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Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.
~ Bill Cosby​
While highly creative people are also highly productive, they know the best ideas often come when you're not even trying. So when stuck for ideas, sometimes the best solution is really just to sleep on it.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
~ Sir Francis Bacon
Not trying so hard allows your brain to play with the challenge a bit and explore it from different perspectives. The ability to do this effectively is a key part of creativity and a skill highly creative people use deliberately, as well.
A good night's sleep also gives your memory a chance to search for any relevant info stored within and make new connections. The ability to make new and unusual connections is also a key part of creativity and something highly creative folks can do deliberately when needed.
Some sketch-notes I took at the Meshforum conference in San Francisco. Please apply notes and tags liberally. Comments too!
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At BarCamp Philly 2009 Carlos Silva led a discussion about how to train your client to work with you in a productive way. This is a graphic recording of the key points that came up.
this chart is representing how information leaves a blog if it is just "blogged" or is blogged and also posted in other social networking sites. This is a work in progress
Wonderful photos of the visual thinking workshop in Toronto. Photos by Christie (sp?) of the MaRS Discovery District (all rights reserved).
Chalk art created by local youth in front of the Key Arena, Seattle for the Children's day at Seeds of Compassion
From Deborah:
It was an honor to do Interpretive Touch Drawing at Seeds of Compassion.
Touch Drawing is a simple yet profound process. Images are created through
the touch of fingertips on paper. The process allows for direct expression
of the soul, and can be used for deep therapeutic and spiritual purposes.
In the conference setting, I use Touch Drawing to visually portray the
content and energetic qualities of the lectures and musical performances.
Through the immediacy of the process, I can create 7- 8 drawings per hour.
These drawing were created during the Tuesday event; 'Inspiring Compassion
in Our Youth; Youth and Spiritual Connection Dialogue'. If you attended the
day or are watching it online, you can use these images to enhance the
feeling-tone of the presentations. Think of them as notes from the soul.
All these images will be posted soon on the CONFERENCE ART page at
www.touchdrawing.com. Go there if you would like to order a signed, archival
fine art print. Contact center@touchdrawing.com if you are interested in
purchasing an original or receiving permission to reproduce an image.
Drawings can be enhanced with color. A percentage of any income generated by
these images will be donated to support the ongoing work of Seeds of
Compassion.
All images © 2008 Deborah Koff-Chapin.
From Deborah:
It was an honor to do Interpretive Touch Drawing at Seeds of Compassion.
Touch Drawing is a simple yet profound process. Images are created through
the touch of fingertips on paper. The process allows for direct expression
of the soul, and can be used for deep therapeutic and spiritual purposes.
In the conference setting, I use Touch Drawing to visually portray the
content and energetic qualities of the lectures and musical performances.
Through the immediacy of the process, I can create 7- 8 drawings per hour.
These drawing were created during the Tuesday event; 'Inspiring Compassion
in Our Youth; Youth and Spiritual Connection Dialogue'. If you attended the
day or are watching it online, you can use these images to enhance the
feeling-tone of the presentations. Think of them as notes from the soul.
All these images will be posted soon on the CONFERENCE ART page at
www.touchdrawing.com. Go there if you would like to order a signed, archival
fine art print. Contact center@touchdrawing.com if you are interested in
purchasing an original or receiving permission to reproduce an image.
Drawings can be enhanced with color. A percentage of any income generated by
these images will be donated to support the ongoing work of Seeds of
Compassion.
All images © 2008 Deborah Koff-Chapin.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Creativity is all about taking chances and trying new things. When you do something you've never done before or do it in a new way, there's no guarantee things will work out the way you want them to. Highly creative people don't let that stop them. They just work right thought it.
Failure is part of the creative process. If you’re afraid of it, you can’t really create.
~ Danny DeVito
Highly creative folks are able to work through any fear due to their optimistic nature and ability to remain open to new experiences. When things go well, they celebrate. When things don't go well, they celebrate, too, because they're also eager to grow.
What some may see as failure, the creator may see as a great discovery; after all, they've discovered there is a better way. Now they know to keep searching for it. While not the solution to this challenge, that so called failure may very well be the golden ticket to success in a future challenge.
From Deborah:
It was an honor to do Interpretive Touch Drawing at Seeds of Compassion.
Touch Drawing is a simple yet profound process. Images are created through
the touch of fingertips on paper. The process allows for direct expression
of the soul, and can be used for deep therapeutic and spiritual purposes.
In the conference setting, I use Touch Drawing to visually portray the
content and energetic qualities of the lectures and musical performances.
Through the immediacy of the process, I can create 7- 8 drawings per hour.
These drawing were created during the Tuesday event; 'Inspiring Compassion
in Our Youth; Youth and Spiritual Connection Dialogue'. If you attended the
day or are watching it online, you can use these images to enhance the
feeling-tone of the presentations. Think of them as notes from the soul.
All these images will be posted soon on the CONFERENCE ART page at
www.touchdrawing.com. Go there if you would like to order a signed, archival
fine art print. Contact center@touchdrawing.com if you are interested in
purchasing an original or receiving permission to reproduce an image.
Drawings can be enhanced with color. A percentage of any income generated by
these images will be donated to support the ongoing work of Seeds of
Compassion.
All images © 2008 Deborah Koff-Chapin.
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Wonderful photos of the visual thinking workshop in Toronto. Photos by Christie (sp?) of the MaRS Discovery District (all rights reserved).
What concept does this card represent to you? Is it something you have seen at work? Please share your thoughts.
Updated: read my related blog post: www.claudionichele.eu/blog/words-and-visuals-are-compleme...
The JRC Month of Coaching ended with an inspiring session by Steve Neale , from the Limbic Performance System. Steve explained how to help others, and ourselves first, to become the better version of themselves, to grow, to love.
Big Thank You to my colleagues for the organisation!
My sketchnotes of the session.
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