July 2013 – Page 2 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

PRISM – A Bug On Every Person, A Camera In All Places

2013-07-20 | Reading time: 6 minutes

Let's look at an analogy of what PRISM would mean in the offline world -- which gets smaller and smaller now that most people have smartphones. Also: The real problems of surveillance states.
[show the article]

Where the heck did I find that image? (also: uh-oh, Cyberstalking)

2013-07-19 | Reading time: 1 minute

If you want to use an image but don't know where you found it (so you cannot cite it and thus should not use it), there's a simple solution for it. Which also works wonders in cyberstalking.
[show the article]

Reading Digitally (Videos)

2013-07-17 | Reading time: 1 minute

Two videos showing my reading workflow -- how everything I highlight is exported and how it ends up in my topic notebooks. Very comfortable way in dealing with notes.
[show the article]

Fresh Air — well, fresher air.

2013-07-16 | Reading time: 1 minute

If you need a change of air in the office, but cannot open the window. It involves a fan -- and tea.
[show the article]

The more things change, the more …

2013-07-15 | Reading time: 1 minute

It's strange when you look at an old video and realize: Hey, that's exactly how things are today. Also: Pixar and the NSA.
[show the article]

Recommendation: TED Talk by Zara Swindells-Grose: “The Epidemic of Over-Seriousness”

2013-07-10 | Reading time: Less than a minute

And another highly recommended TED talk :-)
[show the article]

What teaching should also be about

2013-07-10 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Reducing my teaching statement into one sentence shouldn't be controversial. And I still stand by it.
[show the article]

“Slap your adviser (and I hope, s/he slaps you back).”

2013-07-10 | Reading time: 3 minutes

You do your best in writing a peer-review and then you realize that this person should have a serious conversation with his/her adviser. A very serious one. Best bring a cattle-prod.
[show the article]

Eating at Work

2013-07-09 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Suggestion for eating healthily at work. A very good one, actually.
[show the article]

I’m a digital squirrel — what are you?

2013-07-05 | Reading time: 2 minutes

My animal totem is a crazed squirrel that went digital, and I love it. Seriously, an information infrastructure that not only works but works very well.
[show the article]

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.

ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

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

Month: July 2013