How to be Creative: How can I Possibly do justice to this subject in 1 hour

IDEAS ARE CHEAP. THROW A GOOD IDEA AWAY & FIND ANOTHER. MAKING IDEAS AWESOME IS WHAT’S REALLY HARD.

HOW TO BE

(OR: HOW CAN I POSSIBLY DO JUSTICE TO THIS SUBJECT IN ONE HOUR?)

CREATIVE.

PRESENTED WITH LOVING CARE BY

JEREMY FUKSA: CREATIVE GENERALIST

EVERY IDEA HAS AN

EXPIRATION DATE.

CREATIVE?

CREATIVITY IS NOT

FAIRY DUST AND

UNICORN FARTS.

CREATIVE WORK, SUMMARIZED:

In the time you set aside each day to work your ass off, ignore anything that makes you consider stopping.

– @hotdogsladies

Merlin Mann, Sayer Of Smart Things

JUST FOR NOW.

1 Assume there will will always be tools that

are better than the ones you have now

2 Assume that events in the world will

continue to happen or not happen regardless of whether you learn about them immediately

3 Assume that you understand and control

an embarrassingly minute percentage of the universe

4 Assume that none of this matters if you’re

determined to make something you care about today

– This guy again.

I told you he was smart.

DISCLOSURE!I STRUGGLE WITH EVERYTHING I JUST SAID EVERY DAY.

MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE DO

BIG IDEA.

IDEAS ARE CHEAP.

THROW A GOOD IDEA AWAY & FIND ANOTHER MAKING IDEAS AWESOME IS WHAT’S REALLY HARD.

WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA?

BIG IDEA ≠ CREATIVE EXECUTION

NO YES

THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER:

1 BIG IDEA

2.CREATIVE EXECUTION

3 NOT THE SAME THING

THAT WAS FUN WHAT DID YOU THINK?

(SERIOUSLY THIS IS THE DISCUSSION PART DON’T MAKE ME CALL ON YOU.)

THANKS.

IT DOESN’T STOP HERE, FOLKS OH, NO IT DOES NOT.

Image credits:

1 Mohawk man: flickr.com/tommyforbes

2 John Hodgman: flickr.com/darthdowney

3 Farting unicorn: photobucket.com/anime_lover-122792

4 Merlin Mann caricature: drawn by Dave Gray of Xplane - flickr.com/merlin

5 Twyla Tharp - The Creative Habit: flickr.com/marklarson

6 Paint brushes: flickr.com/bondiben

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