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@denisejacobs
@NDC_Conferences #NDCOslo
#getunblocked
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Want the slides? Creativedo.se/ndcoslo-gu
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Blocked?
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“The entire industry is broken.” - Ted Neward, Managers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus
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Managers
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Office-bound http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewf/393637161/
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Time pressures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indraw/4857101224/
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Demanding clients http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairity/154640125/
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Bureaucracy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4749431435/
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Oppressed http://www.flickr.com/photos/johannahobbs/2412291551/
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Instead of this http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8156999698/
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You run into road blocks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99301367@N00/8497106802/
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And you run completely
http://royhoes.deviantart.com/art/Out-of-Inspiration-85588391
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfear/289257055/
When in the creative flow
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We are alchemists http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faust_image_19thcentury.jpg
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It feels like
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2761300969/
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“Creativity is magical, but it is not magic.” - Dr. Charles Limb, Your Brain on Improvisation TED talk
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We’re powerful creators
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“Developers are like the Jedi: we’re all tapped into The Force.” - Ted Neward, Managers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus
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Instead of using it fully http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
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We give our power away https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6D-O5ECr5EUow5jrck2A2A
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Instead of power, we feel…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/70938871@N05/8230432077
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Building Blocks
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
It starts early
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenjavier/7324305636/
Three stories
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Three stories http://www.behance.net/gallery/Once-Upon-a-Time/2918365
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Age 6
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Father
Photo: Deloria Jacobs
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Photos: Deloria Jacobs
Mother & Sister
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Me? More of a graphic artist
Photo: Deloria Jacobs
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Compared myself http://www.flickr.com/photos/kharied/3315558702/
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( I have to be like them to be creative. )
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Age 10
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Photo: Deloria Jacobs
Oldest friend in the world
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( “Who do you think you are?” )
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“I should tone it down” https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcsdwarken/7490078656
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Age 24
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I graduated! Yay!
Photo: Deloria Jacobs
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Maybe be a writer?
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“Do you know how hard it is to get published?” - My father
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My father was bad-ass
Photo: Deloria Jacobs
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“I have to be superlative”
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I binge-created for years
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But never felt deserving
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Always a bit in the closet
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenzzz_14/7031233649/
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After writing this…
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I had an epiphany
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44085287@N05/4055814772/
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We ALL hold the power
http://www.flickr.com/photos/assbach/267598910/
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For Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
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Internalized critical voices
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeapalooza/553545517/
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Paralyze and imprison us http://www.flickr.com/photos/b3ni/2990601183/
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We give so much away
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= Blocks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_g_travels/860951845/
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Lies that we tell ourselves
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Adds up; Shuts us down
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Instead of creativity
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Destructivity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevygee/3265941065/
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How do we…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5445602998/
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Get Unblocked? http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/
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“You can’t force yourself to get into (creative) flow, but you can set the conditions for it.” - Ted Neward, “Managers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus”
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The Process
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Recognize & Banish
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Physical evidence of fear http://www.flickr.com/photos/grumpyfeline/4626401443/
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Internalized criticisms + fears
https://www.flickr.com/photos/remoto/5313967682
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Evil voices in your head
http://www.flickr.com/photos/epsos/4887528060/
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“If your demons are such that they fill the room the instant you contemplate creating, your studio will be too dangerous a place to enter.” - Eric Maisel, author of Fearless Creating
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You can’t outrun them
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wester/504925076/
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Face and ID your Inner Critic http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdachialpha/203904103/
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Impostor Syndrome
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Impostor Syndrome Paradox
http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
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Comparisons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/automania/126698126/
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Perfectionism
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
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Focus on the finished product… https://www.flickr.com/photos/phatcontroller/3667889959/
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Instead of the process http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyndle/474122586/
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“The Best” vs “The most”
https://www.flickr.com/photos/villify/10871945326
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“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” ― Anne Wilson Schaef
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The real problem http://cuttingthecheese.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/26810560251953842_ede18tng_f.jpg
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Procrastination
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
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Feed each other
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Fear of failure http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2717325940/
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F.E.A.R. =
http://cdnpix.com/show/imgs/7a361666e107cd36656d5a66ea2e4e80.jpg
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Or, the alternative
https://twitter.com/Phishtitz/status/474661495935365120
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“Fear is not real. It is a product of the thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” - character of Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith), After Earth
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Become a Fear Alchemist http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Wright_of_Derby_The_Alchemist.jpg
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“The goal is to manage anxiety so that our energies are used for the productive and satisfying art of creating…
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…rather than the destructive and debilitating art of self-torture.” - Clare Warmke, Idea Revolution
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Banish the Inner Critic
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31505964@N08/4691019168/
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Eliminate Should/Must/Ought/Have to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mythoto/3822942678/
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Comparisons aren’t real
http://www.flickr.com/photos/suvodeb/2559017400/
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“You cannot compare your insides to someone else’s outside.”
