January 2011 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

This morning in my coffee mug

2011-01-29

The things you see in the morning are nice, the reactions you get ... not so much.
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109 scanned books later …

2011-01-26

It's possible to convert a library of 109 books into digital books in one weekend. Here's the answer to why and how.
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Creating a Virtual Library

2011-01-20

I wanted to digitize my library -- and I have found a way to do this with relative easy. Warning: Don't read if you "love" books. But do read it if you want to carry your whole bookshelf in your pocket.
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Curio

2011-01-15

No, not the dog, but an app to visually deal with information. Interesting concept, although I work differently. But perhaps it's interesting for you.
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The Magic Is Here

2011-01-15

If you want magic, you can have magic. Really.
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Pushing Rope Day

2011-01-12

Just one of those days ... still, there are partly useful things you can do on these days.
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Another Year, another Life-Newspaper

2011-01-02

Life-Newspapers are a great way to keep track of time. Here's some information on the 2010 edition and how to create one yourself.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

The institution I work for, or rather the people officially representing it, have already distanced themselves from this blog. I find this unnecessary, as I’ve clearly stated in the «About this Blog» section that this is a personal blog.

Frankly, I have nothing but contempt for those who lack the backbone to address their concerns directly and instead resort to passive-aggressive tattling to others. Such behavior strikes me as not only cowardly, but also spineless, gutless, and wholly unprincipled. Moreover, these efforts are as pathetic as they are futile.

That said, I might listen if you present compelling arguments and evidence, as constructive feedback is always welcome. Who knows? We might even both gain something valuable from the interaction.

A comment for those seeking to use this site for personal gain: Given the increase in requests, let me be clear. I write on this blog because I want to. It’s my hobby, my playground. Sometimes people point me to interesting products/services and I write about them. But any request regarding ads or sponsored placements ends up the trash without a reply. And if you think something would be of interest, differentiate yourself from the spammers by referring to a posting — in an intelligent way. (I get enough auto-generated mails to identify them immediately.)

BTW, posts can get updated after I published them if I spot spelling errors (not a native speaker) or think a different wording might improve precision and clarity.

This blog is not focused on a single topic, or method. As long as it is relevant to improving creativity (or allowing it in the first place), it's fair game.
Some postings on this blog deal with freedom, as I think that we need freedom of thought, of speech, of association, etc. pp. to solve mankind's problems. Thus, some postings may seem a bit remote when it comes to organizing creativity. Freedom is, however, the bedrock of creativity.
The heterogeneity of the postings can make reading this blog a bit cumbersome, at least if you are only interested in one topic. You can either use the search function (above), or use the categories or the tags to narrow down the postings you see.

ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

How to generate, capture, and collect ideas to realize creative projects.