3 Ways to Reclaim your Creativity and Productivity
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- Are you in a creative slump? Feel busy all the time but aren’t getting much done? All of the amazing technology that helps us work and connect, is also the very thing that's killing our creative mojo. We are the most distracted generation ever.
Despite that, it's the greatest time to be alive as creative human beings.
Hello, I’m Matthew Encina. I recently attended Adobe’s 99U Conference, and in this video, I'm going to share my thoughts on the future of creativity following the conference. I'm going to highlight our biggest challenges moving forward, and share some NEW tools I've picked up, so you can supercharge your creative brain, and take control of your future.
0:29 - Who is Matthew Encina? What is the future of creativity?
1:20 - Flying out to 99u Conference out in New York
2:09 - What are the BIG challenges we face in the future? What's holding us back from our full potential?
2:20 - Challenge 1: The robots are coming
2:25 - Brian Collins. Artificial Intelligence in Design
3:00 - We have to bring our human touch to everything we do
3:34 - Challenge 2: We should be innovating not iterating. How do we prepare for disruption?
4:06 - Duncan Wardle workshop. Former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney.
4:42 - We've become risk-averse instead of risk-takers
5:03 -Challenge 3: We're distracted all the time
5:29 - Dr. Sahar Yousef. Cognitive neuroscientist studying productivity.
5:45 - Why we aren't productive anymore
6:46 - 3 tools to regain your productivity and creativity
6:55 - Tool 1: Focus Sprints
8:30 - How to rest, lower stress, and go through a healing response
9:39 - Tool 2: Better Brainstorms with Expansive Thinking
11:20 - “Yes, And...”
11:39 - Document your ideas in a “T-sheet”
12:08 - Example results of a better brainstorm session
12:58 - Tool 3: Beautiful Boredom
12:30 - Why we need to escape from distraction and give our subconscious brain space to be creative
14:40 - How Kyle T Webster made $100k+ by being bored
15:58 - Final thoughts and results. Step away from distractions and be more intentional with your time.
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Focus Sprint
- Goal
- Subtasks
- 90 min concentrated work
- rest 20 min
- break the day/ perform as many focus sprints as you can
Better Brainstorms
- Bad: the idea still unclear to the team
- Stablish a challenge to tackle
- 4 people small group
- use naive experts
- hot potato with the idea
- don't shoot anything down: YES AND... expand and grow rather than shrink the idea
- "t-sheet": explanation and sketch; better representation of an idea
Beautiful Boredom
- turn of stimuli
- take notes
- be present; be bored; create space to the mind; let it wander
"STEP AWAY FROM DISTRACTIONS AND BE INTENTIONAL WITH YOUR THOUGHTS"
thanks for the recap ..... cheerss
Saved me 17 minutes!
You've forgotten to include the 100.000 Dollar idea.
thank for recap every thing..
Stop watching youtube and stop reading comments
Two years later and still relevant. Thank you
I was bored and tired from my anxieties from not getting done things, and I was able to listen and learn well from this video :))))!!!!
I watch this again n again as A MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO
this video should be the new standard for this channel
Looking forward to implementing these techniques Matt 😉
To summarise
THE FUTURE OF CREATIVITY
This is the greatest time to be alive as a creative but how do we take advantage of the tools at out disposal?
BIG CHALLENGES
Whats Holding us back?
CHALLENGE 1
The Robots are coming
The role of designers will change dramatically in the near future…
The types of skills we need to bring to the table will need to be very different
We must dream up a future that is BOLD, RIDICULOUS and UNEXPECTED
Bring a human touch to everything we do
As creative human beings our greatest strengths are that we can dream up things that don’t exist yet
We must break away from convention and push ourselves to stretch and flex our creative imagination
CHALLENGE 2
We should be innovating not iterating
How do we prepare for disruption?
