Finding Your Muse: The Art & Science of Inspiration

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The Art & Science of Finding Inspiration – and Using It Tanis Miller @redneckmommy Elan Morgan @schmutzie Bonnie Stewart @bonstewart

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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

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Inspiration is bullshit.

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We are here to talk about work.

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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.

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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

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Social Media = Networks

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

(Connected people ask for help)

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Identity work

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

Your habits become who you are.

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

Curation Work

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Work. Re-work.

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Life in the Open:why inspiration matters.

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Engage.Add value. Amplify. Collaborate.

Be open to the new.

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

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Thank you.

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