Our industries are moving at a faster pace every year and yet we need to deliver world-class results. We look into the science why we’re actually more creative when we meditate on a regular basis and how to balance creativity and focus with our fast paced environments. No candles, no bullshit. Presented at the UI/UX Designers Meetup in Berlin May 11th, 2016. Organized by Wiredcraft hosted at Zalando.

2. Meditation
for designers
2016-05-10
Florian Holstein

3. Meditation
for designers
for creative people
2016-05-10
Florian Holstein

5. ╳
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Cults
Religion
Flying and all that mystic magic
Sitting cross-legged till your toes die
Drugs
Bullshit (advise)

6. ✔
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Why?
Be more creative
Flow
Learning new stuff
Resist stress
Science, bitches!
Trying for yourself

8. What is the problem of this guy?

10. What is the problem of this guy?

12. hint:
the problem is not your phone

13. meet your autopilot

14. Your brain is the most complex processor
of information on the planet

15. Million
bits of information per second
– unconsciously –
11

16. 40
bits of information per second
– consciously –

18. System 1
Fast unconscious thinking
Automatic
Experienced
Intuitive
Prepares suggestions for System 2
System 2
Slow conscious thinking
Manually
Polite
Takes effort
Active when System 1 is confused

19. System 1
Fast unconscious thinking
System 2
Slow conscious thinking
Manually
Polite
Takes effort
Active when System 1 is confused
Automatic
Experienced
Intuitive
Prepares suggestions for System 2

20. 47%
of our waking life we’re spending
lost in thought
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/330/6006/932.abstract
Havard Study, 2010

21. running on autopilot
for half of your life

22. autopilot

23. autopilot
IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR
EVERY TIME I GOT DISTRACTED,
I WISH I HAD A PUPPY.

24. autopilot
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consetetur sadipscing elitr,
sed diam nonumy eirmod
tempor invidunt ut labore et
dolore magna aliquyam erat,
sed diam voluptua. At vero
eos et accusam et justo duo
dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita

25. autopilot
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
Dude, this could go soooooooooooooooo wrong!
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?

26. autopilot
FUCK THIS SHIT!
FUCK THIS! FUCK THIS! FUCK THIS SHIT!
FUCK THIS SHIT!FUCK THIS SHIT!FUCK THIS SHIT!
FUCK THIS SHIT!FUCK THIS SHIT!
FUCK THIS SHIT!
FUCK THIS SHIT!
FUCK THIS SHIT!
FUCK THIS SHIT!

27. autopilot
STRESS!
STRESS!
THIS IS REALLY STRESSFUL!
STRESS!
STRESS! STRESS!
STRESS!
STRESS!
STRESS!

29. autopilot

33. AND A SLIDER ...
… WHATEVER!
PUT THE FUCKING LOGO UP HERE HOME CONTACT BLA BLA
Fancy
teaser
Sell this ???

34. autopilot ?

35. the alternative

36. mindfulness

37. mindfulness
the conscious decision
to be in the here and now

38. Intentionally.
mindfulness

39. Not judging.
mindfulness

40. Not in the past.
mindfulness

41. Not in the future.
mindfulness

42. Just here.
mindfulness

43. Easy?
mindfulness

44. Take the chair test.
mindfulness
Trust me … being aware all the time is fucking hard.

45. mindfulness
+Creativity
-Stress
+Focus
-Anxiety

46. Studies showing
positive effects by mindfulness
2000+

47. autopilot mindfulness
+Creativity
-Stress
+Focus
Flow
(autopilot II)
-Anxiety
?

48. meditation

49. autopilot mindfulness
+Creativity
-Stress
+Focus
Flow
(autopilot II)
-Anxiety
Meditation

50. your breath

61. meditation
Start with 10 min per day
Do it first thing in the morning
Don’t try to silence your thoughts
Don’t read about it, do it.

62. Thank you for your time.

63. Event organised by
“Technology with Impact”
http://wiredcraft.com/