(#1|A|1) How to build your Creative Confidence

Embrace Your Inner Innovator: How to Build Your Creative Confidence

Unlock your potential and rediscover your innate creativity with "How to Build Your Creative Confidence," a transformative exploration guided by design thinking pioneer David Kelley. Drawing from a poignant narrative that begins in his third-grade classroom and spans his extensive career, Kelley invites us into a journey of reclaiming the creative confidence that many of us lost in childhood.

In this seminal talk, Kelley shares the powerful story of his friend Brian, whose early experience with criticism led him to shy away from creative endeavors. This story sets the stage for a deeper discussion on the fear of judgment that stifles our creative impulses and how these early experiences can shape our self-perception and limit our potential.

Kelley introduces us to the concept of "guided mastery," a method developed by renowned psychologist Albert Bandura, which has proven to transform fear into familiarity through small, successful steps. This approach not only helps overcome phobias but also rebuilds self-efficacy—the belief in our ability to effect change. Kelley illustrates this through heartwarming examples from his professional practice, including the revolutionary redesign of children's MRI experiences at hospitals, transforming them from traumatic to adventurous, thus reducing the need for sedation from 80% to just 10%.

Join us to learn how applying principles of empathy, iterative prototyping, and a mindset shift towards viewing yourself as inherently creative can revolutionize both personal and professional aspects of your life. This section not only offers insights into overcoming creative blocks but also inspires you to apply these lessons to foster a more innovative, fulfilling, and fearless approach to challenges.

Discover how to transform your creative anxiety into creative action and see yourself as a creator who shapes the world. "How to Build Your Creative Confidence" is your first step towards a journey of personal transformation that will empower you to think, act, and innovate without bounds.

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