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UnFolding Your Brain
Denise R. Jacobs AdobeMax Los Angeles, CA 6 May 2013
Catapult Your Creative Productivity!
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For the Twitters I am: @denisejacobs This fine event: @adobemax #adobemax I’m talking about ways to: #unfoldyourbrain
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Photos: Denise Jacobs and Stefan Nietzsche
Some little-known facts about me:
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I’ve always loved to create, but…
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But I was still afraid: am I truly creative?
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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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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In terms of
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
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We all hold the power
http://www.flickr.com/photos/assbach/267598910/
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My work: to facilitate access & process
Used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629076165/
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Intro Is this all there is?
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Office-bound
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewf/393637161/
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Managers
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Bureaucracy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/4749431435/
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Adds up to
http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/__62375#img9
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Oppressed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johannahobbs/2412291551/
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“Houston, we have a problem…”
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S70-34902.jpg
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/plindberg/33867829/
Most important tool for creativity?
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APSM_V14_D495_Side_view_of_the_brain_and_spinal_cord.jpg
This one!
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Your brain’s status?
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Because you feel like this?
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And/or like this?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmcamposjr/3630714365/
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Our brains could be like this instead
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1eRPzp-nsRo/Tev0hqraxtI/AAAAAAAASDY/xs8YEgb4op4/s1600/beetle.jpg
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When creativity is flowing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgeithner/5290115839/
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We are alchemists
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faust_image_19thcentury.jpg
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And while it feels like magic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2761300969/
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“Creativity is magical, but is not magic.”
- Dr. Charles Limb, “Your Brain on Improvisation” TED talk
Remember, however
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“Creativity is newness produced.”
- Sir Ken Robinson, Out of Our Minds
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If we understand the mechanisms
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mag3737/304687602/
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Something consistent; can be counted upon
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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To share concepts, ideas, and tips for practices that help to better leverage your brain to catapult your creative productivity so that you can work better and create more!
My objective:
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To be able to reach this!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/
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Our Goals
1 Emancipate 2 Adjust 3 Practice 4 Generate 5 Innovate 6 Produce
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1 emancipate
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Distractions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/539896911/
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Busyness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wester/504925076/
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Multitasking
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It’s bad, mkay?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/daquellamanera/3041235238/
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Zeigarnik Effect
http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Zeigarnik_Effect
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Communication addiction
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andersdenken/2082816707/
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Intermittent reinforcement
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The monsters 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, Fearless Creating
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“False Evidence Appearing Real”
or, alternatively,
“F*ck Everything And Run!”
F.E.A.R. =
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“The goal is to manage anxiety so that our energies are used for the productive and satisfying art of creating, rather than the destructive and debilitating art of self-torture.”
- Clare Warmke, Idea Revolution
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Fear of failure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2717325940/
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“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.”
- Dr. Edwin Land, The Instant
Image: Edwin Land and the Polaroid Experience
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Inner Critic
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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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/kharied/3315558702/
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Procrastination
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
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Perfectionism
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/
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Isolation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ktylerconk/2324862289/
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2 Adjust
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Train your brain
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/3211540197/
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Left v. Right brain
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47691521@N07/4639590640/
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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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“The parts of your brain that are responsible for self-monitoring are literally turned off during creative endeavors….Creative people have mastered the art of turning off [the inhibitive] part of their brains to let their ideas flow more smoothly, unleashing their imagination.”
- Tina Seelig, InGenius
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Lower cognitive filters
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiba/483626169/
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What are our brains constantly producing?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44568283@N02/4097561067/
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Know your Brainwaves
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Alpha: the gateway to creativity
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Be mindful
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldave/3065425105/
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Engage in mindless activity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabi/2499381396/
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Showers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3761878381/
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Daydream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzylittlemanpeach/4633972431/
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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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Unplug and take“Lo-fi” time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/2682666460/
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Leverage biophilia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verifex/3782787057/
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Thoughts on fear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZIt20emgLY
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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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Negative Stress > Eustress
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avantgame/2323853965/
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Reframe #FAIL
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2717326642/
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Take ourselves less seriously
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Laughter heals fears (& activates R-brain)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lanchongzi/3545537282/
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3 Practice
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Exercise discipline
http://www.flickr.com/photos/supersonicphotos/5300957205/
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Focus on meaningful tasks
http://www.43folders.com/2008/09/01/what-are-you-doing
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Show up everyday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliseporter/2315794956/
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Clean-up habit fields
http://www.flickr.com/photos/risager/3452272176/
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Habit what?
http://alistapart.com/article/habit-fields
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Manage time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolocampioni/2168286027/
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Say NO to Distractions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gideon/6582069/
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Single-task
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RescueTime.com
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GetConcentrating.com
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Pomodoro Technique
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Airplane mode
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Delegate
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Work standing up
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Why? Because
http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/sitting-kills/
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4 Generate
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Start the flow of ideas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3018718331/
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Look for problems to solve (or create them)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4441693270/
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Art students were given 27 eclectic objects and were instructed to select a few and arrange a still life and draw it. Some examined relatively few objects, outlined their idea swiftly, and moved quickly to draw their still life. Others took their time: handled more objects, turned them this way and that, rearranged them several times, and needed much longer to complete the drawing.
It appeared as if the first group was trying to solve a problem: How can I produce a good drawing? Whereas the second was trying to find a problem: What good drawing can I produce?
The problem-finders’ drawings had been ranked much higher in creativity than the problem-solvers’. Ten years later, the problem-finders had all gone on to be professional artists, while the problem-solvers had left the art world.
Another decade later, the problem-finders were “significantly more successful — by the standards of the artistic community — than their peers.”
A study on problem-finding and creativity
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Create a inspiring macro environment
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Inspiring micro-environments
http://www.flickr.com/photos/info_grrl/6162309101/
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Change environments
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3475417696/
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Start generating
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Capture ideas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosengrant/3637839874/
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Write them down
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Sketch them out
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Talk them out (& record it)
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Embrace disruption
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Gather and curate your ideas
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Evernote Pinterest.com Delicious.com Flickr.com Trello.com Zootool.com Gimmebar.com
Dropr.com Diigo Tumblr Imgspark.com Scrnshots.com Vi.sualize.us Emberapp.com
Tools to do so
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5 Innovate
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Do it with others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/u-suke/5668302030/
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Immerse yourself in diverse environments
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Avoid sameness
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Incubate to generate
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The source of great ideas
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Brainstorming
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Bring brilliance together
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Invite others to wonder with you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakecaptive/47065720/
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Share ideas
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Share mistakes
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Co-work to collaborate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeemick/5106610355/
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Engage in parallel play
Photo: Denise Jacobs
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Improvisation
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Plus it
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Proper tools to capture ideas
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6
Produce
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Tinker
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Prototype
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Iterate
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• observe • suggest • tinker • review • apply feedback • reiterate
The d.school production process
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfear/289257055/
The stage is set for Flow
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Flow?
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• Concept in mind: knowing what you want to achieve and what it looks like
• Necessary materials on hand • Cleared space • Time carved out and distractions
eliminated • Practice in place
All of the previous steps lead you here:
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Epilogue Liberation
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Previously
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Moving forward
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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 of Ideo
…which is
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Joyfulness in work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/
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Ideas are on and poppin’!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/
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Cavalier creativity
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Change Thinking > Change Habits > Change Results
http://starchild07.deviantart.com/art/Brainwaves-44238823
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Value yourself, ideas, and process
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/
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Creativity will take off!
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The End…?
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