tool – Page 32 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Taking Quotes from Paper Books

2010-10-19

When you stumble upon a good quotation in a book, and you want to keep it, there are many things you can do. The one I like best takes only an instant.
[show the article]

Liking Moleskine Notebooks

2010-10-19

The strange situation you are in when you like something that is considered "stylish".
[show the article]

Instant Conceptualizations with MagicCharts

2010-10-12

Hey, there's an easy and low-cost way to get an instant whiteboard -- that works (almost) everywhere. Yeah!
[show the article]

Using an iPod to assist in Painting

2010-10-11

If you have a smartphone or the like, you can use it to assist you tremendously when you want to paint. Here's how.
[show the article]

Group Creativity Room

2010-09-26

How would you design a room made for creative work in groups? And what would be the rules? Some suggestions.
[show the article]

A place for everything and everything in its place.

2010-09-23

There is actually much to be said for this very "conservative" saying -- it can really give your creativity a boost, and allow you to realize creative projects you could not realize otherwise.
[show the article]

Masterclass – Revisiting old projects

2010-07-07

It pays to re-visit old projects ... it can lead to interesting projects with nice surprises.
[show the article]

The Replacement Infrastructure

2010-07-06

Plan for disaster while you still have the infrastructure to plan for disaster.
[show the article]

The Power of Simple Solutions

2010-06-23

Amazing TED talk showing that sometimes the best solutions are simple ones.
[show the article]

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.