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“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
― Dr. Maya Angelou
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Reframe failure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2717326642/
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And mistakes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/4498817330/
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“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” - Henry Ford
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Be bad/make it ugly https://www.flickr.com/photos/kpwerker/6051104684
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Take it a step further
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Change your body, change your mind http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirteenthnile/4546397775/
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“Our bodies change our minds, our minds change our behavior, and our behavior changes our outcomes.” - Amy Cuddy, Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are TED talk
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Cop a Power Pose
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Adjust & Replace
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Laying the foundation Photo: Denise Jacobs
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“It’s all preparation. The magic happens at the stove.” - Daniel Steinberg, Crazy and Focused
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Train Your Brain http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/3211540197/
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Left v. Right brain? http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=left%20brain%20right%20brain&order=9&offset=48#/d10qlpq
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Left hemisphere
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smittenkittenoriginals/4451172538/
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Right hemisphere
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorelei-ranveig/2294885580/
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A balanced brain http://www.flickr.com/photos/47691521@N07/4639590640/
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Our brains produce…?
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Know your brainwaves
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Get your Alpha on
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5 Easy ways access to Alpha
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(1) Breathe to refocus http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldave/3065425105/
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(2) Lay down; be prone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snazzy54/4581347651/
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(3) Daydream/Space out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzylittlemanpeach/4633972431/
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(4) Takes a shower http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3761878381/
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(5) Get physical http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/
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“When your brain is supposedly doing nothing, it’s really doing a tremendous amount.” – Marcus Raichle, Neurologist
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Exercise Discipline http://www.flickr.com/photos/bizz0k0/3432638748/
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Manage time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolocampioni/2168286027/
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To DON’T
https://www.flickr.com/photos/superamit/1043379069
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Say NO to Distractions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gideon/6582069/
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Instill the Headphones Rule https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9824922293
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RescueTime.com
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HeyFocus.com
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Added bonus
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Tools RescueTime.com GetConcentrating.com HeyFocus.com
Browser Extensions Firefox: LeechBlock Idderall Google Chrome: Strict Workflow StayFocusd
Aids for digital blocking
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Single-task
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33498942@N04/6009639079/
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Pomodoro Technique
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucamascaro/4975166968/
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Airplane mode
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieterouwerkerk/699475144/
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Connect & Play
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Do It With Others http://www.flickr.com/photos/u-suke/5668302030/
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Mo’ people, mo’ ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/seretuaccidente/147686396/
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Avoid sameness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dahlstroms/3774973833/
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Diverse environments
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirinwiniger/3680885289/
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Share ideas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanpalmero/4278466639/
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Don’t keep them to yourself http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8127201319/
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Share mistakes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilt/26322670/
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Amplify the ideas of others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/54381130/
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Improv http://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/5740295789/
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Plus it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66568868@N00/6032481145/
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The structure
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Make your partner look good
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/
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Expands, does not contract http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5752191246/
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In my own life: learning Improv Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Free & Clear
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Before
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After
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The stage is set for Flow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgeithner/5290115839/
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Find
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• Clarity about & confidence in you want to achieve
• Level of mastery • Cleared space; materials on hand • Time carved out; distractions eliminated • Practice in place
The previous steps lead you here:
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(Re)Gain Creative Confidence
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44085287@N05/4055807492/
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“…the confidence that, when given a difficult problem, we have a methodology that enables us to come up with a solution that nobody has before.” - David Kelley, Founder of Ideo
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Ideas are on and poppin’!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/
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A transformation happens http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5392982007/
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Reclaim our power
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/
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By realizing
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Nudge your comfort zone
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“Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.” - Anna Freud
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Value yourself and process
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/
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Moving forward
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“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
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It’s how & why I do what I do
Photo: Derek Kearney
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“The new scarcity: the time, energy, and brainpower of bright, creative people.” - Mary Poppendieck, “Think For Yourself”
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YOU are a precious resource
http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/
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In order for you to create
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Need to Get Unblocked
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcymet/3564484236/
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Make better things AND
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I hope that you
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The End…? Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Get the slides! Creativedo.se/ndcoslo-gu
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My upcoming book! Banish Your Inner Critic
DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic
26 Effective Techniques for Unleashing Productive Creativity
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Please take the Creative Blocks Survey
Creativedo.se/creative-blocks-survey
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THE CREATIVE DOSE A Creativity + Innovation Collective
Work Better. Create More. Create Betterness.
Creative Thinking & Problem-solving Applying an Innovation Mindset
Creative Collaboration Team Communication & Cohesion
TheCreativeDose.com @thecreativedose
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Creative Collaboration: Tools for Teams workshop!
Room 10, 1:40-4:00pm
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Thank you
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