3 ways to Reclaim you creativity and productivity This video highlights the negative impact technology is having on us as humans and our productivity and what we can do to avoid distraction and regain our creativity THE FUTURE OF CREATIVITY This is the greatest time to be alive as a creative but how do we take advantage of the tools at out disposal? BIG CHALLENGES Whats Holding us back? CHALLENGE 1 The Robots are coming The role of designers will change dramatically in the near future… The types of skills we need to bring to the table will need to be very different We must dream up a future that is BOLD, RIDICULOUS and UNEXPECTED Bring a human touch to everything we do As creative human beings our greatest strengths are that we can dream up things that don’t exist yet We must break away from convention and push ourselves to stretch and flex our creative imagination CHALLENGE 2 We should be innovating not iterating How do we prepare for disruption? We have to THINK BIG We have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable We have to become expansive thinkers and practice growing our imagination CHALLENGE 3 Were distracted all the……time We get distracted every 90 seconds We only get 3.5 hours of productive time out of an 8 hour work day Multitasking is a myth TOOL 1 Focus Sprints Our brain is our most powerful asset 90 Minute focus sprint of uninterrupted, distraction free, concentrated work to achieve sustainable peak performance STEP 1 Turn off ALL distractions (hide you phone) STEP 2 Assign a goal - Be realistic- break down the goal into sub tasks STEP 3 Set a timer and go STEP 4 Rest for 20 minutes, go for a walk STEP 5 REPEAT for as many reps as you can Start with 1 and build up from there TOOL 2 Better Brainstorms for expansive thinking STEP 1 Run a BRAINSTORM session Set a well defined challenge to tackle Be specific STEP 2 Break up into 4 person groups 1 person records and facilitates, try to include a “NAIVE EXPERT” from another department STEP 3 Play hot potato with the idea “YES AND…” STEP 4 Document the idea in a T sheet TOOL 3 Beautiful boredom Allow the brain time and space to be creative STEP 1 Get rid of digital distractions and just be STEP 2 Write ideas down on paper and pen













