From her own experience of embracing and expressing her creativity as well as helping hundreds of people do the same, she is passionate about evangelizing methods to enhance the ways we develop and execute ideas to make them tangible. Through her work, Denise shares big concepts that challenge the status quo and lead to “ahas” that translate into immediate actions, practices and skills to transform all aspects of people’s work lives with focused creativity.

1. The Creativity (R)Evolution
Denise R. Jacobs
User Experience Israel Studio
Tel Aviv, Israel
15 December 2014

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

3. @denisejacobs
@uxisrael
#creativityrevolution

4. Want the slides? They’re here:
bit.ly/uxistudio-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. Superconnector; magic-maker
Photo: Denise Jacobs

9. The Present: Today. Now.

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

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

12. New social networks formed

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

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

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

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

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

18. Most important leadership quality
https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/31670.wss

19. Strained relationship with our creativity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeapalooza/553545517/

20. Expressing creativity à transformation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/

21. A Creativity (R)Evolution!

22. All gatherings are opportunities
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stella12/7045899425

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

24. The Roots of (R)Evolution

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

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

27. Photo by Derek Kearney
A significant shift

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

29. Betterness? Betterness!!

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

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

32. (Btw…two weeks ago, this happened !!)
Photo: Denise Jacobs

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

34. The Foundation

35. Our role model: the coral polyp

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

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

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

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

40. 2 modifications
1. In the positive
2. Present tense

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

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

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

44. Your brain on…(praise!)

45. Making

46. Yields BIG results
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anetq/8543069503/

47. From Spark to Flame

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

49. The Personal

50. You are the gateway
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/4396790244/

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

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

53. The Oxygen Mask Theory

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

55. “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

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

57. You’ll begin to open up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anieto2k/9255191990/

58. And then magic happens

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

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

61. “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

62. How?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyefruit/1097398/

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

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

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

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

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

68. aka = Flow

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

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

71. You’re about to be @Boonerang-ed

72. 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.

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

74. Check in date:
15 January 2015

75. Doing this is the first step
Photo: Denise Jacobs

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

77. Your attitude is a contagion

78. Our role model: the common cold virus
http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/news-images/118564579.jpg

79. Connectedthebook.com

80. 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

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

82. The Social

83. We need to get our group on
http://www.weareforeal.com/projects/bssp-nouiasaaou-2013

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

85. “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

86. Connectors are behind these “magic circles”

87. Our role model: Molly Holzschlag
http://www.flickr.com/photos/janbrasna/112338913/

88. Be the locus where ideas can mix & mingle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/7496803638/

89. Even if you’re an introvert

90. Be the one that starts the process

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

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

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

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

95. 3) Use this structure

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

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

98. Let’s play!

99. Builds trust + strength of collaborations
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/2646295354/

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

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

102. Check in date:
15 February 2015

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

104. Viva La (R)Evolution!

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

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 UX Israel Studio, with you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moqub/2745092532/

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

115. Encourage the eco-system

116. Remember that we can create better together

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

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

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

120. CreativityRevolution.com

121. Get the slides, y’all!
bit.ly/uxistudio-cr

122. 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
“Untitled” by Americo Morales

123. Connect, Chat, and Collaborate!
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Photo used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/

124. And finaly, Thank You!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qqjawe/6511141237/