ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

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Kreativität braucht Struktur — Wie lässt sich Kreativität organisieren?

2021-04-22

As a step between version one of organizing creativity and version two, I wrote this chapter on organizing creativity for a student conference. It is in German, but it might be useful for some.
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A shout-out to a great App: Post-it(R) Plus

2019-02-05

Companies who are famous for their paper products can go digital. A very good example is this app, which allows you to use the best of both worlds: Start with paper (Post-it(R)s) and continue digitally. Cool.
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Digital Bullet Journal (iPad Pro, GoodNotes)

2018-08-10

A possible way to create a digital Bullet Journal — with most of the advantages of analog and digital.
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Digital Night Journal (iPad Pro, GoodNotes)

2018-08-10

An alternative to using a light pen or smartphone to jot down notes in bed.
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Quickly opening a your idea collection text file on the Mac via Apple Script

2017-11-25

It pays to have a text file on your computer to quickly jot down ideas. If you use Apple Script and Spotlight, you can open it quickly, without taking your hands off the keyboard.
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MetaNook Presentation (German): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Studium: Oder: Wie schreibe ich das verdammte Teil bloß?

2017-11-17

A 45 minute presentation in German about scientific writing.
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Online Presentation [Broken English]: Scientific Writing

2017-10-14

An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this version is in broken English. Probably doing another take with less accent, more clarity.
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Online Presentation [German]: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben

2017-10-14

An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this one is in German.
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GoodNotes for iOS allows for good note-taking on an iPad Pro (with an Apple Pencil)

2017-10-13

I was looking for a good notetaking app and, yup, GoodNotes works.
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Medium-time Experience with OmniOutliner (as Circus Ponies Notebook replacement)

2016-09-03

OmniOutliner seems to be a nice replacement for Circus Ponies Notebook. Some comments.
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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.
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