Table of Contents

If you are interested in the table of contents before downloading, here it is:

Preface

• The Golden Age of Creativity
• Executive Summary
• Introduction by Tanja Gabriele Baudson
• Introduction by the Author

Creativity

• What is Creativity?
• How is Creativity Determined?
• Advantages & Disadvantages of Creativity
• Responsibility
• The Idea Process

Organization

• Creativity is More Than Just One Idea
• Advantages of Organizing Creativity
• Organization of Creativity
• Organization of Creativity: Examples
• Organization of Your Creativity

Organize Creativity!

• Starting to Organize Creativity
• I. Master the Topic
• A Case for Hard Work
• A Case for Time
• Having too many Interests
• Prioritizing Projects
• Time Management
• Task Management
• Work Space
• Developing Knowledge and Skills
• II. Generate Ideas
• Prerequisites for Generating Ideas
• Time for Incubation
• Creativity Techniques
• Finding Problems
• III. Capture Ideas
• Why Capture Ideas?
• How to Capture Ideas
• Things to Keep in Mind in Capturing Ideas
• Dealing with Social Pressure
• Missed Ideas
• Ways to Capture Ideas
• Having Nothing to Capture
• Capturing Ideas in Different Settings
• IV. Collect Ideas
• Difference Between Capturing & Collecting
• Why Collect Ideas?
• Main Criteria of an Idea Collection
• Starting an Idea Collection
• Ways to Collect Ideas
• Using an Idea Collection
• Collection Inbox
• Structure of Individual Entries
• Structure of the Idea Collection
• Storing Reference Material
• Protecting Your Idea Collection
• V. Realize Creative Projects
• About Realizing Creative Projects
• Selecting a Suitable Project to Realize
• Realizing a Creative Project
• Steps in Realizing a Creative Project
• Problems in Realizing a Creative Project
• Feedback
• Conveying Ideas
• Worst Cases in Realizing Ideas
• Non-realizable/Canceled Projects
• Success
• VI. Archive Creative Projects
• About Archiving
• What and Where to Archive
• How to Archive
• How to Archive: Examples

Tools

• About Tools
• Considerations Regarding Tools
• Analog Tools
• Pen & Paper
• Paper: Variable Order
• Paper: Fixed Order
• Stationary Writing Surfaces
• Digital Tools
• Remarks About Digital Tools
• Web-Based Tools and Cloud Services
• Digital Tools: Hardware
• (Smart-)Phones
• Tablets (e.g., iPad)
• Voice Recorders
• (Video-)Cameras
• Personal Computers
• Digital Tools: Software
• Files & Folders
• Text Files
• Mind-Maps & Concept Maps
• Outliners
• Digital Notebooks
• Digital Notebooks: Circus Ponies Notebook
• Notes Management Systems
• Notes Management Systems: DEVONthink
• Visual Notes Management Systems
• Wikis
• Word Processors
• Spreadsheets
• Databases
• GoogleDocs
• eMail Programs
• Blogs
• Mental Tools
• Using Your Mind

General Tips

• About the Tips
• Working with Yourself
• Finding Something to Live For
• Listen to your Own Hea{rt|d}
• Remembering Aids For Projects
• Depression, Drugs, and Creativity
• Making a Practical Impact in Science
• Modify Your Work Behavior Continuously
• Avoid Creative Glitter
• Becoming a Professional
• Dealing with Creative Burn-Out
• Ascesis
• Digital Lifeboat
• Showroom/Motivators
• Bags
• Be Skeptical
• Be Good with Numbers
• Working with Others
• Small Talk
• Remembering People
• Public Speaking
• Leadership & Advisory
• Dealing with Administration
• Group Work
• Project Management in Teams
• Workgroup Meetings
• Creative Sessions
• (Group) Creativity Room
• Interdisciplinary Communication
• Creative Children
• Getting the Best Teacher
• Hostile Environments: School
• Hostile Environments: Scientific Community
• Working with Computers
• Control your Computer
• Combining Digital and Paper-based Tools
• Backups
• Dealing with Digital Failure
• Theft Protection
• Getting Lost Hardware Back
• Preventing Unauthorized Access
• (Text) File Shortcuts
• Keyboard Shortcuts and Layouts
• Formatting and Editing Text
• Tagging
• Digitizing Information
• Mice
• Additional Displays
• Working on Specific Tasks
• Academic Work
• Doing a Ph.D. Thesis
• Writing a Book
• Writing with Content Outlines
• Scrivener Writing Software
• Content vs. Structure Outlines
• Digitizing Books by Gutting Them
• Reference Management Software
• Reading Research Literature
• Reading Digitally
• Keeping Topic Notes
• Project Notebook
• Sketching
• Time/Effort Calculation
• Creative Help Sheets
• Remembering What you Want to Change
• Using a Task Management Tool
• Life-Newspaper

Resources

• About the Resources
• About Creativity Resources
• Stimulation Resources
• Organization Resources
• Information and How-To Resources
• Highest Art Resources
• Service Resources
• Text Editor Resources
• Mind Map Resources
• Outliner Resources
• Digital Notebook Resources
• Notes Management System Resources
• Wiki Resources
• Writing Resources
• Text Layout Resources
• Reference Management Software Resources
• Photography Postprocessing Resources
• Collaboration Resources
• Drawing/Sketching Resources
• Academic Work Resources
• Statistic Resources
• Presentation Resources

Afterword

• Your Feedback
• History of this Project
• Final Remarks