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.
14. It’s the new Black
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/
15. IBM CEO Study, 2010
https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss
16. Time Magazine Creativity Poll, 2013
http://business.time.com/2013/04/26/the-time-creativity-poll/
17. Survey of 684 Developers
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/8812567121
18. “The web can and
should be a
vibrant medium
for creative
expression.”
– Andy Clarke, “Art Directing Web
Design”, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
https://twitter.com/purzlbaum/status/771263711373688836
19. We have it. Then we lose it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/3135103537/
21. Whether you are a designer or a developer
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22. You are powerfully creative
http://www.designyourway.net/diverse/4/ux/brainy.jpg?e8a293
23. Masters of strategic simplification
Can translate complex
information & data into accessible visuals
Evoke emotion & provoke thought
Make the mundane beautiful
Gifts of Designers
71. “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.”
81. “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.”
91. “I don’t divide the world into the weak and
the strong, or the successes and the
failures…Idividetheworldintothe
learnersandnonlearners.”
– Benjamin Barber, Sociologist
96. “[We have] An
unwillingness to take
risks, for fear of
criticism or failure.”
– Andy Clarke, “Art Directing Web
Design”, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
https://twitter.com/frontendconfch/status/771257405464195078
106. “You can’t force yourself to get into
(creative) flow, but you can set the
conditions for it.”
– Ted Neward, “Managers are from Mars, Developers are from Venus”
107. 1) Get in touch with your brilliance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathan_hamner/3386076488/
121. …Has little regard for
their potential to
shape the future or
ability to take action
on issues that truly
motivate them.
A Taker…
122. …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…
123. “….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/
153. “[We] can create the magic
of what the web can be.”– Una Kravits, “Practical Blend Modes”, FrontEnd Conf CH 2016
https://twitter.com/frontendconfch/status/771279224292466688
154. Making them should be easier
http://www.cdmdirect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Choices.jpg
177. 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
178. Banish Your
Inner Critic
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