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Recommendation: Silenced. Our War On Free Speech (Movie)

2016-12-02

Censorship (by various means) is a recurring topic on this blog. I just watched the movie "Silenced" and can recommend it. It provides a nice overview.
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Recommendation: Some great YouTubers and Podcasts

2016-09-17

There are lots and lots of great YouTubers and Podcasters online — here's a short selection.
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Book Recommendation: “Curse of the High IQ” by Aaron Clarey

2016-09-08

A ... well, self-help book for people with high IQ, without the usual unrealistic ego-stroking of self-help books.
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Neonce – an interesting tool for problem-solving in groups

2016-09-08

I got an invitation to have a look at a problem-solving tool for groups. Ostensibly a better way to do brainstorming — a method which I hate with the fire of a thousand suns. And yep, it looks very promising and much, much better than the usual brainstorming sessions in groups.
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Why a Code of Conduct for Conferences is a Really Bad Idea

2016-09-03

Some conferences do have codes of conduct or try to introduce them. Personally, I think they are a really bad idea. A few reasons in this posting.
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Socially Accepted Gleeful Bullying

2016-04-10

There are people who actually want to improve the world. But there are also people who use activism as an excuse to bully others. This posting is about the later.
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Writing like a commie, or what the teacher wants to hear vs what you actually believe

2016-02-25

A short comment on staying true to yourself vs. getting good grades.
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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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Recommendation: How to Speak — Lecture Tips from Patrick Winston

2016-02-18

Stumbled upon a great presentation by Patrick Winston about doing presentations. Very well worth watching.
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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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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.