The World – Page 7 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Clear Communication in Engineering and Science (including the social sciences)

2014-06-01

Why clear communication between engineering/science and others is so important. Emphasizing the role of visual communication and using the Challenger Disaster as example. Definitely not a light topic.
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Is Prosumer Virtual Reality Finally Here?

2014-03-22

The video of Virtuix Omni and the Occulus Rift looks ... impressive. Virtual reality might finally become real.
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Survival of Creative Minds

2014-02-11

Comment on the assumption that creative minds survive anything -- and what might be needed instead. From others -- and from you.
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Why a Creative Present is Better than an Authentic Past

2014-01-18

Do you dream about living in the past? Why not live it in the present and use the best of both worlds? You are already doing part of it when you look back at the past from the present.
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Surprise and Delight from Smartphones

2013-12-17

An idea what could bring the surprise and delight back in smartphones -- despite them being commonplace.
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Activism — to die for or to live for?

2013-12-03

Some thoughts about activism, as I am currently thinking in engaging in part of it. Includes discussion of problems like: The Locked-In Perspective Problem, The Broken Record Problem, The Negativity Problem, The Undesirability of Success Problem, The End Justifies the Means Problem, The Groupthink Problem, The Ethics Problem, and The Aesthetics Problem.
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Dealing with hindsight-bias: Or, how to avoid people telling you that it wasn’t that hard to do once they hear the solution.

2013-11-19

Sometimes you find out things that seem obvious in retrospect. Here are a few ways to deal with this situation to avoid cheapen your work and get others to think and see.
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“Accidental” Discoveries, or rather: “Serendipitous Observations”

2013-11-18

Looking at a video about "accidental" discoveries and why "serendipitous observations" would be a better term. Also: Squelchers.
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Biases in Reporting Research: Or, how you can screw 1/3 of the affected population

2013-11-11

A look at the science news cycle in the context of the Academic Impostor syndrome (based on a tweet I stumbled upon, see left). Nice how you can neglect a large part of the population in public discussion.
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Are you happy with your life? And what are your skills?

2013-11-10

There's a good website with tests that are actually useful and well constructed (not the usual psycho-bubble). It's interesting to do a few of these tests, esp. the skills test, and compare the results over time.
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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.