ORGANIZING CREATIVITY – Page 177 – How to generate, capture, and collect ideas to realize creative projects.

Know Yourself

2010-06-02

A few thoughts on knowing oneself. (Update: Not sure I still agree with it.)
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Creative Solitude

2010-06-01

Sometimes it's a boon to be alone -- and that might be something a few creative individuals share. Also: A book recommendation.
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God save me from my followers*

2010-05-31

When your work attracts the wrong followers they can pretty much destroy it. Some groups who might have this problem, not really a solution.
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The Power of the Field

2010-05-30

Other people who determine whether your work has merit have a strong influence on your work. Also: Not so fringe fringe science.
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Skeptical and Critical Thinking 101

2010-05-29

The basics of skeptical thinking and something I would consider pretty important in most settings.
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Keep the Principles

2010-05-28

You get a problem when principles get reduced to procedures. A big one.
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Whatever gets you through the day

2010-05-27

... a comic strip, a quotation, and a few links perhaps. :-)
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Digital Mobile Storage

2010-05-26

Suggestion to have your material with you all the time, or at least easily available. And yes, it's possible. Also one of the best quotations for digital nomads I've read so far.
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Feeling Stupid When Doing Science

2010-05-25

... is pretty normal. Here are two good reasons why, well, one postcard and an one-page-article. Both well worth reading.
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Creative Burn Out

2010-05-24

Dealing with burn out -- it happens. Deal with it by not dealing with it. Yup, read on.
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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.