When a mobile tech start-up plans to improve it's creative capability by building a creative department, that new function needs to be defined and introduced to all existing staff who don't know what it is and who will inevitably be working along the creative process. This presentation is about managing change because now there is competition in the connected space and the market has become tougher.

2. 1) What does the Somo Creative Department do?
(Strategy, approach & output)
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2) How to engage with the Creative Department.
(Deployment process & Creative Sprints)
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3) How the Creative Department delivers work.
(Process & teams)
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4) Knowing ‘great’ work against ‘good’ work.
(Attitudes, values & standards)
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5) Tools to get started.
(New briefing template)
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Agenda

3. What does the Somo Creative Department do?
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4. (Psychological, Emotional Response)
(Appeal, Selling)
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- Drive perception
- Drive Cognition
- Touch Emotions
- Persuade
(Awareness, Interest)
(Learn, Educate)
Hearts Minds
Facets of Creative Strategy

5. Creativity involves two processes
Thinking, then Crafting.
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(Get the idea. Make it work.)

6. Get the idea. Make it work.
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Get the idea.
Make it work.

7. Get the idea. Make it work.
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Make it work.Get the idea.

8. Storytelling. Craft. Technology.
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Our domains

9. Our remit…
There are two areas of creative function;
1) Providing Inspiration and 2) Taking Direction
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We create vision for you We realise your vision
We provide inspiration We take direction
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10. Vision </creates> Impact
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.
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11. How to engage with the Creative Department
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12. Get the idea. Make it work.
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Scoping meetings - Invite the creatives!

13. The creative team
What creatives need to start work:
The What? By When? & How much?
AM’s & PD’s must supply three things to start work:
a) A signed off brief
b) A timing plan
c) A detailed budget
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14. The creative sprint
Timelines & Milestones
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Typical creative sprint:
- Create something
- Share your ideas liberally
- Discuss
- Critique
- Refine

15. How we give you what you want
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16. The creative process
1) Strategy 2) Creative 3) Production
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17. The creative process
The Seven Stages of Award Winning Process
Clarify Problem & Purpose
Discovery & Ideation
Asset Generation
Design & Build
Delivery
Final Asset Implementation
Evaluate & Verify
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18. KEY (alphabetical)
AM = Account Manager
DP = Design Production
DEV = Developer
LC = Lead Creative
LS = Lead Strategist
LT = Lead Technical
IM = Innovation Manager
PD - Product Manager
PM - Project Manager
QA = Quality Assurance Technician
RM = Resource Manager
UX = User Experience

19. The creative team
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It takes a team to build an experience.
Three person team
Mavens Connectors
Salesfolk
Hipsters Hackers
Hustlers

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The creative team

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The creative team

22. Knowing ‘great’ work against ‘good’ work
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23. Projects that are about a labour of love,
by their nature, distinguish themselves
from the mediocre.
Outstanding work wins awards.
The courage to care
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Be brave

24. Our new standards scale:
Multimediocrity, Competence & Excellence
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33% 66% 110%

25. 1. Is it fresh and original?
2. Is it fun?
3. Is it simple?
4. Does it accomplish something good for the client?
5. Does it communicate?
6. Does it break through the clutter...does it have stopping power?
7. Is it beautiful?
8. Is it smart?
9. Is it entertaining?
10. Is it relevant?
11. Is it bigger than the brand?
12. Can you explain why this a great ad?
13. Does it make the consumers care about the brand?
14. Will it stand the test of time?
15. Would you put your name on this piece of work?
Creative culture Knowing great work- 'why it won'
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33%
66%
110%
Mediocre
Competent
Award
winning

26. Tools to get started
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27. The most important piece of paper in the building.
The Creative Brief, The Product Brief and The Amends/Task Brief.
We believe a good brief is a springboard for the creative idea.
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The brilliant brief
A good brief is also a treasure map.

28. The brilliant brief
a) The Creative Brief b) The Product Brief c) The Amends/Task Brief
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29. You know what the Somo Creative Department does.
(Strategy, approach & output)
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You know how to engage with the Creative Department.
(Deployment process & Creative Sprints)
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You know how the Creative Department delivers award winning work.
(Process & teams)
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You now know the difference between ‘good’ work and ‘great’ work.
(Attitudes, values & standards)
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You know how important the brief is in creating award winning work.
(New briefing template)
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To recap…

30. Get the idea. Make it work.
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31. Partner with us
Collaborations are born out of experiencing a complementary talent of
another individual - the very way that partnerships are formed.
Anyone who has ever succeeded did so with the help of someone else.
Achieving brilliant things is collaborative and always will be.
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