1. Being Creative in
a Digital World
Eylan Ezekiel

2. Introductions
Eylan Ezekiel
Innovator / Agitator / Curious Learner
Ex-Teacher
Ex-Publisher
Ex-Boss
Ex-Policy
Dad / Gamer / Sci-Fi / Graphic Novels / 6Music

3. Where's Eylan?
@eylanezekiel

4. Introductions
Please use the 'Chat' box to tell us where you are
and what you can see and hear around you.

5. What is Channel 4 up to?
Creative output ... will be based on
“innovation, diversity and seeing the
modern world in new ways”, or, for want of
a soundbyte, “Mission with Mischief”
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/

6. What is Creativity?
Please use the chat box to share some ideas

7. Why are you here?
The workshop is designed to as interactive and practical
half-day workshop which will allow you to develop ways
in which you can use the digital space to stimulate
creativity, generate ideas, solve problems and learn.
We will explore how to create a personal learning
network through which you can remain current,
stimulate new ideas and adapt rapidly.

8. Honesty time...
Did you look at any of
the 'pre-reading'?

9. What does creativity look like?
What sorts of behaviours?
What sort of job?
Who can be creative?

10. Why is Creativity important to you?
photo from Flickr Creative Commons by karola riegler photography

11. When do you need to be creative?
Time of day?
Stimulus?
Pressure?
Place?

12. What helps you to be creative?
What sorts of things help
you to be more creative?

13. Can only some people be 'creative'?

14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom's_Taxonomy

16. Space to create

17. Digital Creativity Toolkit
Creating
Content
Sharing
Content
Asking
Questions
Making
Decisions
Collaboratin
g on content
Food for
thought

18. Food for thought
Where do you get ideas from?
(please use 'chat' box)

19. Creating content
Where do ideas come from?

20. Record / Capture / Trap / Doodle / Jot / Map

21. Asking Questions
Why are you asking?
• Who do you ask?
• What do you ask?
• When in the process? day?
• How are you allowing them to answer?
• Did you really need to ask anyone else?
"It is easier to get forgiveness than
permission"

22. Collaborating on content
What can happen?

23. Collaborating on content
What are the risks of opening this idea out?

24. Sharing content

25. Making decisions
Who can you trust to help you?

26. LinkedIn Maps

27. Where is your PLN?

28. Digital Creativity Toolkit
Creating
Content
Sharing
Content
Asking
Questions
Making
Decisions
Collaboratin
g on content
Food for
thought

29. Your challenge
Make Mischief
Must be:
•Real project / problem
•Real audience for a creative answer
Must use:
•A new online tool
•Approaches you'd normally avoid

30. No need to share the idea itself
What worked?
What tools did you prefer?
What obstacles did you have?
We will then look at plastic brains
and
herding fish
When you get back

31. Your challenge
Make Mischief
Find a way to make
mischief in your work
Have Fun!

32. Break

33. Creativity and Neuroplasticity

34. Force yourself to do it differently
http://www.davittlearning.net/200ways11.html

35. Work together. Herd your ideas. One fish at a time!

36. Copyright / IP
Data Protection
Privacy settings
Company policies
Internet safety
Things to consider

37. Make it clear
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This email is:
[ ] Bloggable
[x] Ask first
[ ] Private
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Thanks to
Doug Belshaw
http://dougbelshaw.com

38. Tag, Categorise and Keep
Taxonomy
or
Folksonomy

39. Find a system that works for you and your team.

40. Questions?
Observations?
Suggestions?
Open mic!

41. • Be more creative?
• Will these tools make you more creative?
• You are creative!
• Channel and harness that creativity for
good.
What now?

42. Be mischievous
Keep learning
Change
behaviour

44. Thank you