Infinite Possibilities - Groupon's GEEKon 2015
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Sometimes making choices in our career paths is difficult. Wouldn't it be helpful to have guidelines to help us make decisions that open up your options rather than shut them down? Discover how choosing creativity, a growth mindset, finding your Flow, and being a Maker puts you on the path of having infinite possibilities in your career, creating a clear path to a future where you can not only be awesome, but also do meaningful work.
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- 1. Possibilities Infinite Denise R. Jacobs GEEKon Hackapalooza @ Groupon | Chicago, IL 25 July 2015
- 3. Get the slides, y’all! Creativedo.se/geekon-ip
- 4. Photo by Derek Kearney From Front-end Dev à Creativity Evangelist
- 5. à Founder + Chief Creativity Evangelist http://TheCreativeDose.com/
- 6. Hackapalooza FTW! Photo: Joshua Campsey
- 8. It’s the new Black http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
- 9. Time Magazine Creativity Poll, 2013 http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
- 10. IBM CEO Study, 2010 https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
- 11. Survey of 684 Developers https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/8812567121
- 12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/ We have it, then we lose it.
- 14. “The new scarcity: the time, energy, and brainpower of bright, creative people.” - Mary Poppendieck, “Think For Yourself”
- 15. Passion for accuracy Analytical Thinking critically Learn quickly Problem solvers Curious Gifts of developers
- 16. “A lot of enterprises could be a lot more successful if they pay attention to the developer rather than…the enterprise [itself].” – Delyn Simmons, Head of Developer Platform at Intel Services Division
- 18. You’ve been able to experiment http://blackhistoryheroes.blogspot.com/2010/07/george-washington-carver-scientist-and.html
- 21. “Play is how we invent and experiment.” – Josh Clarke, “The Web Gets Real”
- 23. Because they may have legs StartSometihingStupid.com
- 24. Inspired to be more innovative
- 25. How to move forward?
- 26. The Dark or the Light
- 27. It starts with One http://www.flickr.com/photos/33498942@N04/6009639079/
- 28. The pattern of nature
- 29. We are part of this pattern https://www.flickr.com/photos/124263610@N08/14201837570/
- 31. Everything comes from this divine unfolding https://www.flickr.com/photos/rammorrison/2718543921
- 32. What direction should you go?
- 33. Making one solid choice is the beginning
- 34. The paradox of choice http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/2279939232/
- 37. http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/ Who here is creative?
- 38. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kosmotesto/3794445313/ “Creativity is all about making connections and seeing patterns.” Bruce Nussbaum, Creative Intelligence
- 40. Your experience this week has shown you that
- 41. Internal fears = Inner Critic Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 42. In Tibetan, creative = natural https://www.flickr.com/photos/norte_it/2340805781
- 43. Creativity ≠ Trying to be Creative http://www.theprofessionalcreative.com/take-the-first-step-to-become-creative/
- 45. http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/do_or_do_not_w1.jpeg “Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda
- 46. “If I try to be creative, rather than just accepting that I am creative, I fail.” Andrew J. Epstein
- 47. Not about effort
- 49. Like breathing, you can build http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/2728104156/
- 50. Get in tune with the process https://www.flickr.com/photos/flavijus/566174947
- 51. What’s your creative frequency? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sine_waves_different_frequencies.svg
- 52. Listen/tune in
- 53. Filter out the background noise Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 56. Become an idea machine
- 57. Challenge/Homework: Ten Ideas a day https://www.flickr.com/photos/evaekeblad/15294401442
- 58. “Deciding for creativity does not guarantee that creativity will emerge, but without the decision, it certainly will not.” – Robert Sternberg
- 59. Decide upon Creativity. Choose it. Then, amplify your creative frequency.
- 60. Fixed or Growth Mindset?
- 61. Mindset, by Carol Dweck http://mindsetonline.com
- 62. Which looks more familiar?
- 65. “Maybe I don’t have enough talent.” “What if I fail?” “If I don’t try, I can protect my dignity.” “It’s not my fault. It’s something/someone else’s.”
- 66. (Sounds an awful lot like the Inner Critic, no?)
- 68. (Sounds an awful lot like the Inner Critic, no?)
- 69. Growth Mindset
- 70. Learning Willingness to fail Curiosity Expansion Being self-referential Growth Mindset focused on
- 71. Embrace and enjoy learning
- 72. How do you change from Fixed to Growth? http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-oxymoron/5005673112/
- 73. 1) Listen for your Fixed Mindset voice http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684632/
- 74. 2) Recognize that you have a choice https://www.flickr.com/photos/cjsmithphotography/6804513809
- 75. 3) Talk back to it with a growth mindset voice
- 76. “I can learn to do this with time & effort.” “Most successful people have had failure along the way.” “If I don’t try, I automatically fail.” “If I don’t take responsibility, I can’t fix it.”
