Infrastructure – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Presentation about Technology as Tool or Trap (in German)

2021-10-11 | Reading time: 1 minute

I recently did a presentation on whether technology is a tool or a trap. It covers Attention Economy, Gamification, Persuasive Technology, Nudging, and Dark Patterns. Unfortunately it's in German, but perhaps it's interesting as well.
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Things I wish I had had sooner: A Whiteboard at Home

2021-09-27 | Reading time: 1 minute

Seems strange to have a whiteboard at home, but is actually a good idea.
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Bed Version 2.0

2021-09-24 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Not sure whether it works, but the bed now has a slope.
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Shout-out to Gab.com, a social network with balls

2021-09-24 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Gab recently was put under pressure by the German government — and in contrast to other social networks, its CEO has balls.
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Building something with your hands

2021-09-21 | Reading time: 2 minutes

It might be rough, it might be crude, it might only barely function — but there's something to be said for building stuff with your own hands.
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Establishing a working infrastructure/meetings/etc vs Entropy

2021-09-19 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Why do so many attempts to improve organization fail? In part because continuous energy is needed.

Image from a cartoon about better not teaching children about entropy.
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Semi-Auto Bullet Journal

2021-09-19 | Reading time: 1 minute

The digital bullet journal (using Notability) works quite well, I just wish there was a way to add some information automatically.
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Getting Exported Annotations (Highlights, Underlines, Notes, etc) from PDF Expert in the right order

2021-08-08 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A short process to sort notes by page number.
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Sharing an iPad or iPhone Screen when Using WebEx on the Mac

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

Did not notice it before, but you can share an iPad/iPhone screen when you use WebEx on the Mac. Should be great for Usability testing.
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A Case for Loose-Leaf Tea

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

After having tried out ... a lot of tea made with tea-bags, I strongly recommend loose leaf-tea.
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