Finding Your Muse: The Art & Science of Inspiration

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Building a public, creative voice within social media takes work: ongoing, complex, engaged work. This slideshow, from a Blissdom Canada 11 conference, explores the notion of inspiration and how to harness it within social media networks and spaces .

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The Art & Science of Finding Inspiration – and

Using It

Tanis Miller@redneckmommyElan Morgan

@schmutzieBonnie Stewart

@bonstewart

Inspiration is bullshit.

We are here to talk about work.

Two things get in the way of work:

1. Stuff we don't like to do.2. Stuff we don't know how to do.

You will seldom be inspired, motivated, or satisfed with your efforts if you don't know

what your goal was in the frst place.

Goal Work

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruminatrix/3888498643

Social Media = Networks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/5483314304/

(Connected people ask for help)

Identity work

http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/271101168/

Your habits become who you are.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/2537309848/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Curation Work

Work. Re-work.

Life in the Open:why inspiration matters.

Engage.Add value. Amplify. Collaborate.

Be open to the new.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/isadocafe/40782907/

Thank you.

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