Learning – Page 16 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Differences in Discussions

2015-03-14

When people disagree it can be due to a lot of reasons. But besides the actual arguments, there are different levels of differences that are highly relevant. And if not recognized and addressed will make any discussion less than it otherwise could be.
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A Comment on Two Abusive and Unethical Experiments (Milgram & Stanford Prison Experiments)

2015-03-10

In a recent discussion someone mentioned the Milgram Experiment and the Stanford Prison Experiment as "abusive in the worst way". I wrote a comment that I think is worth preserving -- on how both experiments were actually very important and not as abusive and unethical as many people think.
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Recommendation: Extra Credits

2015-02-05

Very interesting and constructive series on YouTube about games.
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Taking stock of oneself

2015-02-04

A table that might be helpful to find out more about yourself.
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Disposable Degrees Infographic, or: With or without a PhD

2015-02-02

Nice infographic about PhD jobs. Make sure what you are getting into.
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Joking about Religion

2015-01-24

Stumbled upon a video of author Philip Pullman defending freedom of speech which lead to a short comment about Joking about Religion
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Intelligence Squared Debates — like a TED Talk where you hear more than one side (also: paying for sex)

2015-01-10

A shout out to a series of very interesting debates: Intelligence Squared. They cover different topics, are usually very good (with a few exceptions) and are very well moderated.
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Creating Serendipitous Organizational Creativity

2014-10-30

An interesting comment about Steve Jobs and the way he build teams that were continuously creative.
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When geeks get some support

2014-10-29

If you are a geek, you might have heard that "it get's better". Here's why.
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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.