stimulation – Page 88 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Interesting Interview: Ricky Gervais on Piers Morgan Tonight

2012-12-06

Great interview, worth watching if it stays available.
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WellCast: Getting Out of a Creative Rut

2012-12-03

Interesting suggestions on how to get unstuck in creative work.
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PhD Comics’ What is Open Access?

2012-10-26

As a scientist, you want your work to be read. Open Access is an interesting way to make it happen. A great video by PhD Comics explains how.
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New Courses at Coursera including Leading Strategic Innovation in Organizations

2012-09-19

Interesting course on Coursera, might be worth checking out.
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Awe…some

2012-09-07

Impressive (if a bit over the top) video on being amazed.
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Learning from Video Lectures

2012-09-04

Given the hype about MOOCs, here are some suggestions to get more out of the video lectures.
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Seeing your scientific discipline with laymen’s eyes

2012-08-17

A reference to a paper about the science of spilled coffee and what you can learn from it -- no, not about the coffee.
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Short Intermezzo: Nice Cover Mashup

2012-08-14

Brilliant mashup that is a creative work in its own right.
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Pimp Up Your Workspace

2012-07-12

Three book suggestions to give your workspace ... well, it could be class ... and a few links.
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Coursera — Free Online Courses

2012-07-08

Coursera seems like a really great way to learn online, have a look for yourself.
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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.