The Creative Technologist

Programming is an art form, yet we often view programming as a rote act. In this talk, we’ll explore the connections between the brain, technology, and creativity. You'll learn the benefits of creativity, how to practice it, and how you can use it to make you a better technologist and human.

Transcript

1. THE Creative TECHNOLOGIST Corey Leigh Latislaw ✨ @corey_latislaw CoreyLatislaw.com
2. BUT… ❝ I’m NOT creative! ❞
3. ❝ The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc. ❞
4. TALENT or SKILL?
6. NEUROPLASTICITY Rewire your brain!
7. Creativity IS NOT THE SAME AS ART
8. ❝ The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. ❞
9. ❝ Skill at doing a thing, acquired through practice. ❞
10. Your BRAIN on CREATIVITY
11. Expression
12. FLOW
13. Expanded THINKING
14. Learning TRANSFER
15. SUSTAINABLE
16. Gratitude
18. FUNCTIONAL Artists
20. REDUCTIONISM breaking down problems • modeling
21. Create ABSTRACTIONS
22. GESTALT whole is greater than the sum of its parts
23. Constraints SATISFACTION
24. fun smashThePatriarchy() { speakTruthToPower() marchInTheStreets() buildOurOwnStructures() }
25. AGILE
26. BUILD Your Creative PROCESS
27. Choose a MEDIUM
29. Sketchnoting
32. Daily PRACTICE
34. 29%
36. VALUES
37. INSPIRATION classes • podcasts • books • movies collection walks • nature • new people
38. Create OUT LOUD
39. Inner CRITIC
40. EXPERIMENT!
42. ❤ Corey Leigh Latislaw @corey_latislaw