delight 2016 | co-create: creating better together — denise jacobs & jessie shternshus

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Creative Collaboration FTW!

A Story of How to Create Better Together


Denise Jacobs + Jessie ShternshusDelight Conference✶ Portland, OR✶ 27 September 2016

@denisejacobs + @theimproveffect

@DelightConf #DelightConf#createcollaboration

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Photo: Denise Jaocbs

Who we are

Photo: Jessie Shternshus

Jessie Shternshus+

https://www.flickr.com/photos/vfh/22873735356/ (with permission)

Denise Jacobs =

http://TheCreativeDose.com/

Teamwork!

NDC Oslo 2014

Photos: Damian Brady, Doc Norton


Love at first sight

Create?Collaborate?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/

It’s the new business “Black”

https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss

IBM CEO Study, 2010

https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pdfs/Adobe_State_of_Create_Infographic.pdf

Adobe State of the Create Study, 2012

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

Time Magazine Poll, 2013

https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/trends-and-research/2016/most-indemand-soft-skills#

LinkedIn Study, 2016

We MUST create

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmount/324922376

A business imperative

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8127201319/

Myth of the lone creative genius

https://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8115237421/

Who generates a lot of brilliant ideas

https://www.flickr.com/photos/defaultpics/11274785235/

Isolates and keeps us in silos

https://www.flickr.com/photos/splorp/6212690140

Blending ideas and concepts creates the strongest ideas

https://www.flickr.com/photos/emmafielder/5772514289/

Comes through Collaboration

https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/trends-and-research/2016/most-indemand-soft-skills#

Teamwork (aka collaboration) is even more important than creativity

Unblock + Trust

Communicate + Connect

Combine + Collaborate

Express + Play

Nurture + Support

Five Steps

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boklm/486646486/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/demandaj/9572848742/

The story of our collaboration journey

Unblock + Trust

Photo: Denise Jacobs

Denise: deep in fear

http://www.flickr.com/photos/99301367@N00/8497106802/

Blocked what I had to offer

Try it: Meet the Inner Critic

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1) Write down one fear around your creativity

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhinson/1290445055/

2) Crumple paper into ball

Then…

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3) Throw across the room!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/acerriteno/3484093889/

2 Main forms of the Inner Critic

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mazakar/2777932633/

Deficiency Anxiety

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kharied/3315558702/

Comparison Syndrome

https://www.pexels.com/photo/thinking-environment-depressed-depression-54377/

Biggest battles are within yourself

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Einstein_1921_by_F_Schmutzer.jpg

Fear of not knowing enough or being an expert

https://www.pexels.com/photo/businesswomen-businesswoman-interview-meeting-70292/

Fear of being judged & criticized

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tboard/2259391512/

Fear of ideas being too unique

http://cdnpix.com/show/imgs/7a361666e107cd36656d5a66ea2e4e80.jpg

F.E.A.R. =

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/

Also: Perfectionism

http://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/2097760322/

Create small experiments

https://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/15675189976/

Reframe opportunities

http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantgame/2323853965/

Chance to succeed

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikepd/2888628810/

Tool: 1 Failure, 5 Positives

Think of a “mistake”

Think of 5 positive results

https://www.flickr.com/photos/drainrat/16666157505/

Reclaim your creative power

Communicate + Connect

https://www.flickr.com/photos/eole/516719944

https://twitter.com/_arivh/status/637313721329577985/photo/1

Denise shared, Jessie listened


Jessie shared a new vision for collaboration

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/

Listening is critical

https://www.flickr.com/photos/scorzonera/7851553090/

Try It: Last Letter Conversation

Be vulnerable

Really share

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alfon18/2439293687/

Complement each other

https://www.flickr.com/photos/usembassythehague/6328026347/

Stronger in concert

https://www.flickr.com/photos/uberculture/2192520356/

Get clarity

http://www.flickr.com/photos/debord/4932655275/

Tool: Five Whys

Collaborate + Combine

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Started really sharing ideas!

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Combined our superpowers


Different perspectives =different solutions

https://unsplash.com/photos/rewyZqUwAqY

Balance each other

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thivierr/1177775772/

Amplified each others ideas


“Plussing”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/5740295789/

Tool: Improv!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3446600695/

1) Start where you are

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3277839203

2) Accept the offer


3) Fully commit

https://www.flickr.com/photos/life_is_good_pete/3051205091/

4) Make your colleague(s) look good

Instead of this

5) Use this!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thelowry/14463052362/

Try it: Failed Superhero & Sidekick

Express + Play

https://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4239849264/


Felt free to express ourselves

http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5392982007/

Work & play together


There’s a game in everything – find it!

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Be adaptive to create together

https://www.flickr.com/photos/b-love/7459418186

Watch for over-contributing


Leave space for contribution

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_Story_Teller_%281878%29_-_TIMEA.jpg

Try it: Story by Suggestion

1. Pomegranate2. Pencil3. Bread4. Taxi5. Ceiling6. Cards7. Bottle8. Flower

1. Fly2. Run3. Suggest4. Type5. Develop6. Move7. Play8. Speak

Words to Suggest: Listener #1

1. Peanut butter2. Elevator3. Hippopotamus4. Potato5. Cactus6. Table7. Eyeball8. Champagne

1. Blink2. Wiggle3. Jump4. Breathe5. Snore6. Swing7. Growl8. Taste

Words to Suggest: Listener #2

Nurture + Support

https://unsplash.com/photos/UOwvwZ9Dy6w


Totally meta

https://www.flickr.com/photos/picofarad-org/4518457995/

What you need is…T.A.C.O.S

TrustAuthenticityConnectionOpennessSafety

T.A.C.O.S. exist here. Your charge: take it with you


Think: How are you showing up to creative collaboration?

https://unsplash.com/search/cards?photo=GikVY_KS9vQ

Blocking your brilliance or keeping your “cards” to yourself?

https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-person-red-white-476/

Afraid to be real and authentic?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dawilson/2605538661/

Bulldozing everyone with your ideas?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/2941559903

When you collaborate, you’ve got support

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sepblog/3527804859/

It’s with other people

https://www.pexels.com/photo/creativity-paper-magic-typography-6727/

That you can create magic and delight

https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-person-jumping-desert-6496/

Challenge yourself

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sentxd/4232907318/

Stay open

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelastminute/3114650732/

Embrace the process of creative collaboration FTW!

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