We have to THINK BIG
We have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable
We have to become expansive thinkers and practice growing our imagination
CHALLENGE 3
Were distracted all the……time
We get distracted every 90 seconds
We only get 3.5 hours of productive time out of an 8 hour work day
Multitasking is a myth
TOOL 1
Focus Sprints
Our brain is our most powerful asset
90 Minute focus sprint of uninterrupted, distraction free, concentrated work to achieve sustainable peak performance
STEP 1
Turn off ALL distractions (hide you phone)
STEP 2
Assign a goal - Be realistic- break down the goal into sub tasks
STEP 3 Set a timer and go
STEP 4 Rest for 20 minutes, go for a walk
STEP 5 REPEAT for as many reps as you can
Start with 1 and build up from there
TOOL 2
Better Brainstorms for expansive thinking
STEP 1
Run a BRAINSTORM session
Set a well defined challenge to tackle
Be specific
STEP 2
Break up into 4 person groups
1 person records and facilitates, try to include a “NAIVE EXPERT” from another department
STEP 3 Play hot potato with the idea “YES AND…”
STEP 4 Document the idea in a T sheet
TOOL 3
Beautiful boredom
Allow the brain time and space to be creative
STEP 1
Get rid of digital distractions and just be
STEP 2
Write ideas down on paper and pen
Watched this on sunday. Now I'm more than excited to start a better productive-creative Monday tomorrow.
Great advice, Matt. Thank you.
Tool #1: Focus Sprint: 7:17
Tool #2: Expansive Brainstorms: 10:21
Tool #3: Beautiful Boredom: 13:50
These "X Tips for Y"-Videos are usually a collection of banalities and/or impractical ideas that you watch and forget immediately. This video made me really think about the way I work and made me believe that I can really do all these things you suggest. Thank you so much for this motivation!!
watching these videos first thing in the morning is honestly such a good start to the day, setting a good tone for the next few hours.
Spot on with kids and creativity. When my two daughters are together try never are bored. What happened to us as adults? Thank you Matthew for the great tips 👍
After participating in and often leading brainstorming sessions, I found they do not work. Everyone has a vision in mind of how they should work but in my experience, I rarely saw it happen. So I had this idea that I'd like to share with y'all:
Hold a pre-meeting a few days before the brainstorming session. Unload as much information on the participants as you can then send everyone away. Let everyone know that to be admitted to the brainstorming, you must have at least three (or pick any number) ideas. Collect all the ideas before the session starts and make them visible on an oversized pad, whiteboard, or whatever.
When the team comes in, they see all the concepts, good and bad. Rather than starting cold, their brains are already warmed up and ready. I found this running start gets brainstorming revved up into top gear immediately and produces huge results.
This validates me after many years of people telling me that my 1.5/2hrs then a short break was wrong! Getting to know the way my creativity is charged and spent allows me to do the work in 1hr that others need much longer. I take it further to warm up with a process that fulfills my need for information and allows me to engage completely.
@@MatthewEncina I've realized from observing my kids that creativity and imagination can be lost so easily. Thankfully I was stubborn and refused to let go! My mind wanders til it runs. I never truly feel bored. When I'm physically still, I'm doing mental gymnastics. It's nice to know I'm not that weird after all.
One of the best video by The Futur!
The best recommendation I've gotten in a long time. Thanks for sharing this knowledge!!! I'm gonna try it out
These are golden tips! Although we all know about it but framing it with the title you gave is what made it so valuable.
Super useful! Now it's time to step away from the computer and youtube and start dreaming again ;)
So, something's that resonated well with me is:
- Focus Sprint: The 90 min and 20 min break reminded me of Pomodoro Technique to improve efficiency and make best use of your time. For those who are interested, there's an app named 'Tide' that helps you do this seamlessly.
And the second part of Focus Sprint was related to what is called as being in a "Flow State of Mind". No matter how and when it happens, the productivity is off the roof when you're in the "Zone" or "Flow State'
I've noticed and found it fascinating how the greatest cartoonists (I'm thinking Bill Watterson and Gary Larson) harp on how boring their childhoods were. I've thought that was no coincidence; hearing the pluses of boredom be a more common discussion now is really cool.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience and learning!
As a Graphic Design student in his senior year, I feel uncertain-typically-about the future. I worry that I’m not learning enough, reading enough books , drawing enough, attending enough workshops and conferences, etc. I genuinely appreciate the content being produced by The Futur. I hope to take these principles being taught and shared in order to ready my mind for the now and the future. I still struggle with these overwhelming feelings of uncertainty.
