May 2013 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Stimulating Link Tips #1

2013-05-31

A wild collection of links to ... well, look for yourself.
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Low-Level Awareness Tool for Organizational Improvements

2013-05-29

A nice tool to collect ideas in an organization. Allows for planning and prioritization all in the same view. Simple but highly useful.
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Sharing Information on Social Media and Being Professional

2013-05-28

The discussion about 'risky' behavior on social media sites regarding future employment misses the point. Times have changed and just because companies can cyber-stalk does not mean they should do it. But if they do, there's a new word to learn: discretion. It's a different perspective than all the fear-mongering or self-censorship, but I think I make a point. Judge for yourself.
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Coursera’s “Introduction to Art: Concepts & Techniques” starts today!

2013-05-28

Interesting course of Coursera that might be worth a look.
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Non-Stereotypical Life-Paths, Or: How to Avoid Pissing Contests You Probably Really Don’t Care About

2013-05-27

If you go your own way, people might still try to force you into comparisons regarding the 'typical' career or life path. The following mind-set might be helpful here.
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Todd Lubart’s talk on “Detecting and Developing Creativity in Organizations”

2013-05-22

Listened to a great talk about the factors that influence creativity in organizations and the value of a good diagnostic. Otherwise, you might actually make it worse. Well worth reading.
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How to start using DEVONthink

2013-05-22

DEVONthink is very powerful, but not exactly intuitive to use. Here are some suggestions that might get you going.
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Recommendation: TED Talk of Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0

2013-05-20

Interesting TED talk about how to improve atheism. Gets you thinking.
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Don’t “be” yourself if it does not get you what you want

2013-05-20

Some thoughts on living successfully, feedback, change, and consequences.
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Comment on “10 Myths About Introverts” by Carl King

2013-05-20

Labels. Including the labels that you get when you disprove myths. And why they might be a bad idea, esp. for introverts.
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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.

Month: May 2013

Stimulating Link Tips #1

Coursera’s “Introduction to Art: Concepts & Techniques” starts today!

Non-Stereotypical Life-Paths, Or: How to Avoid Pissing Contests You Probably Really Don’t Care About

Todd Lubart’s talk on “Detecting and Developing Creativity in Organizations”

How to start using DEVONthink

Recommendation: TED Talk of Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0

Don’t “be” yourself if it does not get you what you want