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REVIEW: WHAT IS CREATIVITY? Paper Airplane Exercise Main Problems? Limiting beliefs Limiting behaviors Your were stuck in the usual/ordinary
REVIEW: WHAT IS CREATIVITY? Creativity = Manifesting something beyond your ordinary world.
STAGE 1: ORDINARY WORLD DEVELOPING HABITS & SKILLS Ordinary Way of Seeing/Thinking & Doing Thoughts & Perceptions / Covert Behaviors Reactions / Overt Behaviors
THE PROGRAMMED MIND
REVIEW - ORDINARY WORLD: WHY IS IT HARD TO SEE & THINK DIFFERENTLY? The Big Problem in the Ordinary World We think we know reality.
REVIEW - ORDINARY WORLD: WHY IS IT HARD TO SEE & THINK DIFFERENTLY? The Big Problem in the Ordinary World We think we know reality.
REVIEW - ORDINARY WORLD THE BIG IDEA: We don t experience reality as it is. 1. Sensation: 2. Perception: So how do we normally perceive?
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HOW DO WE PERCEIVE? Snap Judgments Based off Context
How do we perceive? Snap Judgments Based on Context (visual clues quick decisions)
HOW DO WE PERCEIVE?
HOW DO WE PERCEIVE?
HOW DO WE PERCEIVE?
HOW DO WE PERCEIVE?
ORDINARY WORLD: WHY IS IT HARD TO SEE & THINK DIFFERENTLY? Habitual Pattern Recognition Wired to KNOW REALITY NOW! Quickly assign meaning based on past experience (UNCONSIOUS assumed story of best fit).
IS PATTERN RECOGNITION BAD? X * Y/2 = 24; If Y=2, what does X equal? What s the next number in the sequence? 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,? Mary and Joe are both leaving at the same time to go from San Francisco to go to San Jose. Joe is riding his bicycle and Mary is taking her new sports car. Who is more likely to get to San Jose first? Expertise! Why is this good?
THE PROBLEM WITH BEING AN EXPERT Who wants to hear actor s talk! The music that s the big plus about this.
A man is born in 1990 and dies in 2010. According to his death certificate, the man died when he was 25 years old. How is this possible?
Because of how we normally process information.
If you have heard this story before, please don t ruin it for others A man is driving his son to school. They both get into an accident, and due to the severity of the collision, the man dies. The son is also severely wounded and is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives for emergency surgery the doctor says I can t operate on this boy! He s my son! How is this possible?
A man is born in 1990 and dies in 2010. According to his death certificate, the man died when he was 25 years old.
PIGMY AND THE MAGIC FLIES
BIG IDEA Unconsciously conditioned by past experience to see the world a certain way. And we are very well conditioned
PERCEPTION Word Patterns Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
STAGE 1: ORDINARY WORLD DEVELOPING HABITS & SKILLS Purpose/Benefits: We gain expertise, develop skills. Allows us to be efficient/proficient Provides grounding and stability, ease of living. Issues: Complacency & Lack of Awareness Solutions? Acknowledge that alternatives are possible.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS & TEMPLATE Let s Get into Groups & Discuss!
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STAGE 1: ORDINARY WORLD DEVELOPING HABITS & SKILLS Purpose/Benefits: We gain expertise, develop skills. Allows us to be efficient/proficient Provides grounding and stability, ease of living. Issues: Complacency & Lack of Awareness Solutions? Acknowledge that alternatives are possible.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
THE CREATIVE PROCESS COVERED THUS FAR 1 st Aspect: The Ordinary World 2 nd Aspect: Answering the Call
STAGE 2: ANSWERING THE CALL Your chance to be heroic. Volunteers to do something potentially embarrassing?
STAGE 2: ANSWERING THE CALL Negative or Positive Outcomes First? Negative thoughts: I am afraid because I don t know what will happen. I didn t want to embarrass myself. I thought the worst possible outcome.
We see danger & potential problems first.
STAGE 2: ANSWERING THE CALL
Dark, thin, long, curved? = But we actually have a tendency to perceive snake.
WHAT DO YOU PERCEIVE?
WHAT DO YOU PERCEIVE?
WHAT DO YOU PERCEIVE?
WHAT DO YOU PERCEIVE?
WHAT DO YOU PERCEIVE?
Negativity Bias: Wired to fear the unknown, think negative first, avoid risk at all cost.
THE NEGATIVITY BIAS Theory: Evolutionary Advantage As we evolved, avoiding dangers usually had more effects on survival than approaching rewards. This mistake won t kill you. This mistake will.
NEGATIVITY BIAS Resulting Tendencies We are more prone to see threats than rewards. We focus more on possible pitfalls than opportunities. We tend to ruminate on past problems than success. s 78
NEGATIVITY BIAS s Why is this a problem for creativity? 79
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THE CREATIVE PROCESS COVERED THUS FAR 1 st Aspect: The Ordinary World 2 nd Aspect: Answering the Call
The Voice of the INNER CRITIC
2 ND ASPECT: ANSWERING THE CALL One bold move, a leap of faith, can change your life forever.
CTT Principle Courage to Try/Test
Google Sergey Brin & Larry Page
Apple Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs Macintosh Portable (1989)
2 ND ASPECT: ANSWERING THE CALL Your chance to be heroic. Volunteers to do something potentially embarrassing? Let s grab some numbers & write name on board.
RAP-OFF
EMOTIONAL RESPONSES & THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
AMYGDALA
OVERCOMING FEAR & PESSIMISM Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) Part of the brain responsible for self-monitoring and impulse control.
RAP-OFF
RAP In Groups: 10 minutes - Get together and help your teammate come up with a rap and help encourage them as they practice. Minimum 4-line rap Includes your name Something about you. Who your group chose as a role model. And why you chose that person.
RAP HELP Rap Template Hello my name is. I like. My group will present on. Because he/she.
OVERCOMING FEAR & PESSIMISM 1. Mindful Risk Assessment Become aware of your subjective negative bias, and focus on factual objective reality
OVERCOMING FEAR & PESSIMISM Steps: 2. Desensitization Slowly exposing yourself to (or imagining) anxiety producing situation. 1. Construct an anxiety hierarchy 2. Relaxation 3. Pair relaxation with the situations described in your anxiety hierarchy. Exercise: Think of something you are afraid of and create a hierarchy of at least six gradual steps.
OVERCOMING FEAR & PESSIMISM 1. Past: Practice Gratitude 3. Make Positivity a Habit 2. Present: Savor Positive Experiences 3. Future: Focus on Positive Possibilities
OVERCOMING FEAR & PESSIMISM 4. Cultivate Optimism Remembering that the future is unknown. Let Yourself Dream: Focus on the rewards of an opportunity. Visualize best possible outcomes.
2 ND ASPECT: ANSWERING THE CALL CHOOSING TO EXPLORE Have the Courage to Dream
2 ND ASPECT: ANSWERING THE CALL CHOOSING TO EXPLORE Dare to Dream
2 ND ASPECT: ANSWERING THE CALL CHOOSING TO EXPLORE Daring to Dream Answering the call to be creative doesn t guarantee success. It just gives your the opportunity to discover something different.
2 ND ASPECT: ANSWERING THE CALL CHOOSING TO EXPLORE Daring to Dream You won t see anything new if you don t allow yourself the chance to look.
2 ND ASPECT: ANSWERING THE CALL CHOOSING TO EXPLORE Purpose/Benefits: Keep us safe. Avoid negative experiences. Issues: Pessimism, fear the inner critic. Solutions: Develop the courage to create.