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FIVE SURE-FIRE CREATIVITY BLOCKERS:

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Move /answer fast
“Expertise”
“Judging”
Flying solo
“Working”

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Move / answer fast
Be an “expert”
“Judging”
Flying solo
“Working”

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Move / answer fast
Be an “expert”
Make judgments
Flying solo
“Working”

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(as in “be all judgey”)

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(we’ll come back to that)

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Move / answer fast
Be an “expert”
Make judgements
Go it alone
“Working”

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Move / answer fast
Be an “expert”
Make judgements
Go it alone
Work hard

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Notice anything?

(like these being some of the most common and expected behaviors at work?)

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Notice anything?

(like these being some of the most common and expected behaviors at work?)

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Notice anything?

(like these being some of the most common and expected behaviors at work?)

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-Linear thinking

-Evidence-based

-“Right / wrong”

-Fast answers

-Competition

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WHOLE BRAIN THINKING

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Unleashing your Creative Spark: A Brain-Based Path

Ellen Petry Leanse

Neuroscience Educator, Podcast Host, Coach

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Unleashing your Creative Spark: A Brain-Based Path

Ellen Petry Leanse

Neuroscience Educator, Podcast Host, Coach

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Apple Alum, Digital Pioneer
ex Google, Entrepreneur
Stanford Instructor
Executive Coach
Author, “The Happiness Hack”
TEDx Speaker
Podcast Host
Retreat Leader
Lifelong Learner
Mom of 3 + 1
Curious Wanderer!

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Think Different.

Work Different. �Be Different.

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Creativity is

a success amplifier

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(not to mention

a lot of fun)

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Let’s see how.

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“When did you lose your creativity, and what did you get in return?”

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Answers?

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approval from adults (parents, teachers)
better grades
status (“more grown up;” “smart”)
feeling like they “fit in” better (for women, feeling more “normal”)

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Begin with the brain.

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Ancient technology in a modern world.

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-Linear thinking

-Evidence-based

-“Right / wrong”

-Fast answers

-Competition

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“BINARY”

“THIS OR THAT”

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SLIGHTLY FASTER

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GENERALLY PREDICTABLE

GENERALLY… CREATIVE

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(like these being some of the most common and expected behaviors at work?)

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Your brain will do

more of whatever

it’s doing right now.

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“When did you lose your creativity, and what did you get in return?”

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Your brain wires what it fires.

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What you don’t use you lose.

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Tho worry not: you can get it back.

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neuroplasticity

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neuroplasticity

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PURE POSSIBILITY

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STORIES AND SENSE-MAKING

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CATEGORIZATION & CLASSIFICATION

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(HOW WE MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD)

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LOGIC, ORDER, PREDICTABILITY

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KNOWLEDGE REPLACES

C U R I O S I T Y

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B I A S

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Dr. Alison Gopnik & Alvy Ray Smith

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BIAS = SHORTCUTS

SHORTCUTS <> CREATIVITY

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Ancient technology in a modern world.

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THE

“BODY BRAIN”

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THE

“BODY BRAIN”

SOCIAL / EMOTIONAL

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THE

“BODY BRAIN”

“THINKING”

SOCIAL / EMOTIONAL

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“THINKING”

COMPLEX

THINKING

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FAST, LINEAR, BINARY

THINKING

COMPLEX

THINKING

CONTEXTUAL, “BIG PIC”

THINKING

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C U R I O S I T Y

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FAST

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FAST

SLOW

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ROUTINE

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NEW/NOVEL

ROUTINE

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REACTIVE

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RESPONSIVE

REACTIVE

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FAST, LINEAR, BINARY

THINKING

COMPLEX

THINKING

CONTEXTUAL, “BIG PIC”

THINKING

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SHORTCUTS

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FAST, LINEAR, BINARY

THINKING

COMPLEX

THINKING

SLOWER, INTEGRATIVE, “PATTERN”-Y

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BETTER TOGETHER

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Move / answer fast
Be an “expert”
Make judgements
Go it alone
Work hard

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But wait. There’s more.

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Stress
Too much sameness

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THE “AMYGDALA HIJACK”

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DRAMA, “OTHERING,” STRESS

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“UN-BUSY” YOURSELF

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“UN-BUSY” YOURSELF

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“UN-BUSY” YOURSELF

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“UN-BUSY” YOURSELF

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(back to “be all judgey”)

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…getting a sense of the mental traps?

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…and up for freeing yourself?

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“UN-BUSY” YOURSELF

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THE “AMYGDALA HIJACK”

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“UN-BUSY” YOURSELF

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(by the way)

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“UN-BUSY” YOURSELF

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SEEK CATALYSTS

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THE “HOMOGENEITY HIJACK”

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“persona play”

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ALLOW TIME

MIX IT UP

PRACTICE CURIOSITY

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ALLOW TIME

MIX IT UP

PRACTICE CURIOSITY

PLAY

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MORE INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE THINKING

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(AND

A LOT MORE

FUN)

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Speaking of fun!

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Groups of 3 (ish)
Lightning round answers (1 sentence each) to…
1 minute! Dive right in….

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“I know I’m creative because…”

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5 minutes
At least 1 idea each
Write your faves down & take a pic
Remember that hand raise!

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“We can GROWbundance by…”

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650-703-0672

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MINDSETS

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SKILLSETS

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“BRAINSETS”

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neuroplasticity

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ellenleanse.com/gobundance

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THANK YOU

www.thebrainandbeyond.com

www.ellenleanse.com