ForeverStrong45 I’m an architectural engineer and I’m still jobless because my mindset is the same as yours, you have the chance to change and be better, it’s never too late :)
@@dunya28 i think you should give yourselves more advices to take yourself out of tbis situation. You seem too content with yourself.
I've been infusing focus sprints in my day for work and personal development. At work my productivity skyrocketed. i could finish my daily tasks in one sprint. the rest of the day is just for revisions for all of the tasks, if there are revisions. My manager also noticed increase in my creativity. For my after hours i focus on developing my illustration skills mainly portrait paintings. i've applied "sketchsprints" into my routine, even though i only have the evening for that. i've been forming good habits in drawing and I can see the development in my craft. Thank you very much for sharing this Matthew! I've been feeling a lot better the past two weeks and it feels like im burnout free. I think it's because i know that im spending my time in the things that i'd love to improve and it feels more rewarding than anything. With this im positively looking forward to the future. Cheers!
"To reduce stress, look at something green."
Okay, Hulk, here I come!
Or the golf course ; )
@@electrotech741 Not stressful enough. My motto, "if you're stressed out, put yourself in an even more stressful situation, and when you go back to the original one, it will be much less stressful."
@@corbbing Like the old joke about if your friend's knee hurts hit him in the arm and he'll forget about the pain in his knee ; ) I half joke. Casual Sunday Golf can be frustrating but in a good way in a similar manner as you say about stress. Interesting vid nonetheless. Agent Cooper Kyle M. on Twin Peaks aka really David Lynch said (went back and found the quote) "Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair or two cups of good hot black coffee. ... Dale Cooper: [Taking a sip] Ah, man that hits the spot."
I just keep a cucumber on my desk.
So i will get a calm explosion at the Chroma Key room
I love that the word unexpected was unexpected.
This channel is changing my life!
Ha! Awesome! I didnt realize what I've already been doing is called a "focus sprint". I like that! As a creative business owner and stay-at-home mom, its taken me 3 years to come up with this system. Writing to-do lists works, but setting a timer and scheduling my day similarly to how school courses are scheduled really helps me to fly through things...
ahead of the game.
I'm doing something and pumped WHILE listening to youtube like this
"Hot potato," although not called that, is exactly what's involved in improv comedy. "Yes, and...," never "no" because that brings an immediate halt to everything. I recommend taking an improve workshop, and if possible, have entire work teams do it.
Was kindof expecting the "creative tools" intro to be a literal ad for Adobe, but pleasantly surprised by more a thought-driven approach - great video Matthew, would love to see more!
i strongly agree that some great ideas come from boredom and setting your self free from devices.
Thank you So much sharing valuable information and the sprint
A day in the life - I started this video at 12:02 this afternoon - right after it was posted, it's now 6:32pm and I'm about 3 hours away from being able to finish it while being exactly half way through - proves the point. Whatsapp, Non stop phone calls etc..........The distractions are legitimately real and most definitely not by choice.
@@MatthewEncina LOL I know - Just letting you know - you're not alone - comes with the territory in what we do. Always on demand. But sometimes we have to unplug, recharge, and re-find that joy passion and creativity so we can keep doing what we do in excellence. :) Have a great one Matt.
his speaking voice is LEGIT
Now I see why you keep your camera with you at all times. Broll life. Great video.
Thanks Matt
"...I was busy, but at the end of the week..." "...tired all the time, working on the edge of burnout..." Those feels, all those feels. I'm going to give focus sprints a serious go this week.
all I can say is AMEN! So well done and some of the most information I have gotten in 17 minutes and I needed that right now.
The storytelling is awesome and the background sound 🔥
one of the best videos I've ever watched.
Be bored = Be mindful
One of the best videos on TH-cam to date! Thank you!
Focus Sprint is like a Pomodoro Technique but instead of 20 minutes, you will do 90 minutes of focus work.
Great video, Matthew. Very informative.
This is insane amount of value, when you say you are a content creator, you mean it man. 🔥
Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow you did such an amazing job on this video!!! 😱😱👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏
Thank you honestly so incredible!! So well made and helpful and everything we could ask, thank you!
