Happy Holidays! How to Explain Digital Creativity to Skeptical Relatives
Holiday gatherings often come with familiar questions, especially for people working in digital and creative fields.
“What do you actually do?”
“Is that a proper job?”
“Can AI replace you?”
While these questions are rarely meant badly, they can feel exhausting. DigiCreate encourages a calmer and more confident approach to these conversations.
- Keep it simple: Explain your work through outcomes, not processes.
For example: “I create creative content that helps people connect, feel, or understand” is often clearer than listing tools or techniques.
- Use familiar examples.
Music, film, visuals, writing, performance, or digital content are already part of everyday life. Your work fits into things people already consume and value.
- Show the work behind the work.
Creative careers involve discipline, planning, deadlines, learning, and problem-solving, not just inspiration.
- Set boundaries kindly.
You do not owe a full explanation at the dinner table. It is okay to redirect the conversation.
- Remember your value.
Creative work combines skill, experience, judgment, and human perspective. Tools and technology can support the process, but they do not replace the person behind it.
DigiCreate focuses on empowering people with digital and creative competencies that support lifelong learning, employability, and confidence in a changing world.
Sometimes, the most important holiday skill is knowing when to explain and when to simply enjoy the moment.
On that note, we would like to wish you the best for the Holidays!
Sources (adapted from):
- ResearchGate, Scoping Review on Digital Creativity: Definition, Approaches, and Current Trends
- RemoteWorkMate, 9 Tips to Better Explain Your Online Job to Your Parents
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