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What is a Creative Technologist? [February 2014, VCU Brandcenter Guest Lecture]
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Transcript of What is a Creative Technologist? [February 2014, VCU Brandcenter Guest Lecture]
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Making Invention Work @ VCU Brandcenter
02.2014
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Hello there.
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So what does it mean to be a Creative Technologist?
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Personally, I’ve always found it to be a person who sits at the intersection of design, strategy, and technology
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STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY
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DESIGN
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AFTER ALL, NOT ALL CT’S ARE CREATED EQUAL NOR DO THEY HAVE EQUAL FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
I tend to think of this as more of a spider chart of strengths
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STRATEGY
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
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AFTER ALL, NOT ALL CT’S ARE CREATED EQUAL NOR DO THEY HAVE EQUAL FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
I tend to think of this as more of a spider chart of strengths
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STRATEGY
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
This would be the profile of a generalist. A jack of all trades, master of none.
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AFTER ALL, NOT ALL CT’S ARE CREATED EQUAL NOR DO THEY HAVE EQUAL FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
Some might have a stronger foothold in design
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STRATEGY
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
Someone with a better foothold in design and strategy might be best suited for a user experience position
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AFTER ALL, NOT ALL CT’S ARE CREATED EQUAL NOR DO THEY HAVE EQUAL FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
Others might thrive performing strategic thinking and research
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STRATEGY
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
Someone with prefers working with campaigns could pursue digital strategy while others focus on developing products
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AFTER ALL, NOT ALL CT’S ARE CREATED EQUAL NOR DO THEY HAVE EQUAL FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
Add a dash of tech and you’ve got different strategic opportunities
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STRATEGY
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
Someone with prefers working with campaigns could pursue digital strategy while others focus on developing products
Like crunching numbers, figuring out what can make your campaign successful? Consider data strategy.
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AFTER ALL, NOT ALL CT’S ARE CREATED EQUAL NOR DO THEY HAVE EQUAL FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING
And prototyping skills will make you exceptionally valuable
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STRATEGY
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
If you can bring your designs to life there are many product design positions outside the industry that will put your skills to the best use. Or, of course, the existing developer positions.
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Determine your skill set first, then approach recruiters
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Quit making me worry about my job already and tell me about yours...
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