Sending love! 🙏♥️
THE BEST EVER, VIDEO ON FUTUR TO DATE. Focused. Thorough /Absorbable/ Actionable/Thoughtful/ Wholly Possible. Wow. Support video and graphics out of the park. Thank you "The Futur"
Burn out is real and this video only helped me refresh myself. Thank you for sharing this.
I loved the video and would like to add some resources to it: The techniques to fight the distraction and boredom are well known by people with ADHD. The focus sprint is a pairing of the 'pomodoro technique ' (YT: 'How to ADHD' - Time management) and the 'salami technique' (techniques to break big tasks into the smallest goals - "get up" and "wash face" are small goals for me that I have to break down, even further on bad days [as in, 'go to this room' 'take this' 'do this with it']. ).
So if you would like to know more techniques you can apply to trick your brain into focusing, getting less distracted and get more things done: I HIGHLY recommend researching the methods us people with constant distraction and constant boredom are using. I know all you creative people out there can benefit from these.
THANK YOU for this video! It was beautiful, moving, inspiring and so true, helpful and empowering! I will continue to watch it over and over :-).
Hey there!! This was something extremely important for me, my mind was subconciously thinking most of the things mentioned herein. I am super glad hearing each and every fact, thought, suggestion, & real-life experiences addressed by the speakers. I just can't thank you enough for such an amazing experience you shared. I genuinely wish I were there so as to experience everything live and happening by myself..!! #thefutur is my all time fav channel to learn, innovate, and motivate myself into carving myself in being the absolute best and yielding the best out of me! Thanks again, and have an awesome time.. take care, bye!!
Summary of creativity @TheFutur, we don't tell you what to think about but how to think about it. Thanks @MethewEncina
Thanks for sharing, Matthew! Will definitely try these out! A+ quality content 💯⭐
This conference was probably the inception of Matt’s decision to seek new challenges. Happy for you bro, I’m definitely also considering this new realm of how design thinking can help in the new world. Cheers
Wow, the music choice in this one is marvelous
These tools seem unbelievably amazing! I haven't given it a try yet, but will do tomorrow. Thank you
Did anyone else see the sneaky teaser ? Not gonna spoil what it is though 😉 gotta pay attention!
I never thought I would feel motivated to be bored!
The typeface in this video is Beautiful! Loved this!
LOL at the phone being thrown into the bin hahaha
Visualize and if so meditate, prior, take a minute breathe. Allow yourself to freely think vague and your thoughts in minutes will sink in clearly. Use a laptop camera to do a video journal once or maybe twice a day. As long it will council your mindset before setting yourself out!!
Fantastic video Matthew. Thank you
Wow, it was one of the most important video I have watched today. I am going to apply most of the points in my life from Focus sprints to boredom. Thank you for this video :) :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH MATTHEW! 🙏
Matthew Encina, useful action tips, thank you. Brainwrites are also great to do before brainstorms.
Lived it! 👌 Thanks for sharing!
This is a great great video. Some killer insights. Will be using these tools right atm. Thank you Mathew
@matthew encina I'm Gonna do it. Thanks, for the video
This is gold! Literally! This is the video which you wanna come back to when you are in need of inspiration! Awesome work!
That was... beautiful. Thank you.
I applied this tool on my timeline no doubt it's working and give me more space to creative thinking! such a great video
The music used here is superb!
Hey Matthew, love your content. Watched a few of your videos on your personal channel too (day in the life, DIY Home Office,...) and am just captured by your style.
About this video: What’s your exact setup to shoot the close up of you talking to the camera?
- Canon 80D
- Sigma 50mm?
- Mic?
- How do you light yourself?
Best talk about creativity and productivity, so easy to follow and to understand everything he says.Recently I participated in a workshop about Design Thinking and that was the moment when I realize that a very specified challenge its easier to solve and achieve than an unclear one. We use the "Yes, and" to continue the flow of ideas. A great solution to define ideas is to ask "Why?" until you find the core of the problem or challenge.
When you spoke about distractions, was the music meant to be distracting?
If so, nice touch.
