infrastructure – Page 22 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Using the Computer’s Text-to-Speech Feature as Proofreading Support

2014-11-01

It's hard to proof-read what you have written. You know what it should say, but will you notice when you have written something else? Or whether a construction is too complicated to be readable? The computer's text-to-speech feature can be helpful here.
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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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These tiny tiny motivators

2014-09-29

Sometimes there are tiny things that motivate you -- and remind you of the things you hold dear.
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yEd — A free and powerful program to create diagrams like flowcharts

2014-09-28

A comment in another blog referred to this powerful program and judging on my first impression -- waow.
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Nails!

2014-09-26

If you've got the chance, avoid using valuable desk space for physical items. Hang them on the wall instead.
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Soup!

2014-09-25

As a child, I hated soup. Now, I see the value and the creative potential in it.
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Epic Background Music

2014-09-14

Life isn't like in the movies. But if you want some background music to your work, you absolutely can get a soundtrack to your life.
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Updated Academic Workflow 2014

2014-09-03

My academic workflow has become relatively stable over time ... luckily. Here's the current version with apps used along the way from literature to paper.
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Using Circus Ponies Notebook to collect and sort information for your thesis (or article)

2014-09-02

Someone asked me whether it is possible to use Circus Ponies Notebook to "code" papers for a thesis. Here are some answers on how to use CPN to make sense of the material for your thesis.
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Why you should wear a Swiss army knife on your belt (even if you are not MacGyver)

2014-08-30

The tools you have at hand vastly influence your options in a given situation. While tools are nothing without the knowledge of how to apply them, here's a shout-out for probably one of the best (non-digital) tools ever created.
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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.