Loosely Held Strong Convictions

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1. Ash Furrow, Artsy Loosely Held Strong Convictions
2. A massive explosion…
3. –Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson “We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.”
4. Strong convictions, Loosely held
5. Agenda • We jump to conclusions • We silo ourselves • We dismiss each other • We demand justification
6. Okay It’s going to be
7. I have an idea for a game… This is actually a fun talk!
10. Dreyfus model of Skill Acquisition
11. Five Stages • Novice • Advanced Beginner • Competent • Proficient • Expert
12. Crave As beginners, we Rules
13. But there are no rules
14. Expertise is just Opinion Informed
15. Silos seem friendly…
22. Why?
23. I dunno, evolution I guess
24. Oh, and society
25. Freud called this “der Narzißmus der kleinen Differenzen”
26. small differences The narcissism of
29. Unimaginable
30. Unknowable
31. Context All decisions come from a
32. Amazing People are
33. Scale Our brains can’t handle our
35. Tell me, what’s your favourite colour?” “
36. #398CCC
37. Why?
38. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I just like it
39. Tell me, what’s your favourite programming language?” “
40. Swift
41. Why?
42. ಠ_ಠ
43. We demand justification for personal preferences
44. Of each other, and of ourselves
45. change It’s ok to your mind
48. —Ash Furrow “When my feelings change, I change my mind. What do you do?”
49. Wrap Up • We can appreciate others’ ideas • We have more in common than not • We are extraordinarily complex, incredible, miraculous creatures • We can go easy on ourselves, and on others
50. We are born in stars… Let’s act like it.