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Denise R. Jacobs UX Week
San Francisco, CA 12 September 2014
The Creativity (R)Evolution
SQUEEEEEE!!!!!
@denisejacobs
#uxweek
#creativityrevolution
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When 1 ≠ 1
Darwin’s wing man
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/
A Sneeze of laughter http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/girls-laughing-uganda-pod/
Course change
Photo: Denise Jacobs
Today. Now.
Conferences = potential for change
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toprankblog/2280204274/
Ideas are sparked
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjliew/1286367571/
New social networks
The initial excitement about the new
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/
Taken over by old habits
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
How to take it home? Sustain it? Continue it?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/debord/4932655275/
Photo by Derek Kearney
About me
The Creative Dose.com
is key http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
I’m not the only one who thinks so…
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
A Creativity (R)Evolution!
All gatherings are opportunities
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stella12/7045899425
Nurture the Creative Spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2668216943/
The Roots of (R)Evolution
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
Creative? Me! Yes!
Creative? Child, please
Creative? Um, maybe?
“Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.” Bruce Nussbaum, Creativity Intelligence
What is the “creative spark”?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/
Everyone has it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/4812035672/
Umair Haque
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nextconference/3504568830/
“The sum total of human effort can add up to not merely more, but to Better.”
Umair Haque, Betterness: Economics for Humans
Betterness? Betterness!!
(R)Evolution ≠ Revolution http://www.flickr.com/photos/stargardener/7037360553/
The Foundation
Our role model: the coral polyp
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/
Builds rich environments
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg
Creates new land forms
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23300000/Coral-Reef-Torres-Strait-Island-australia-23340592-1600-1200.jpg
Tiny Habits
http://tinyhabits.com/
The structure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543067943/
1. In the positive 2. Present tense
2 modifications
Anchor to a current habit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotobydave/333883245/
Congratulate yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clappstar/6297835482/
Feel Good = Neuroscience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/7254347346/
Big results
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543069503/
From Spark to Flame
Two levels
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragmented/2734290118/
The Personal
Are you 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
You are the gateway
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4396790244/
It’s all about you being “self-ful”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/
Self-ful-ness Caring for your own welfare so that you are able to care for the welfare of others.
The Oxygen Mask Theory
Love what you do. Do what you love.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmscottimd/616642026/
“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford Commencement speech
By nurturing your own spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/
You’ll begin to open up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/
And then magic happens
Self-ful transforms
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kara_allyson/5358611092/
To Self-less
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazgrp/2050810720/
“One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.” Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project
How?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/1097398/
Recognize your brilliance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
DO NOT focus on your weaknesses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
You will only improve 10-15 %
(and it will be painful) Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0
Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
= Empowered Play
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/
aka = Flow
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Shift into the habits you want to develop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2762573549/
The Case of the Reluctant Speaker
“Who, me? Really? Sure…” Amanda Dameron, upon being invited to keynote UX Week
“Me -- a speaker ? Oh, no.” Jenna Foreman, upon being asked if she was a speaker at UX
Week
You’re about to be @Boonerang-ed
Know your goals, like Justin
Photo: Julian Harty
Think of several topics you are a bad-ass in. Write up 1-2 talk descriptions based on your interests and expertise.
Share them with your partner in one
month.
Homework: Write a talk description
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to nurture the sparks ignited at this conference.
Homework: Tiny Habits to Nurture the Spark
Check in date: 10 October 2014
Doing this is the first step
Recognize & support your spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/
This is about something greater https://www.flickr.com/photos/mangee/195050727/
Your attitude is a contagion
Each happy friend increased an individual's probability of being happy by 9 percent.
Even perfect strangers three degrees of separation away—friends of friends of friends—exerted a significant uplifting influence
Unhappy people at the center of the network are more likely than those at the periphery to become happy in the future.
Happiness is contagious
http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all
Your change will spread beyond you
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles19/1330505/projects/5455539/30cbf8c45952cdcf360ef545b1dcaba9.jpg
The Social
We need to get our group on
Photo: Denise Jacobs
Mo’ people, mo’ creativity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3019543830/
Building 20 at MIT
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=all
Escape your silo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeemick/5106610165/
Listen. No, really listen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/
Be the one that starts the process
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg
Be like Molly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/janbrasna/112338913/
Be the locus where ideas can mix & mingle http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/7496803638/
“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
Over lunch in 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
Monsters, Inc was born
“Creativity is social….Instead (of brainstorming) you need ‘magic circles,’ small teams of people who trust each other, are familiar with each other, and play together.” Bruce Nussbaum, Creativity Intelligence
Improve with Improv
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/5740295789/
Start where you are
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3446600695/
Accept the offer + fully commit
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3277839203
Use this structure
Make your partner(s) look good
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/
“Play is how we invent and experiment.” Josh Clarke, The Web Gets Real, UX Week
Let’s play!
Builds trust
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/2646295354/
Collaborations get increasingly stronger
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/
Photo: Denise Jacobs
Eating my own dogfood: Improv class!
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to cultivate a culture of creative collaboration around you.
Homework: Tiny Habit of Creative Collaboration
Check in date: 10 November 2014
Viva La (R)Evolution!
Creative power to the people!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickerbulb/53116195/
This is about imagination, plus
Photo: Denise Jacobs
Personal fulfillment (aka Happiness)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/
Team and company creating Betterness
“Betterness can't happen if you're spending your life churning out toxic junk. It can only happen when more meaningful work is done.” Umair Haque, Betterness: Economics for Humans
Bigger than just yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/
It’s about You + Others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/
Eudaimonia = Human flourishing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
“Happiness is not just a mood—it’s a work ethic…..Happiness is actually the precursor to success.” Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
At the close of UX Week, with you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moqub/2745092532/
Encourage the eco-system
Remember that we can create better together
“We don’t have to invent anything; it’s already all around us.” Josh Clarke, The Web Gets Real, UX Week
We can evolve creatively
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/
Make the switch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeathialy/3397362215/
“You have the power to…make the world a better place to dwell.” Amanda Dameron, Universal Design: Does it Matter? UX
Week
I am the lone nut dancing
Because I sincerely believe this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougbelshaw/4168593521/
that you want to see in the world
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20872388@N06/5572306965/
And finally…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27620885@N02/2609974180/
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