think_differently – Page 105 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

The more things change, the more …

2013-07-15

It's strange when you look at an old video and realize: Hey, that's exactly how things are today. Also: Pixar and the NSA.
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What teaching should also be about

2013-07-10

Reducing my teaching statement into one sentence shouldn't be controversial. And I still stand by it.
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I’m a digital squirrel — what are you?

2013-07-05

My animal totem is a crazed squirrel that went digital, and I love it. Seriously, an information infrastructure that not only works but works very well.
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Non-Destructive Graffiti

2013-07-03

Three ways to leave messages for the public without destroying property. Well, the second one does, but in a "natural" way.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Writing #3 Re-Writing

2013-06-14

Third part of the writing series, here about perfection in texts, the importance of re-writing, how to do revisions and keeping older versions (which Scrivener makes effortless). Also: Recommended Literature.
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We didn’t know it was impossible.

2013-06-13

Beautiful PhD Comics video which stresses an important issue in research -- sometimes not knowing can be helpful, if otherwise you know a lot.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Writing #2 Knowing What To Write

2013-06-12

It's easy to get stuck when you want to write, usually because the structure is not clear. You do not know what you want to write (otherwise you'd do it, wouldn't you?). Here's a way to get past that barrier.
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Prism — ‘Private’ Privacy Is Not Everything

2013-06-11

The discussion about PRISM violating personal data privacy misses the actual issue that is much worse than violated 'private' privacy.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Writing #1 Getting Down to Write

2013-06-10

How do you get your ass in the chair (or where ever you write) and make it a habit? Some suggestions for starting a wonderfully excruciating journey.
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Reader Feedback

2013-06-09

Getting reader feedback while they are reading the book is not as easy as when they watch the movie adaptation. But there would be ways to actually get immediate reader feedback.
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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.