Foraging for Creativity

What ingredients for creativity can be found in the wild? How do other professionals analyse and approach the topic of creativity?

What recommendations from the world’s best chef can be useful for a UX designer?

Presentation based on my article "Foraging for Creativity".
https://medium.com/about-creativity/9a17aad484d5

Transcript

1. WIAD @Kino Europa, Zagreb February 15th 2014 Foraging for Creativity What recommendations from the world’s best chef can be useful for a UX designer?
2. #wiadhr @tinkadoic IxD 10+ years School of Design 4+ years ! — Tin Kadoić
3. Contents 1. Introduction 2. In Progress 3. Methods 4. Tools 5. Conclusion
4. Contents 1. Introduction 2. In Progress 3. Methods 4. Tools 5. Conclusion
5. History
6. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Art was "the making of things, according to rules." It contained no creativity. Ancient Greece and Rome Medieval Renaissance
7. Ancient Greece and Rome Laocoön and His Sons, Vatican
8. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Creatio is God's act of creatio ex nihilo — creation from nothing. Ancient Greece and Rome Renaissance Medieval
9. Medieval La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
10. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Creativity comes directly from the self. Ancient Greece and Rome Medieval Renaissance
11. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Renaissance
12. #wiadhr @tinkadoic C = ƒa(KIE) Knowledge Imagination Evaluation Ruth Noller
13. creative mind. We’re not particulary strong or fast but we have the ability to have a
14. Creativity vs Innovation
15. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Innovation 1. identifying problems, needs, or opportunities 2. generating ideas to address selected problems, needs, or opportunities 3. moving the best ideas to completion 4. generating value from those ideas. Creativity Creativity is the ability to make connections that result in ideas.
16. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Creativity is a skill and innovation is a process. ! ― Jim Link
17. UX vs IA
18. #wiadhr @tinkadoic UX Designer vs IA So to some, a user experience designer differs from an IA in that the practitioner has an added focus on a creatively lead brand experience as opposed to an approach based solely on solid usability principles and the organisation of information.
19. Contents 1. Introduction 2. In Progress 3. Methods 4. Tools 5. Conclusion
20. René Redzepi
22. #wiadhr @tinkadoic
23. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Inspiration Motivation Creativity
24. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Creativity is the ability to store the special moments, big or small, that occur throughout your life, then being able to see how they connect to the moment you’re in.
25. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Foraging
26. Contents 1. Introduction 2. In Progress 3. Methods 4. Tools 5. Conclusion
27. 1 COURAGE
29. #wiadhr @tinkadoic While conformity is necessary for evolution, I would suggest it's not sufficient, that it also requires creativity. ! ― Gerard Puccio
30. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source:#sleepbot
31. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source:#lunchbox
32. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source:#paper
33. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source:#letterpress
34. 2 LIMITATIONS
35. #wiadhr @tinkadoic I think creativity thrives off constraints. When I have limitations, it does make it much better. ! ― Jessica Walsh
36. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source:
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38. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source:
40. 3 TEAM WORK
41. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ! ― Helen Keller
42. Source:
43. 4 RHYTHM
44. #wiadhr @tinkadoic To keep on going, you have to keep up the rhythm. ! ― Haruki Murakami
45. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source: Foursquare
46. 5 FUN
47. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Creativity is intelligence having fun. ! — Albert Einstein
48. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source: #making
49. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source: #timehop
50. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source:
51. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source: #basecamp
52. 6 GUTS
53. #wiadhr @tinkadoic The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ! — Sylvia Plath
55. 7 HARD WORK
56. #wiadhr @tinkadoic If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas. ! — Linus Pauling
58. 8 POSITIVE
59. #wiadhr @tinkadoic …In fact, there seems to be a pattern in our creative momentum. We only really progress when we’re in a positive state of mind… ! — Rene Redzepi
60. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Source: #frontback #vine vs #mailbox #runkeeper VS Negative Positive
61. 9 SIDE PROJECTS
62. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Believe in side projects. Tattly was a side project; swissmiss was a side project; CreativeMornings was a side project; TeuxDeux was a side project. ! ― Tina Roth Eisenberg
63. #wiadhr @tinkadoic
64. #wiadhr @tinkadoic The best way to complain is to do something. ! ― LCD Soundsystem
65. Contents 1. Introduction 2. In Progress 3. Methods 4. Tools 5. Conclusion
66. #wiadhr @tinkadoic 1. Sketching
67. #wiadhr @tinkadoic 1. Sketching is an expression of thinking and problem-solving. 2. It’s a form of visual communication, and, as in all languages, some ways of communicating are clearer than others. 3. Sketching is a skill: the more you do it, the better you’ll get at it. Sketching ≠ Drawing
68. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Ferran Adrià
69. #wiadhr @tinkadoic 2. Thinking underwater
70. #wiadhr @tinkadoic 3. Sparking
71. Matea Bronić
72. 3. Sparking F-I Website, Look&Feel
73. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Creativity, of course, doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It requires inspiration and research to effectively harness your imagination. Sparking Creativity
74. #wiadhr @tinkadoic 4. Instant Feedback
75. Bret Victor
76. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Creators need an immediate connection to what they create. ! ― Bret Victor
77. #wiadhr @tinkadoic THE LAKE. THE NIGHT. THE CRICKETS. THE RAVINE. THE ATTIC. THE BASEMENT. THE TRAPDOOR. THE BABY. THE CROWD. THE NIGHT TRAIN. THE FOG HORN. THE SCYTHE. THE CARNIVAL. THE CAROUSEL. THE DWARF. THE MIRROR MAZE. THE SKELETON. 5. Lists
78. #wiadhr @tinkadoic These lists were the provocations, finally, that caused my better stuff to surface. ! ― Ray Bradbury
79. #wiadhr @tinkadoic 6. Resources
80. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Works That Work Works That Work is an international magazine for the curious mind, intending to surprise its readers with a rich mix of diverse subjects connected by the theme of unexpected creativity that improved our lives. Works That Work — Magazine of Unexpected Creativity
81. #wiadhr @tinkadoic An online magazine for the creative community published weekly by 4ormat. Explore Create Repeat
82. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Why do people create? Where does that desire to create come from? How do internal and external forces influence creativity? Is it possible to be satisfied creatively? The Great Discontent
83. #wiadhr @tinkadoic Everything else The world is amazing.
84. #wiadhr @tinkadoic 1. Sketching 2. Thinking (underwater) 3. Sparking 4. Instant Feedback 5. Lists 6. Resources
85. Contents 1. Introduction 2. In Progress 3. Methods 4. Tools 5. Conclusion
86. #wiadhr @tinkadoic We were born to be creative. We don't have to wait for our creativity to magically appear.
87. Thanks. @tinkadoic