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Clipping Wings

2010-10-01

It's bad if people clip other other people's wings. It's even worse if they clip their own. Some suggestions to prevent this process.
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Chrysalis

2010-09-30

Imagine the situation described in this article -- it might make you think ...
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Cultivating Creative Potential

2010-09-28

What can you do to cultivate creative potential in the ones who might need it the most?
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Wanting to do what others also want you to do

2010-09-22

Support is not always beneficial, resistance is not always detrimental. It depends on the people you interact with -- but there are things you can do to do what you want to do, independent of what others want you to do.
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Learning from Bad Practice

2010-07-08

A suggestion to learn from the things that ... revolt us.
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The Replacement Infrastructure

2010-07-06

Plan for disaster while you still have the infrastructure to plan for disaster.
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Respectful Critique

2010-07-05

A basis rule for giving critique -- and dealing with different reactions to that critique.
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Friends that hold you down

2010-07-04

Friends can be the anchor to keep you afloat in stormy seas, but they can also hold you down. And sometimes you have to cut the line -- even if this is ... painful for all involved.
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Research & Administration

2010-07-03

If you want to work with new, untested technology in a research institute, you might get resistance from the administration. They usually prefer tried and true technology. There are good reasons for both positions -- and a little perspective taking might be needed to resolve the issue.
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The Court Jester

2010-07-02

Where are the court jesters when you need them? Seriously, never more needed than today. Here's why ...
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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.