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POPSDo schools today kill creativity? (Ken Robinson, TEDTalks) "Education guru Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. Sir Ken Robinson is author of "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative," and a leading expert on innovation in education and business."(Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.) More TEDTalks at www.TED.com
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POPS'Old-boy's club holding back innovation We all now have access to a vast amount of research and data on the net. a Few people would have absolutely no hope, but the networks being created on the web, are places where anyone can comment, or include findings, so the pieces can start coming together more quickly. It isn't what we know that is important. it's what we do with the knowledge
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POPS7 Writing Habits of Amazing Writers This extremely prolific writer has won numerous awards, including the National Book Award. She writes in longhand, and while she doesn’t have a formal schedule, she says she prefers to write in the morning, before breakfast . She’s a creative writing professor, and on the days she teaches, she says she writes for an hour or 45 minutes before leaving for her first class. On other days, when the writing is going well, she can work for hours without a break — and has breakfast at 2 or 3 in the afternoon!
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POPSEasy String Figures Try them, even if you think that you are "all thumbs". I haven't made string figures since I was a kid, but I remember how much fun they were to make then. I'm still pretty good at achieving Position 1. :D
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POPSThe end of oil - a vision, not a crisis Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in the future of energy resources and economy. Another proof that mankind's greatest resource is thinking, innovation and planning.
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POPSCuteWriting: Creative Writing Help Blog Creative writing is an art to be learned with great care. Here are the articles that will not only help you make your writing better, but also improve your professional blogging skills and publishing.