This document appears to be a transcript from a talk on teaching creative confidence. It discusses concepts like creativity, analyzing personas and problems, and discovering solutions. The speaker talks about topics like where ideas come from, demons like insecurity that creative people face, and problems in the industry like lack of feedback. Solutions discussed include finding inner strength, embracing failure, and sharing work with others.

1. TEACHING
CREATIVE
CONFIDENCE
LENA LEKKOU
WHATIT’SLIKETOTEACHCREATIVITY?

2. CREATIVE
HUMAN KIND
HII’MLENA:)
HII’MLENA:)
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LENA LEKKOU

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W H A T I S

4. T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9
CREATIVITY
I f w e g i v e a 4 y e a r o l d k i d t o o l s t o d r a w , b u t t h e k i d g o t s t u c k
a n d d o n ’ t d o a n y t h i n g , w e a r e g o i n g t o w o n d e r w h a t h a p p e n e d ?
I f t h e s a m e t h i n g h a p p e n e d t o a 5 0 y e a r o l d w o m e n a n d t h e
w o m e n g o t s t u c k , w h y w e t h i n k t h i s i s s o m e t h i n g o r d i n a r y ?
What is happening to our life that they are taking away
these freedom?
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5. T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9
From a place for an experience becomes a thing that
you can tell that something is good or bad.
CREATIVITY

6. T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9
W h e n c h i l d r e n f i n i s h e d d r a w i n g t h e y r i p i t o f f , t h e y d o n ’ t
m a t t e r w h a t w i l l h a p p e n t o i t , i f a n a d u l t f i n i s h w i t h h i s
d r a w i n g w i l l b e a n x i o u s a b o u t w h a t t o d o w i t h i t
What’s the last time you were doodling? Why are we so
afraid of drawing and why most people think they can’t
draw?
CREATIVITY

7. T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask
creative people how they did something, they feel a
little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just
saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a
while. That's because they were able to connect
experiences they've had and synthesize new things .”
Steve Jobs
CREATIVITY

8. T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9
o Creativity is self-expression
o Everyone is creative. And by that, we mean
everyone has the potential to be
o “I am pretty good at coming up with ideas quickly —
lots of them—some good, most bad .”
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CREATIVITY

9. T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9

10. I recommend reading this
book ASAP!
I found this book
accidentally and made me
happy : )
https://www.amazon.com/
Creative-Process-Illustrated-
Advertisings-
Ideas/dp/1600619606
THE CREATIVE
PROCESS
ILLUSTRATED

11. “For me, the process begins with just
filling my head with stuff. Devouring
media, soaking up the world around
me—words and images and music and
life.
Not because I have a particular
assignment that I need them for, but
just because I enjoy it.
Then, when I sit down to think about
ideas for a client, I’ve got all this stuff
bubbling around in my head. There’s all
this stimuli in there for my thoughts to
bounce around on.”
CHRIS ADAMS

12. “Ideas just kind of happen for me.
Great ideas are already out there, you
just have to find them.
So I just spew and spew thoughts, write
them down, and then the trick is figuring
out which ones are any good..”
DAVID BALDWIN

13. “Ideas come in different sizes. Those
big ideas are good ones because they
hold the greatest potential to solve big
problems.
The search for the best idea among
myriad possibilities is a journey
creatives must be willing to make.”
DUSTIN BALLARD

14. “The part I love in the process is when
you crack the idea and suddenly all of
the possibilities come flooding forward,
unfolding, growing. It’s like a mental
orgasm mixed with a sense of relief.”
ROSS CHOWLES

15. “Ideas do not come out of thin air.
Ideas only come out of combining
other ideas. So the secret to coming up
with ideas is to learn about lots of
stuff.”
TOM CHRISTMANN

16. “I like to do my thinking in stimulating
places, not my office.
I like having motion, distractions and
things to look at to spur on thought
fragments.”
IAN COHEN

17. “The truth is that ideas don’t come to
me. The cheeky little bastards always
make me come to them.
Sometimes they’re hiding under the
stairs. Occasionally, they’re on a short
vacation to Wisconsin. Often they’re
hanging out at the neighbors’.
But… I’ve found they’re rarely where I
look. To paraphrase John Lennon:
‘Ideas are what happen when you’re
busy thinking other things.’”
DAVID T. JONES

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A N A L Y Z I N G

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THE PERSONA
o E n e r g e t i c b u t q u i e t
o P l a y f u l & D i s c i p l i n e d
o S t r o n g I m a g i n a t i o n
o I n t r o v e r t a n d E x t r o v e r t
o H u m b l e
o P a s s i o n a t e
o C u r i o u s a b o u t l i f e
o P e r f e c t i o n i s t

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D I S C O V E R

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THE DEMONS
o I n s e c u r i t y
o “ A m I o v e r q u a l i f i e d o r u n d e r q u a l i f i e d ? ”
o F e a r o f n o t b e i n g e x p e r i e n c e e n o u g h t o h a v e a v o i c e
o “ M y w o r k i s n o t b e h a n c e - r e a d y ”
o F e a r o f f e e l i n g u n c o m f o r t a b l e
L e t ’ s n o t u n v e i l a l l t h e d e m o n s r i g h t n o w …

22. “Eventually a good idea will come if I
keep working at it.
Sometimes that work takes a couple of
hours. Sometimes it’s a couple of
days. Sometimes it’s a couple of
weeks. But in the end, the result is the
same—a good idea.”
MIKE HEID

