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Creativity and your Career: why you should do art at high school
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Creativity and your Career@Anatinus
Dr Sarah Britten1 February 2014
“Schools… need… to foster the creativity that humans will need to set them apart from computers.” The Economist, January 2014
5 years ago, what I do for a living did not exist.
2 years ago, I quit my job with nowhere to go.
The top achievers of 2013. Most of them are planning to become
accountants and actuaries
It’s been a journey since 1992
Art was one of my 7 distinctions
I ended up with a PhD
And a job in advertising.
How I earn a living now
1. Brand and marketing strategy2. Social media and content strategy3. Copywriting (scripts, mailers)4. Freelance feature writing (journalism)5. Speaking and workshops6. Art (commissions and sales)
I’m also going to be an employer.
We have a mantra.
1. We work with people we like
2. We do work we love.3. We get things done.
The world of work is
changing.
This is scary.
1. Generation Flux
2. The Portfolio Career
3. The 4 year career
To survive, you need to be creative.
Why?
Art is good for all of that
• Problem-solving• Connecting with
yourself• Being comfortable
with ambiguity
If I could talk to Matrics now
1. What you end up doing probably doesn’t exist right now.
2. Just because you study for it, doesn’t mean you’ll end up doing it.
3. If you make mistakes, that’s ok.
What I look for in people
These are the skills that will always be useful no matter what.
• Be good at being flexible• Be good at solving
problems• Be good with people• Be good at writing• Be creative
“If you think about it, problem solving is the most basic skill that is required in every vocation and it is not something that can be taught.” Kanthan Pillay, CEO YFM
“Advice to Matrics: Travel, learn another language, learn to code, start a small business, think for yourself.” Michael Jordaan, Twitter, January 2014