the mind of a 4 year old
Photo courtesy of Laura Bohill (@LauRARbee)

70. A little help from our (imaginary) friends

71. Travel our internal lands
http://archivingthecity.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/maps_of_the_imagination.jpg

72. Your subconscious
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Themuse.jpg

73. One form of a genius…
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Albert_Einstein%2C_by_Doris_Ulmann.jpg

74. Another form of a genius

75. Daemon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_fish_(The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy)#Babel_fish

76. Muses
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:NAMA_3_Muses.jpg

77. The Three Original Muses
Mneme – Memory
Melete – Practice or occasion
Aoide – Voice

78. Muses were thought to be
the true speakers for whom
an artist is merely the
mouthpiece.
Muses were also thought to
inspire people to do their
best.

79. Mneme (Memory)
Photo: Denise Jacobs

80. Melete (Practice/Occasion)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayray/4069381837/

81. Aoide (Voice)
Photo: Denise Jacobs

82. The spirit of the idea
http://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/3152875826/

83. Ideas want to take form

84. The world is being circled by
ideas and creativity that wants
to made manifest and are
looking for portals to come
through…”
- Elizabeth Gilbert

85. Ideas use us (not vise-versa)

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

87. Converse
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tojosan/181249465/

88. Trust is everything.”
- Scott Berkun, The Year
Without Pants

89. Voila!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/

90. CHOOSE How will you move forward?

91. The choice is yours
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoneppink/80772661/

92. How you use your creative brain power
“Untitled” by Americo Morales

93. Creative flow lies in-between
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgeithner/5290115839/

94. It’s time

95. Know who we really are
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stealingsand/5563317146/

96. Reclaim our power
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/

97. The future is now
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/

98. 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

99. Your creativity is waiting for you
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theloushe/5711519735

100. Leverage white space
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/

101. The End…?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/232100469/

102. Sources & Resources
delicious.com/denisejacobs/white space creativity
delicious.com/denisejacobs/getunblocked
delicious.com/denisejacobs/unfoldyourbrain
delicious.com/denisejacobs/creativityhabit
delicious.com/denisejacobs/brainoncreativity
Always being updated as I find new relevant
articles!
“Great Resources” almost daily:
@denisejacobs on Twitter

103. My articles for further reading
Banishing Your Inner Critic
alistapart.com/articles/banishing-your-inner-critic/
Four Secrets to Enhancing Creative Productivity
www.creativebloq.com/inspiration/four-secrets-enhancing-creative-productivity-9126098
Reigniting Your Creative Spark
alistapart.com/articles/reigniting-your-creative-spark/
Breaking the Perfectionism-Procrastination Infinite Loop
webstandardssherpa.com/reviews/breaking-the-perfectionism-procrastination-infinite-loop/

104. Art & Inspiration: Americo Morales
Photo: Maria Morales

105. Sister: Nivi Morales
Photo: Maria Morales

106. AmericoMorales.net
“Untitled 1” by Amercio Morales

107. Chat, Connect, and Collaborate with me!
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108. THE CREATIVE DOSE
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109. THANK YOU!