Archives for the 'Creativity' Category
Get Creative Part 4:Things To Avoid [Organize IT]
My creativity series is one of the most popular on Organize IT. In the previous three parts, I looked at tools, locations and attitudes that all helped to foster creativity. However, in this post I will take a different angle on the subject and look at issues that have the opposite effect. I’d like to [...]
Self-Improvement Tools [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Ever since I started my own GTD practice in January of this year I have been all around on the internets looking for guides and tools to make my life and work easier and better. I’d like to share one of those resources with you.
I have become a faithful reader of Lisa Gates’ blog Design [...]
32 Ways to Reach Left-Brained People [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Via the Innovation Tools newsletter (subscribe here)
An article by Mitch Ditkoff and Val Vadeboncoeur about unleashing the creativity of those left-brain thinkers. The authors start with a humorous intro:
For the past 21 years, we have been working closely with a wide range of savvy organizations who have identified the need to raise the bar for [...]
Special Projects Idea Generator [Ian's Messy Desk]
Are you looking for the next big idea that sets the Internet buzzing and makes you a boat-load of money? Have you run into idea block? Free your mind with the Special Projects Idea Generator from The Directors Bureau.
Click on the twisty arrows in the centre and the three word wheels spin. When they stop, [...]
Improved Productivity Through Lowered Expectations [HD BizBlog 1.2]
“I have not failed. I have merely found ten thousand ways that won’t work.”
~Thomas Edison
The relentless pursuit of achieving our goals can lead to the skewing of our perspective. In order to be productive and Get Things Done we need to get things right. Or do we?
Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific inventors [...]
How to get the most from your journaling habit [Ian's Messy Desk]
A Monday Motivator
I didn’t start keeping a journal until I was in my thirties. Before that, I had thought writing in a diary was a girlie thing. However, once I overcame that perception and got started, I quickly discovered the benefit and pleasure that came from keeping a journal.
Journals can be effective tools in helping one [...]
Mindomo News [Ian's Messy Desk]
Mindomo continues to add and upgrade features to its powerful on-line mind mapping tool. Today’s announcement:
(you can click the thumbnail images to see the full size)
We are happy to announce that today we have deployed a major update of Mindomo. We have redesigned our ribbon bar in order to comply with the Microsoft® Office Fluent UI design [...]
Bits and Pieces - July 6 [Ian's Messy Desk]
Excellence, Version 2007! A Seven-part Harmony! The Best I Can Do! – Tom Peters’ 2,700 slide PowerPoint master presentation: in 7 files. I love to scan through these master files. If you’ve read any Tom Peters, you will have some sense of what he might be trying to say with any given slide. I also [...]
Limiting Creativity [Web Goodness]
I have decided to break free from the confines of niche blogging. I have decided to use this blog to post my creative writings. I’m not changing the address to the blog as I will still continue to write GTD related material. I feel that creating a separate blog for each niche topic I want [...]
World’s Best Presentation Contest Winners Announced [Ian's Messy Desk]
SlideShare today announced the winners of the World’s Best Presentations contest:
Winners (chosen by the judges)
Shift Happens by Jbrenman (see below)
Meet Henry by Chereemoore
Sustainable Food Lab by Chrislandry
People’s Choice Winners
PaniPuri–An Introduction by Thakkar
Shift Happens by Jbrenman
Meet Henry by Chereeemoore
Guy Kawasaki notes the common elements that make these great presentations: “big fonts, big graphics, and a [...]