think_differently – Page 81 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Finally a(nother) paper published

2015-01-27

So, even while (very likely) leaving Academia, some things do get through. A paper I liked very much is finally published.
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Joking about Religion

2015-01-24

Stumbled upon a video of author Philip Pullman defending freedom of speech which lead to a short comment about Joking about Religion
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Searching Blogs that do not offer search fields and subscribing to blogs that do not offer RSS icons

2015-01-22

Sometimes you find blogs that you like -- but you would like to know more. Search the blog or subscribe to it. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, they do not offer a search box, or they do not offer an RSS icon. In some cases, you can still access them.
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Looking back at three great games of 2014

2015-01-16

Three short reviews of the three best games I've played in 2014.
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The Power of Silence (and the little green (wo)man)

2015-01-14

The Thesis Whisperer has a beautiful posting about an anything-but-beautiful situation: A person working for a prof is being exploited and goes (almost) crazy due to the seriously impaired communication. Two short comments.
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Tiny House Movement, or: doing more with less

2015-01-13

How much living space do you need? It might be less than you think. And there are books about it that are both interesting and stimulating.
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Questionable Views in Academia

2015-01-12

There was an interesting question on stackexchange Academia regarding how to deal with the questionable views of a colleague and whether his prospective employer should be warned about them. I repost the question and one answer (mine) here.
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Intelligence Squared Debates — like a TED Talk where you hear more than one side (also: paying for sex)

2015-01-10

A shout out to a series of very interesting debates: Intelligence Squared. They cover different topics, are usually very good (with a few exceptions) and are very well moderated.
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Support Roles

2015-01-09

A comment on an interesting posting at LessWrong about the importance of sidekicks.
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Fuck Censorship and Draw On!

2015-01-08

A rant about the cowardly attack on Charlie Hebdo.
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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.