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Our brains operate better in some states than others. FLOW is the optimal state.

This post describes a 21st Century timesheet that utilises FLOW tracking to increase knowledge workers’ productivity.

We will cover some theory that is relevant for knowledge working, examine trends that suggest a change is coming to the way we assess and monitor our productivity. A real world example of the new tool shows how I have used it. You are then invited to help yourself to the open source material.

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There have been many attempts over the years to define creativity.  Many of them soon rub against the complication that as soon as you try to tie down creativity, it disappears.  So instead of defining creativity within a set of rigid restrictions, many of the best writers have sought instead to provide an overarching concept within which creativity can be accommodated rather than contained – a bijou resort hotel, not a prison.

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When you are stuck for inspiration on how to explore and define a problem, consider and decide upon solutions or how best to implement the solution these time-boxed techniques may be just what you need.

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Code Dojos are a fun way to share knowledge between developers. The playfulness and intellectual sparring increases a development team’s ability to generate common mental models for products and processes.

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