infinite possibilities - eclipsecon 2015
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Possibilities Infinite
Denise R. Jacobs EclipseCon | San Francisco, CA 10 March 2015
@denisejacobs
@EclipseCon #EclipseCon #infinitepossible
The slides are here: creativedo.se/EclipseCon-ip
Photo by Derek Kearney
From developer à Creativity Evangelist
à Founder + Chief Creativity Evangelist http://TheCreativeDose.com/
Part of our goal at EclipseCon https://prestonblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/2502528498_98fb0baae9_o.jpg
1,1,2,3… https://www.flickr.com/photos/bdunnette/143567420
It’s the new Black http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
Time Magazine Creativity Poll, 2013
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
IBM CEO Study, 2010 https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
Survey of 684 Developers https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/8812567121
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
Who here is creative?
This is Water. https://www.flickr.com/photos/seotaro/2101165162
Binary option? https://www.flickr.com/photos/davecobb/10660903665
Possible selves
It starts here https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdvan/14910785913
All about choices
The paradox of choice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
CHOOSE https://www.flickr.com/photos/buttersponge/4955768144
Non-Creative or Creative?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
Who here is creative?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kosmotesto/3794445313/
“Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.” Bruce Nussbaum, Creative Intelligence
Child, please. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mahalie/276780530/
My response:
In Tibetan, creative = natural
https://www.flickr.com/photos/norte_it/2340805781
Creativity ≠ Trying to be Creative http://www.theprofessionalcreative.com/take-the-first-step-to-become-creative/
Trying ≠ Practicing
http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/do_or_do_not_w1.jpeg
“Try not. Do, or do not.
There is no try.” Yoda
“If I try to be creative, rather than just accepting that I am creative, I fail.” Andrew J. Epstein
What’s your creative frequency? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sine_waves_different_frequencies.svg
Tune in https://www.flickr.com/photos/flavijus/566174947
How often do you show up to your creativity? https://www.flickr.com/photos/joelanman/367425390
Ideas a day https://www.flickr.com/photos/evaekeblad/15294401442
“Deciding for creativity does not guarantee that creativity will emerge, but without the decision, it certainly will not.” Robert Sternberg
Decide upon Creativity. Choose it.
Then, amplify your creative frequency.
Fixed or Growth Mindset?
Fixed mindset https://www.flickr.com/photos/bethscupham/7328405210
Perfectionism
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
Growth Mindset
Embrace and enjoy learning http://davidseddl511.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/6a00d83451b44369e200e54f480b498834-800wi.jpg
How do you change from fixed to growth? http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-oxymoron/5005673112/
1) Listen to your Fixed Mindset voice http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/
2) Recognize that you have a choice https://www.flickr.com/photos/cjsmithphotography/6804513809
3) Talk back to it with a growth mindset voice
4) Take growth mindset action
Growth mindset actions http://www.flickr.com/photos/onegiantleap/4124211492/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959867550/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959864706/
Adopt a beginner’s mind
Release the Tyranny of the Expert
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64540855@N07/5878418781
Rediscover the familiar
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77654185@N07/8428225936
Re-learn something from a friend https://www.flickr.com/photos/ribbitvoice/2339351666
Learn something entirely new http://www.flickr.com/photos/13723940@N04/2648317554/
Photo: Denise Jacobs
Eating my own dogfood: Improv class!
Learning from experience is key
Approach everything with openness and eagerness.
Expand your knowledge and yourself.
Blocked or in Flow?
Creative blocks?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99301367@N00/8497106802/
Internal fears Photo: Denise Jacobs
Creative Flow http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/
Is @ the Sweet Spot
Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
= Empowered Play
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/
Your brain on Flow https://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/13994747444
Flow banishes the inner critic
How do you reach Flow?
Uninterrupted, focused time
(Instill the Headphones Rule) https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9824922293
Helps create space for ideas
https://www.flickr.com/photos/creativedc/2939649520
Risk/Challenge http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianavengers/2495352933/
Immediate feedback http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8124124586/
Find your Flow to dispel fears and experience
continuous creative growth.
Taker or Maker?
…Has little regard for their potential to
shape the future or ability to take action
on issues that truly motivate them.
A Taker…
…A maker’s work is characterized by morality, creativity, craftsmanship, and purposed problem solving. They view their work through the lens of service.
A Maker…
“….Makers choose their work based on impact and happiness.” Jason Cavnar, "Why developers should start choosing conscience over profit"
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/18/developers-choosing-conscience-over-profit/
Become a passionate problem-solver http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4435608143/
Make “Bug” Lists
Cultivate a healthy disregard for the impossible
Be clear on your “Why” http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlz212/198759134/
Infuse meaning https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5932362950
Who are you helping? http://www.codefevermiami.com/
Choose bigger, more creative problems to solve
Cultivate a culture of creativity around you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
Like folks at Pixar
Make things that matter – to both you and others.
PROGRESS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryharris/381154280/
What do you get? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlaughland/3475448568/
Life is complex and so are decisions
Two tracks
Guidelines; stars to navigate by http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/9255191990/
“Clarity brings about purpose, purpose brings about action, action brings about change.” Joel Yeo
Mobilize a dormant creative confidence
http://www.flickr.com/photos/badastronomy/4179773749/
While we can’t predict the future http://fusible.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crystal-ball.jpg
Because of the unknown
http://hub.salford.ac.uk/energymonitoring/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/01/known-knowns1.jpg
“We are the creators of the future.” Umair Haque, “How to Have a Year That Matters”
Another way of putting it is
All about
http://www.cdmdirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Choices.jpg
The universe is expanding, and so are we
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rammorrison/2718543921
All starts with the first step
My vote? Choose
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
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