Bored but never being
boring
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmcamposjr/3630714365/
Denise R. Jacobs Media Evolution: The Conference
Malmö, Sweden 21 August 2013
Boredom, creativity, power, disruption, and lies
I am @denisejacobs
We’re at
#theconf @mediaev #mediaev
And I’m talking about #boredcreativity
OMG, @twitter is so #boring
Speaker + Author + Creativity Evangelist
Photo: Derek Kearney
POWER
Giving it away
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6D-O5ECr5EUow5jrck2A2A
Distractions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/2084287794/
Addicted to hyperconnectivity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andersdenken/2082816707/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jepoirrier/422469526/ | http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristoferbjorkman/6910216819/ | http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/2671039488/
Intermittent reinforcement
Unclosed mental loops
http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Zeigarnik_Effect
“Hyperconnectivity gives us the perception of getting more done, it makes us feel like we're doing more, because we're using every free moment of every waking hour.”
- Jonathan Fields
Afraid?
Photo: Denise Jacobs
We’re powerful
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89927155@N00/2144275209/
Overwhelmed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/freeflyer09/7574540716/
Instead of using it fully
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3310336516/
Try to contain it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gc_photography/4662878037/
Unleash it?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanekemp/6152286326/
Bored =
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/
Seeking distraction/entertainment
http://www.flickr.com/photos/modenaroid/4103509077/
Something else
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djgarage/3680441291/in/photostream/
DISRUPTION
The in-between
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aguslepe/5512044294/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beigephotos/16139687/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/beigephotos/16139685/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/beigephotos/16139686/
Allows creativity to blossom
“Genius is the offspring of the in-between.”
- Jonathan Fields
Maximize
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44568283@N02/4097561067/
Integrate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47691521@N07/4639590640/
Neurons firing well
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorelei-ranveig/2294885580/
“When your brain is supposedly doing nothing, it’s really doing a tremendous amount.”
– Marcus Raichle, Neurologist
Spacing out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frinthy/4680321558/
Daydreaming
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzylittlemanpeach/4633972431/
Mindless activity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabi/2499381396/
Being prone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snazzy54/4581347651/
Showers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3762676524
Walking
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcsaxon/542566756/
Meditating
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guiniveretoo/1573049301/
Laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wickenden/3644297054/
Playing/Fun
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkendall/3613416741/
“When you are playful, you are activating the right side of your brain. The logical brain is a limited brain. The right side is unlimited. You can (do and ) be anything you want.”
- Madan Kataria, The Laughter Guru
Instead of this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielsilliman/4489863368/
Intend Alpha
http://uniteunderfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Brain-waves.jpg
LIES
Natalie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/3036598475/
From the mind of a 4yo
Photo courtesy of Laura Bohill (@LauRARbee)
Imaginary friends
“Sometimes dabbling in mysticism can be a fun way to understand and solve a problem.”
- Carl King, So You’re a Creative
Genius, Now What?
Helpful delusion
Travel our internal lands
http://archivingthecity.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/maps_of_the_imagination.jpg
Genius
Muses
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:NAMA_3_Muses.jpg
The three original muses: Mneme - memory Melete – practice or occasion Aoide – voice Muses were thought to be the true speakers for whom an artist is merely the mouthpiece. Muses inspire people to do their best.
Muses
Mneme (Memory)
Photo: Denise Jacobs
Melete (Practice/Occasion)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayray/4069381837/
Aoide (Voice)
Photo: Denise Jacobs
The spirit of the idea
http://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/3152875826/
“The world is being circled by ideas and creativity that wants to made manifest and are looking for portals to come through…”
- Elizabeth Gilbert
Needs us to bring it into form
Ideas use us (not vise-versa)
Listen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theory/3193684688/
Converse
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tojosan/181249465/
Voila!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/174718774/
CHOOSE
power + disruption + lies =creative flow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgeithner/5290115839/
True.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stealingsand/5563317146/
The goal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6005503875/
Embrace the space in-between
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdoublew/2663137942/
Thank you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/4759535970/
Articles for further reading (mine) netmagazine.com/features/ four-secrets-enhancing-creative-productivity alistapart.com/articles/ reigniting-your-creative-spark/ alistapart.com/articles/ banishing-your-inner-critic/
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