I am super excited to be a part of Memorisely’s UX/UI Bootcamp with ⚡️Zander Whitehurst. I have started doing the reading list on my prep tasks for the Bootcamp!

And voilà, I have completed reading the book “Creative Confidence: Unleashing the creative potential within us all” by Tom Kelley and David Kelley. This book teaches us to believe in our ability to create change in the world around us.

Here are my key takeaways from this incredible book:

- Creativity comes into play wherever you have the opportunity to generate new ideas, solutions or approaches. Creative confidence is a way of experiencing the world that generates new approaches and solutions.

- Creative confidence can inspire whatever work you already do - because you gain a new tool to enhance your problem-solving practices without having to abandon any of your existing techniques.

- Creative mindset can be a powerful force for looking beyond the status quo. People who use creative techniques we outline are better able to apply their imagination to paint a picture of the future.

- Creative confidence opens up doors for new adventures and people become diverse with many skills - a growth mindset. People who have fixed mindsets tend to limit themselves freely, by not coming out of their comfort zones.

- We all need the latitude to try out new ideas. You can grant yourself a creative license. Label your next new idea as an experiment and let everyone know that you are just testing it out.

- To learn from failure, you have to figure out what went wrong so that you don't repeat those mistakes. Acknowledging mistakes is a big step - you enhance your own brand through honesty, candor, and humility

- Start building a creative support network: you can meet once a month. Take action and build your own supportive community of innovators. You can get ideas. You can create an epiphany-friendly environment within yourself and your organization to cultivate the seeds of creative energy

- Small experiments become a key source of new knowledge and insight. Successful companies of every size embrace experimentation in order to stay ahead of disruptive trends and lead market change. It is a way to rapidly test unanswered questions about everything from design details to new business models.

- Launching is a great way to test and gain insights that you can apply to your product as you continue to iterate

- Some strategies to help with creative confidence: 
1) Experiment with experiences
2) Surround yourself with a supportive network
3) Explore open innovation communities
4) Embrace continuous learning
5) Start designing your life

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