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Watching TED in the cinema

2016-02-18

The TED (Technology Entertainment Design) conferences are usually very interesting. For this year's conference, they live-streamed the opening session to some cinemas. Here are some impressions.
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Looking back at the postings of 2015

2015-12-26

Postings of 2015 ... somewhat sorted for a quick overview/recap.
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Recommendation: Jonathan Haidt on Coddling U. vs. Strengthening U.

2015-11-10

A nice side-by-side comparison of the two ways universities can go, nicely done by Jonathan Haidt (who does some pretty amazing work).
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Video Recommendation: Beautiful (and mouthwatering) Bento Documentary

2015-09-12

Stumbled upon a beautiful episode about Bento boxes. They are -- essentially -- Japanese lunch boxes, but that's like saying a Japanese Garden is just a place where plants grow.
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Living in a Van (and exploring the world with it)

2015-09-06

Some recommendations about ways to live in a van and another book recommendation (pictured).
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Another shout-out to “Zombies, Run!”

2015-07-29

A Different Social Media Strategy

2015-04-27

Way too often, organizations overreact to criticism on social media. However, occasionally there are companies who focus on what is important: Their actual customers.
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A view on society (also: sex/gender)

2015-04-16

A meta posting why I made sex/gender an issue on this blog.
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Interesting Tiny House Tour Video

2015-02-03

Just pointing to an interesting tiny house video. Something to watch.
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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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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.