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S H O W M E

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THE PROBLEM
o T h e I n t e r n e t ( y e s , t h e i n t e r n e t )
o T i m e M a n a g e m e n t & D r e a d f u l D e a d l i n e s ( o f c o u r s e i t ’ s t i m e )
o E g o s ( y o u k n o w w h o y o u a r e )
o N o p o s i t i v e f e e d b a c k ( o r n o f e e d b a c k a t a l l )
o D o n ’ t t a k e c r i t i q u e s ( … )
o V i c t i m i z i n g y o u r s e l f ( f o r e v e r y f & ^ % i n g l i t t l e t h i n g )
o D e f e n d i n g y o u r s p e c i a l t y ( o h h h h h t h a t … )
o J u s t b e i n g a n e x e c u t e r ( I f e e l y o u )
o B u r n o u t , N o e n e r g y , N o I d e a s

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o W e p r e s e n t t o t h e w o r l d a g l o s s y i m a g e o f w h o w e a r e a n d w h a t w e
d o a n d h i d e t h e b e a u t i f u l m e s s t h a t m a d e u s
o W e m a y h a v e i m a g i n e d f a n t a s t i c i d e a s , b u t u n l e s s w e h a v e a w a y
t o s h o w t h e m t o o t h e r s , t h e v a l u e o f o u r i d e a s w i l l n e v e r b e
k n o w n .
t h e s e t w o a r e t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p r o b l e m s , r i g h t ?
THE PROBLEM

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S H O W M E

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THE SOLUTION
o F i n d y o u r i n n e r s t r e n g t h ( y o u ’ v e g o t t h i s ! )
o B e l i e v e i n y o u r i d e a s ( y o u ’ v e g o t t h i s ! )
o “ H a v e n o f e a r o f p e r f e c t i o n , y o u w i l l n e v e r r e a c h i t ” S a l v a d o r D a l i
o E m b r a c e F a i l u r e ( f a i l u r e s a r e g o o o o d )
o C h a l l e n g e y o u r s e l f a n d t r y n e w t h i n g s ( s t a r t w i t h w h a t y o u w i l l e a t
f o r d i n n e r )
o S h a r e y o u r w o r k w i t h t h e r e s t o f t h e w o r l d ( w e w a n t t o s e e i t )

28. T E A C H I N G C R E A T I V E C O N F I D E N C E | L E N A L E K K O U | C R E A T I V E M E E T U P , D I G I T I Z E D 2 0 1 9
THE HABIT
You need to fuel your curiosity and add it on your
daily agenda.
You have to make Creativity your daily habit !

29. “But the beauty of these things is that
they are just that: blank slates. Chances
for originality. Chances to create
movements. Opportunities to make a
difference. Opportunities to fail.
For me, the process of creativity is
messy, chaotic and disorganized.”
ANDY AZULA

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W H A T I T ’ S
L I K E T O

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TEACHING
o E m o t i o n a l E n g a g e m e n t
o M o t i v a t i o n
o I n s p i r a t i o n
o E x p e r i m e n t a l
o B l e n d e d L e a r n i n g
o “ y o u e x p e c t f r o m y o u r t e a c h e r t o p u s h y o u t o g o o f f b o u n d a r i e s
a n d t a k e r i s k s i n a s a f e e n v i r o n m e n t ”
o H o w t o r e m o v e C r e a t i v e B l o c k s
Goals of a creative teacher

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Needs of a creative teacher
TEACHING
o E m o t i o n a l E n g a g e m e n t
o M o t i v a t i o n
o I n s p i r a t i o n
o E x p e r i m e n t a l
o “ Y o u w a n t t o l e a r n a l s o f r o m y o u r s t u d e n t s ”
o “ Y o u w a n t y o u r s t u d e n t s t o c h a l l e n g e y o u w i t h d e m a n d i n g m o r e
k n o w l e d g e a n d c h a l l e n g e y o u ”
o “ Y o u w a n t t o f e e l p r o u d o f s t u d e n t s ’ a c h i e v e m e n t s "

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W H A T I T ’ S
L I K E T O B E A

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NON-STOP
o E m b r a c e C h a n g e s a n d d o n ’ t g e t s t u c k i n t h e p a s t
o T h i n k O u t s i d e t h e B o x a n d l e a r n s o m e t h i n g n e w t h a t i t ’ s a b i t
d i f f e r e n t f r o m y o u r w o r k
o B e i n g a L i f e l o n g L e a r n e r m a k e s y o u S m a r t e r i t c h a l l e n g e s y o u a n d
y o u n e v e r k n o w w h a t d o o r t h a t m a y o p e n u p
o B e c o m e a W a n d e r e r a n d a W o n d e r e r
o K e e p y o u r B r a i n A c t i v e , n o t p a s s i v e
o E x p o s e Y o u r s e l f t o t h e c r e a t i o n s o f o t h e r c r e a t i v e p e o p l e
o G e t o u t t h e r e a n d E n g a g e w i t h t h e W o r l d A r o u n d U s !

35. EMBRACE IT!
INSPIRATION
INSPIRATION
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EVERYWHERE
INSPIRATION COMES FROM

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THANK YOU!
And of course I have
a small surprise….
As a good teacher I
neeeeed to give you
homework : )
@ L E N A L E K K O U

37. Useful
Links
▪ https://www.linkedin.com/learning/creativity-and-learning-a-conversation-with-lynda-
barry/creativity-and-learning-a-conversation-with-lynda-barry-film?u=76178842
▪ https://www.creativeconfidence.com/book/
▪ https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Habit-Learn-Use-Life-ebook/dp/B000SEOWBG
▪ https://www.netflix.com/gr-en/title/81090128
▪ http://thecrazy1.com/episode82/
▪ https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Process-Illustrated-Advertisings-
Ideas/dp/1600619606
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