I’ve been in a creative rut for quite some time and this is exactly what I needed to watch. Thank you, the Futur!
So much value in this video! I am so distracted all the time it’s super tiring. I was in need of these structures to be productive💕 Thank you!
Only after reading the comments could realize that this damn video was 17 mins long 🤯. This is an excellent video not just for motivation, it completely adds a new dimension to your thinking. What ever he just mentioned I strongly feel this applies to all sectors of work and not just creative and design world.
Thank you so much! ♥️
Some ideas come up in the toilet, also (happens a lot)... I believe this happens to many of us, but you can't put it in a video so beautifully worked!
🙌🏾 All Hail to the the futur !!!!!!!
Man this video! I feel like the futur channel has gone a bit stale these days, but this video was inspirational, educational and relatable !! Props Mathew!! Good stuff ❤🙌❤🙌❤🙌❤
I've recently turned off notification badges/banners for social media on my phone and I've felt liberated ever since. Thanks for sharing such valuable information with us Matthew!
Again, putting out the goods! This creative process of thinking is great , out of the box & I love the whole looking back to childhood idea, the years where no tech existed & we were all using our imaginations ALL the time! So true that our best ideas come to us when performing the most mundane of tasks, my cafe re-brand idea for the brands texture came to me when staring at our bench top when I was making a cuppa tea! - went back to create it digitally & it worked so well. Thanks again for sharing, I need this right now! Currently brainstorming for a funeral director business , & although their briefing & consult was jam packed with great info & a vision I am just having a moment ugh... I feel like I have TOO much information & my mind is running 1000 miles an hour trying to process the direction I want to take for them.... ! anyway , must get back to it , its 1am & by 2.30am I should have a good idea to run with ... night time is my solace & where all the initial ideas are birthed! x Loz from Aus
Commenting is not really my thing and Life has taken me far way from being a creative but I MUST say that this was value filled video. Well done! Thanks!!
17 minutes of unadulterated value! Kudos! I enjoyed this thoroughly!🔥
Fantastic video, very well observed and super accurate, will definitely give these techniques a try, thank you!
The 90 minutes sprint s a good idea. Great video!
I spoke at 99U on the power of Doodling for Communication. I also attended Duncan Wardle's session, which I'd participated in before and also documented as a graphic facilitator. I missed some of the other talks you mentioned soI'm looking forward to catching the videos, but thanks for the recap!!!
Great way to stay focused and creative!
Check out the Pomodoro technique. Very well studied and there are apps for it as well but an egg timer also does the job.
Excellent video... Valuable advice and food for thought! 🤘🍎
I am still amazed why this video doesn't distract me, Did my mind catch something inspiring. this video reminds me why am I not creatives anymore, these FOMO things killing our creativity. Thanks for Reminding me What I need to change.
I've found myself increasingly distracted with even the easiest of tasks lately. A few years ago I used to get lost in this tunnel of creative drive. I'm not sure what happened to it, but I'm going to give these methods a try.
Also, Matthew got me audibly saying 'Damn' when I checked a notification right as he said 'you've probably been distracted once during this video'.
Yes , I genuinely understand the necessity of being bored which is best part I got out of this video . tq
The thing about ideas say, in the shower, is not because you are bored, its because you are engaged in something opposite to what you are thinking. This is how Art Therapy works, you draw, paint or otherwise create while being asked a question or stimulated in some oppositional way. The conduits (synaptic's) are unimpeded by complexity, the act of doing something while discussing something else is opens up otherwise controlled or impinged by discomfort or expectation etc,.
Thank you as always Matthew!
Absolutely loved this episode! Thank you for being incredibly clear and practical.
Matthew, awesome video bro. Love seeing you more on the channel 🤙🏼
What a great video Matthew, hope to see more pieces of your amazing thoughts and ideas
This is hands down the best video I have seen all month. Thank you, Matthew.
Priceless.... Thank you so much!
BRAVO , amazing lessons
I LOVE THIS VIDEO SOOO MUCH!!!! MATTHEW IS THE BEST
Thank you, a million times. Thank you! I try to give myself time to be bored at times but now its going to be even more intentional.