The Creativity (R)Evolution - CREATE Festival 2015

(R)EVOLUTION CREATIVITY

Denise R. Jacobs CREATE Festival

Pittsburgh, PA 11 June 2015

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Photo: Denise Jacobs

@denisejacobs @CreateXFest | #createpgh

#creativityrevolution

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When 1≠1

Darwin’s wing man

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/

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

Magic maker


“I’ll introduce you to all of my friends…”

https://www.flickr.com/photos/epersonae/112453786/

The Present: Today. Now.

Here we are

Conferences = potential for change

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toprankblog/2280204274/

Ideas are sparked

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjliew/1286367571/

New social networks formed

The initial excitement about the new http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/

Taken over by old habits

http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/

How to incorporate it?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/debord/4932655275/

By focusing on

http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/

It’s important http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/

Most important leadership quality https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss

Strained relationship with our creativity http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeapalooza/553545517/

Expressing creativity à transformation http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/

A Creativity (R)Evolution!

All gatherings are opportunities

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stella12/7045899425

Nurture the Creative Spark

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2668216943/

The Roots of (R)Evolution

What is the “creative spark”?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/

Everyone has it

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/4812035672/

Photo by Derek Kearney

A significant shift

Why I do what I do http://TheCreativeDose.com/

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

“The sum total of human effort can add up to not merely more, but to Better.”

Umair Haque, Betterness: Economics for Humans

Betterness? Betterness!!

(Btw…two weeks ago, this happened !!)


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

The Foundation

Our role model: the coral polyp

Builds rich environments

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg

Creates new land forms

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

Tiny Habits

http://tinyhabits.com/

The structure

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543067943/

1.  In the positive 2.  Present tense

2 Modifications:

Anchor to a current habit

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotobydave/333883245/

Congratulate yourself

http://www.flickr.com/photos/clappstar/6297835482/

Good Feelings = Good Neuroscience

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

Your brain on…(praise!)

Making

=Big results

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543069503/

From Spark to Flame

Two levels

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragmented/2734290118/

The Personal

Are you a terrorist to yourself?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/koomatuomio/4182554398/

“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

You are the gateway

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4396790244/

It’s all about you being “self-ful”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/

Self-ful-ness: Caring for your own welfare so that you are able to care for the welfare of others.

The Oxygen Mask Theory

Love what you do. Do what you love.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmscottimd/616642026/

“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

By nurturing your own spark

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/

You’ll begin to open up

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/9255191990/

And then magic happens

Self-ful transforms

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kara_allyson/5358611092/

To Self-less http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazgrp/2050810720/

“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

How?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/1097398/

Recognize your brilliance

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/

DO NOT focus on your weaknesses

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/

You will only improve 10-15 %

(and it will be painful) Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0

Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/

= Empowered Play

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/

aka = Flow

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Shift into the habits you want to develop

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2762573549/

You’re about to be @Boonerang-ed

Think of several topics you are a bad-ass in. Write up 1-2 talk descriptions based on your interests and expertise.

Share them with your partner in one month.

Homework: Write a talk description

Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to nurture the sparks ignited at this conference.

Homework: Tiny Habits to Nurture the Spark

Check in date: 11 July 2015

Doing this is the first step

Recognize & support your spark

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/

Your attitude is a contagion

Our role model: the common cold virus http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/news-images/118564579.jpg

Connectedthebook.com

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.

Happiness is contagious

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all

Your change will spread beyond you

http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles19/1330505/projects/5455539/30cbf8c45952cdcf360ef545b1dcaba9.jpg

The Social

We need to get our group on http://www.weareforeal.com/projects/bssp-nouiasaaou-2013

Mo’ people, mo’ creativity

http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3019543830/

“Creativity is social….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

Connectors are behind these “magic circles”

Not the disconnected connection

Our role model: Molly Holzschlag

http://www.flickr.com/photos/janbrasna/112338913/

Create a locus where ideas can mix & mingle http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/7496803638/

Even if you’re an introvert

Be the one that starts the process

And start to create the environment for others

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg

Over lunch in 1994

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.

Monsters, Inc was born

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

1) Start where you are

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3446600695/

2) Accept the offer + fully commit

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3277839203

3) Use this structure

4) Make your partner(s) look good

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/

“Play is how we invent and experiment.” Josh Clarke, The Web Gets Real

So…Let’s play!

Builds trust

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/2941559903

Collaborations get increasingly stronger

http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/

Eating my own dogfood: Improv class! Photo: Denise Jacobs

Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to cultivate a culture of creative collaboration around you.

Homework: Tiny Habit of Creative Collaboration

Check in date: 11 August 2015

Didn’t we start out with this guy?

Viva La (R)Evolution!

Creative power to the people! http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickerbulb/53116195/

Personal fulfillment (aka Happiness)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/

Team and company creating Betterness

“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

Bigger than just yourself


It’s about You + Others


Eudaimonia = Human flourishing

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/

“Happiness is not just a mood – it’s a work ethic…..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

At the close of CREATE Festival, with you

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moqub/2745092532/

“We don’t have to invent anything; it’s already all around us.” Josh Clarke, “The Web Gets Real”

Encourage the eco-system

Remember that we can create better together

We can evolve creatively

http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/

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

You are all Evangelists Photo: Denise Jacobs

It’s time

Because I sincerely believe this http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougbelshaw/4168593521/

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

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