Tim Berners-Lee would like to see the Web becoming a repository of "partly formed ideas" that could eventually assist in solving some of humanity's larger problems, by forming a "trail of thinking", that people could progressively contribute thoughts to until, through collective thinking, a solution emerges. It is an idea he refers to as "creative connectivity". "Now just suppose, given that we have those huge problems out there to solve in ... Read full entry

On Creativity, by Andy Rutledge at A List Apart. How's this for a definition of creativity? Creativity has nothing at all to do with self-expression or flamboyancy. Aside from the simple ability to create things, the most important feature of creativity is a highly developed perception filter that is somewhat less common than we're led to believe. Despite what we were taught in school, we don't all possess significant creativity, ... Read full entry