think_differently – Page 35 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Liz Wheeler on Tokenism

2022-01-28

Always nice to see another person (hey, I'm not the only one who thinks this way) dismantling something.
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Interesting interview on leaving illiberal groups and building stuff

2022-01-09

Stumbled upon an interview of Liel Leibovitz — his journey is similar to many other people, but I like his focus on finding the right people and building stuff.
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Reboots vs Originals

2022-01-06

Yup, usually if not always, the originals are much, much better.
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Giving People a Reason

2022-01-06

Interesting passage from «To kill a Mockingbird» about giving people a reason for one’s … different behavior.
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Streisand Effect & Alternative Platforms

2022-01-05

A ray of hope — the Streisand effect with censorship is still strong and alternative platforms seem to be ... flourishing?
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Some thoughts on the topic of Covid on this blog and a recommendation to an interesting essay from Cory Zue

2022-01-05

Some thoughts on the topic of Covid on this blog and a recommendation to a very well written essay that shows a strikingly similar development to my own on the issue.
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Adherence to labels

2021-12-26

Labels can confuse and unnecessarily limit the options.
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Digital Bullet Journal 2022

2021-12-26

Not a fan of pen and paper bullet journals, but the digital version worked very well in 2021, and the new version hopefully will in 2022.
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Book Recommendation: Hoover (2017)’s «The Lifetime Learner’s Guide to Reading and Learning»

2021-12-26

Strange book, a mixture of book recommendations with tips on how to read and think, incl. thinking creatively.
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No

2021-12-26

Wondering whether an interesting 2012 movie — about an ad campaign to stop a dictator — can be useful 10 years later.
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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.