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Never Let Them Define Who You Are

“Sometimes in our industry, our professionalism, we get [put into] silos…it should be all of our goals to break out of those silos. The more you work, the more people want to put you in a silo so they can define who you are by their terms. Our job is to never let anyone define who we are…”

John Jay–W+K’s Global Executive Creative Director–on creativity and breaking out of silos. There’s a lot to learn from these 2 minutes.

The above video, plus stills for a Fast Company assignment shot by Matthew Furman. Check him out here.]

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Never Let Them Define Who You Are

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  1. Callum Winton says:
    October 8, 2011 at 5:45 am

    Really liking that music.
    Reminds me of the Shawshank Redemption 🙂

    CW

  2. Andy R. Garcia says:
    August 21, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Just got my mind blow all over the goddamn room!! This was great =]

  3. Leif Eliasson says:
    August 14, 2011 at 6:18 am

    So true – good post as always

  4. Gary Meyer says:
    August 12, 2011 at 10:40 am

    I’m sharing this with my friends at school. We are in the College of Design at NC State University studying everything from Graphic Design to Architecture to Industrial Design (my major). This video is an excellent message to everyone in a creative profession. Thanks for the excellent content.

  5. Marlon - Bolsos de Cuero says:
    August 12, 2011 at 8:07 am

    Great video. is very deep and intense.

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