October 2020 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Well, teaching face-to-face was fun while it lasted

2020-10-26

The Corona madness continues ... at the university. Unfortunately.
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Evaluating Human-Computer-Interactions when Using Multiple Devices

2020-10-25

A comment on what you can do if you have to evaluate an interface when the user has to interact with multiple mobile devices at the same time.
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Killing Ones Voice with Paid Endorsements

2020-10-25

YouTube and other channels allow people to contribute with their unique perspectives — but if they get successful, they can easily kill their own voices.

Image: Screencapture of Lauren Chen doing a paid endorsement.
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Operationalizing Ethics

2020-10-04

What happens to ethics when you break it down to raw numbers ... because you have to ... for make it usable for a game?
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Well, Stalin wasn’t wrong

2020-10-04

Some thoughts about an alternate "Superman" history.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

2020-10-04

James Lindsay gives a good overview of the concepts "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" — from the motivation of the proponents to what they actually mean.
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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: October 2020

Well, teaching face-to-face was fun while it lasted

Evaluating Human-Computer-Interactions when Using Multiple Devices

Killing Ones Voice with Paid Endorsements

Operationalizing Ethics

Well, Stalin wasn’t wrong

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion