Reviving Creativity

Denise R. Jacobs Inspire925: Creativity Goes to Work Zurich, Switzerland 30 January 2014

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This fine event: @inspire295

I’m get you to:

#revivecreativity

For the Twitters

O hai!

Photo by Derek Kearney

Creativity is critical

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I’m not the only one who thinks so…

http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/

Who here feels like they are creative?

Who here does not?

Who isn’t sure?

What is Creativity?

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“Creativity is newness produced.”

- Sir Ken Robinson, Out of Our Minds

“Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.”

-  Bruce Nussbaum,

Creativity Intelligence

“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

The problem

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Internal: Unsupported, seems dead

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External: Nothing in place to support it

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Re·viv·al [ri-vahy-vuhl] 1. restoration to life, consciousness, vigor,

strength, etc. 2. restoration to use, acceptance, or

currency. 3. a new production of an old play. 4. an awakening, in a church or

community, of interest in and care for matters relating to personal religion.

1. Restoration to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, etc.

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Your relationship with your own Creativity

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Look at fears around creativity

Photo: Denise Jacobs

Inner Critic

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Perfectionism

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Procrastination

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You become 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

2. Restoration to use, acceptance, or currency.

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Refinding your Creativity

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Comes from recognizing your brilliance

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Love what you do. Do what you love.

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DO NOT focus on your weaknesses

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You will only improve 10-15 %

(and it will be painful)

- Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0

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

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3. A new production of an old play http://www.flickr.com/photos/duroh/3894174362/

Creativity is a skill.

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Practice: Speak up

Photo: Denise Jacobs

Practice: Delegate

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Practice: Capture ALL of your ideas

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Yes, ALL of them

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Practice: Gather sources of inspiration

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Evernote Pinterest.com Delicious.com Flickr.com Trello.com Zootool.com Gimmebar.com

Dropr.com Diigo Tumblr Imgspark.com Scrnshots.com Vi.sualize.us Emberapp.com

Tools to do so

Practice: Take yourself on Artist’s Dates

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Themuse.jpg

4. An awakening in a community

Creativity with others

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External environment

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardwinchell/130344669/

“Getting people together is easy, but having a culture of getting them to be good at building upon each other’s ideas is hard.”

- David Kelly, Founder of IDEO

Practice: Escape your silo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeemick/5106610165/

Seek diverse environments

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirinwiniger/3680885289/

Practice: Nurture the creativity of others

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Listen

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I mean really listen

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Practice: Amplify the ideas of others

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Make your cohorts look good

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Interactions and collaborations will get stronger

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Eating my own dogfood: Power-Push Writing

Photo: Anna B. Scott

Good morning, sunshine! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/

No matter where you

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Whether it’s with yourself

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Or with others

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You’ll be on the right path

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To awakening the slumbering giant

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"We are awakening the slumbering giant and filling it with beautiful creative resolve."

- Denise Jacobs, Reviving

Creativity

And finally…

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