1) The document is a presentation by Denise R. Jacobs given at the Trondheim Developer's Conference in Trondheim, Norway on October 27, 2014 about nurturing creativity and sparking innovation.
2) Jacobs discusses how conferences can spark new ideas but old habits often take over, and encourages focusing on tiny habits to nurture creativity on both personal and social levels.
3) She proposes that by recognizing one's own strengths and nurturing creativity both in oneself and others, it can lead to greater collaboration, innovation, and positive change that benefits all people.
50. Are you a terrorist to yourself?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/koomatuomio/4182554398/
51. “Obsessing about preventing bad things
from happening also prevents good things
from happening, or sometimes prevents
anything from happening at all.”
Scott Berkun, The Year Without Pants
52. You are the gateway
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53. It’s all about you being “self-ful”
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56. Love what you do. Do what you love.
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57. “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
58. By nurturing your own spark
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59. You’ll begin to open up
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63. “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
75. 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.
76. Homework: Tiny Habits to Nurture the Spark
Think of 1-2 tiny habits you will do to nurture
the sparks ignited at this conference.
79. Recognize & support your spark
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80. Your attitude is a contagion
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81. 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
82. Your change will spread beyond you
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92. And start to create the environment for others
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93. “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
94. Over lunch in 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc.
110. Creative power to the people!
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111. “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
114. “Your team is potentially every programmer
in the world.”
Douglas Crockfod, The Good Parts, Trondheim Developer’s Conference
115. Bigger than just yourself
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116. It’s about You + Others
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117. Eudaimonia = Human flourishing
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118. “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
119. At the close of the TDC, with you
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129. Connect, Chat, and Collaborate!
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130. 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
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