There's a movement brewing built upon leveraging the transformative power of creativity to help us work and create better so that we can produce work infused with meaning. Discover how by instilling tiny habits to cultivate your creative spark, and finally, fomenting creative collaboration based on the tenets of improv and open spaces, you can take the spark of Creativity (R)Evolution and use it as the impetus to push you, your teams, and your companies to create Betterness.

1. CREATIVITY
(R)EVOLUTION
Denise R. Jacobs
The Future of Web Design | New York City, NY
5 November 2014
THE

2. SQUEEEEEE!!!!!
Photo: Denise Jacobs

3. @denisejacobs
@fowd #fowd
#creativityrevolution

4. Want the slides? They’re here:
bit.ly/fowdnyc-cr

5. When 1 ≠ 1

6. Darwin’s wing man
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthompson/3689420515/

7. A Sneeze of laughter
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/girls-laughing-uganda-pod/

8. Connector & Magic-maker
Photo: Denise Jacobs

9. The Present: Today. Now.

10. Trying to devine the future

11. Conferences = potential for change
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toprankblog/2280204274/

12. Ideas are sparked
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjliew/1286367571/

13. New social networks formed

14. The initial excitement about the new
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/543078380/

15. Taken over by old habits
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/

16. How to incorporate it?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/debord/4932655275/

17. By focusing on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/

18. It’s important
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/

19. A Creativity (R)Evolution!

20. Nurture the Creative Spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2668216943/

21. The Roots of (R)Evolution

22. What is the “creative spark”?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/

23. Everyone has it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/4812035672/

24. Photo by Derek Kearney
A significant shift

25. Why I do what I do
http://TheCreativeDose.com/

26. Umair Haque
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nextconference/3504568830/

27. “The sum total of human effort can add
up to not merely more, but to Better.”
Umair Haque, Betterness: Economics for Humans

28. Betterness? Betterness!!

29. (R)Evolution ≠ Revolution
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stargardener/7037360553/

30. The Foundation

31. Our role model: the coral polyp

32. Builds rich environments
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg

33. Creates new land forms
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23300000/Coral-Reef-Torres-Strait-Island-australia-23340592-1600-1200.jpg

34. Tiny Habits
http://tinyhabits.com/

35. The structure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543067943/

36. 2 Modifications:
1. In the positive
2. Present tense

37. Anchor to a current habit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotobydave/333883245/

38. Congratulate yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clappstar/6297835482/

39. Good Feelings = Good Neuroscience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/7254347346/

40. The place between emotion and instinct
Photo: Denise Jacobs

41. Your brain on…(praise!)

42. Stick with the tiny habit
Photo: Denise Jacobs

43. Making

44. =Big results
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543069503/

45. Creates sustainable success
Photo: Denise Jacobs

46. From Spark to Flame

47. Two levels
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragmented/2734290118/

48. The Personal

49. How? #1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/1097398/

50. It’s all about you being “self-ful”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/siutou_amy/2306794554/

51. Self-ful-ness:
Caring for your own welfare so that you are
able to care for the welfare of others.

52. The Oxygen Mask Theory

53. Love what you do. Do what you love.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmscottimd/616642026/

54. “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

55. By nurturing your own creative spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/

56. You’ll begin to open up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/

57. And then magic happens

58. Self-ful transforms
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kara_allyson/5358611092/

59. To Self-less
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazgrp/2050810720/

60. “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

61. How? #2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/1097398/

62. Recognize your brilliance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/

63. DO NOT focus on your weaknesses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/

64. You will only improve
10-15 %
(and it will be painful)
Tom Rath, Strengths Finder 2.0

65. Enjoy + Good at + Feeling Empowered
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/

66. = Empowered Play
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/8216666102/

67. aka = Flow

68. R-E-S-P-E-C-T

69. Shift into the habits you want to develop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2762573549/

70. You’re about to be @Boonerang-ed

71. Homework: Write a talk description
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.

72. Homework: Tiny Habits to Nurture the Spark
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to nurture
the sparks ignited at this conference.

73. Check in date:
5 December 2014

74. Doing this is the first step

75. Recognize & support your spark
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/

76. Makes you the gateway
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4396790244/

77. Your attitude is a contagion

78. Connectedthebook.com

79. Happiness is contagious
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.
http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-10/ff_christakis?currentPage=all

80. Your change will spread beyond you
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles19/1330505/projects/5455539/30cbf8c45952cdcf360ef545b1dcaba9.jpg

81. The Social

82. We need to get our group on
Photo: Denise Jacobs

83. Mo’ people, mo’ creativity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/international-festival/3019543830/

84. “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

85. Be like Molly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/janbrasna/112338913/

86. Create a locus where ideas can mix & mingle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/7496803638/

87. Even if you’re an introvert

88. Be the one that starts the process

89. And start to create the environment for others
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Coral_Reef.jpg

90. Improve with Improv
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roel1943/5740295789/

91. 1) Start where you are
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3446600695/

92. 2) Accept the offer + fully commit
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgraths/3277839203

93. 3) Use this structure

94. 4) Make your partner(s) look good
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/4597640798/

95. “Play is how we invent and
experiment.”
Josh Clarke, The Web Gets Real, UX Week

96. So…Let’s play!

97. Builds trust
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/2941559903

98. Collaborations get increasingly stronger
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schipulites/5407946699/

99. Photo: Denise Jacobs
Eating my own dogfood: Improv class!

100. Homework: Tiny Habit of Creative Collaboration
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to cultivate
a culture of creative collaboration around
you.

101. Check in date:
5 January 2015

102. Didn’t we start out with this guy?

103. Viva La (R)Evolution!

104. Creative power to the people!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickerbulb/53116195/

105. So…
Photo: Denise Jacobs

106. Personal fulfillment (aka Happiness)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/

107. Team and company creating Betterness

108. “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

109. Bigger than just yourself
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/

110. It’s about You + Others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4957946157/

111. Eudaimonia = Human flourishing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/

112. “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

113. At the close of the TDC, with you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moqub/2745092532/

114. Encourage the eco-system

115. Remember that we can create better together

116. We can evolve creatively
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/

117. “We don’t have to invent anything; it’s
already all around us.”
Josh Clarke, The Web Gets Real, UX Week

118. Because I sincerely believe this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougbelshaw/4168593521/

119. Set your intention
Photo: Denise Jacobs

120. that you want to see in the world
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20872388@N06/5572306965/

121. CreativityRevolution.com

122. Get the slides, y’all!
bit.ly/fowdnyc-cr

123. 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

124. Connect, Chat, and Collaborate!
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125. And finally…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27620885@N02/2609974180/