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Making Without A Choice

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March 19, 2014
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Making Without A Choice

My Ignite Madison talk about being driven to create things.

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Pete Prodoehl

March 19, 2014
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Transcript

  1. Pete Prodoehl Making Without A Choice

  2. What do I make?

  3. I was a kid, and I made things

  4. I went to college, and I made things there

  5. I got a job and I made things there

  6. Some things are not “real”

  7. I needed something more

  8. Making makes me happy

  9. Sometimes you make a #FAIL

  10. Failure is totally an option! (I recommend it)

  11. Creativity is a blessing…

  12. Creativity is a curse…

  13. This is all a huge problem!

  14. You can’t ignore your problem

  15. Seek out professional help

  16. Learn Share Inspire

  17. Learn Share Inspire

  18. This is not the end…

  19. And that’s why I make… (I have no choice.)

  20. Pete Prodoehl http://rasterweb.net/ @raster