- 77. 4) Take growth mindset action
- 79. http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959867550/ &http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/959864706/ Adopt a beginner’s mind
- 80. Release the Tyranny of the Expert https://www.flickr.com/photos/64540855@N07/5878418781
- 82. Re-learn something from a friend https://www.flickr.com/photos/ribbitvoice/2339351666
- 83. Learn something entirely new http://www.flickr.com/photos/13723940@N04/2648317554/
- 84. In my own life: learning Improv Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 85. Learning from experience is key
- 86. “I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures…Idividetheworldintothe learnersandnonlearners.” – Benjamin Barber, Sociologist
- 87. Approach everything with openness and eagerness. Increase your knowledge and expand yourself.
- 88. Blocked or in Flow?
- 92. Is @ the Sweet Spot
- 93. Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
- 95. Aka
- 96. Your brain on Flow https://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/13994747444
- 97. Flow banishes the Inner Critic!
- 99. How do you reach Flow?
- 100. 1) Get in touch with your brilliance http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
- 101. 2) Have clear goals
- 102. 3) Uninterrupted, focused time
- 103. (how to ruin developer productivity)
- 104. (Instill the Headphones Rule) https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9824922293
- 105. Helps create space for ideas https://www.flickr.com/photos/creativedc/2939649520
- 106. 4) Balance of risk & challenge http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianavengers/2495352933/
- 107. The Flow Channel exits between the two
- 109. Find your Flow to dispel fears and experience continuous creative growth.
- 110. Taker or Maker?
- 111. …Has little regard for their potential to shape the future or ability to take action on issues that truly motivate them. A Taker…
- 112. …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…
- 113. “….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/
- 114. This is what you’ve been doing all week https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmount/324922376
- 116. 1) Stay a passionate problem-solver http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4435608143/
- 117. 2) Make “Bug” Lists https://www.flickr.com/photos/acerriteno/3484407240/
- 118. 3) Cultivate a healthy disregard for the impossible
- 119. 4) Be clear on your “Why” http://www.flickr.com/photos/zlz212/198759134/
- 120. Whom are you helping? http://www.codefevermiami.com/
- 122. 5) Choose bigger, more creative problems to solve
- 123. 6) Spur creative thinking at scale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
- 124. By using this:
- 125. Like folks at Pixar
- 126. Make things that matter – to both you and others.
- 128. What do you get? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlaughland/3475448568/
- 129. Life is complex and so are decisions
- 130. Two tracks
- 131. CREATIVITY GROWTH MIND FIND FLOW BE A MAKER
- 132. Guidelines; stars to navigate by http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/9255191990/
- 133. “Clarity brings about purpose, purpose brings about action, action brings about change.” – Joel Yeo
- 134. What you’ve been doing all week
- 135. Mobilize a dormant creative confidence http://www.flickr.com/photos/badastronomy/4179773749/
- 136. You have literally gotten your Group On! http://www.weareforeal.com/projects/bssp-nouiasaaou-2013
- 137. Collective creative ideas=infinite http://static.ipaustralia.com.au/store3/10/78/1078354.1.high.jpg
- 138. No more hoarding of ideas http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8127201319/
- 140. Diversity of ideas & people http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirinwiniger/3680885289/
- 142. Builds collaboration, trust, and empathy https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/2941559903
- 143. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vfsdigitaldesign/6078442693/ People + Product + Environment + Community
- 144. = Innovation
- 145. Critical
- 146. Not creative Fixed mindset Blocked Taking what you can get All too familiar with this
- 148. While we can’t predict the future http://fusible.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crystal-ball.jpg
- 149. Because of the unknown http://hub.salford.ac.uk/energymonitoring/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/01/known-knowns1.jpg
- 150. THIS
- 151. “We are the creators of the future.” Umair Haque, “How to Have a Year That Matters”
- 153. This is your compass
- 154. Creativity is your True North
- 155. CREATIVITY GROWTH MIND FIND FLOW BE A MAKER
- 156. All of space-time started with a singularity
- 157. Just as the Universe is expanding, so are we
- 158. Now you have more tools
- 159. “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery https://www.flickr.com/photos/masma06/11337154704/
- 160. The winning hack is just the beginning
- 161. You are Master Creators
- 163. Continue to pursue excellence Photo: Denise Jacobs
- 164. Pay it forward; Hack it forward https://www.flickr.com/photos/gammaman/7986229724/
- 165. The choice is clear https://www.flickr.com/photos/matias3000/253871344/
- 167. Get the slides, y’all! Creativedo.se/geekon-ip
- 168. My upcoming book! Banish Your Inner Critic DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic 26 Effective Techniques for Unleashing Productive Creativity
- 169. Please take the Creative Blocks Survey Creativedo.se/creative-blocks-survey
- 170. 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
- 171. DeniseJacobs.com Sign up on my mailing list here! denise@denisejacobs.com twitter.com/denisejacobs facebook.com/denisejacobsdotcom slideshare.net/denisejacobs Connect, Chat, and Collaborate! Photo used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/