Welcome to The X Factor Blog. Here you’ll find relevant use cases for Ideasicle X. Articles on the art of generating ideas while working remotely. Insights and studies into creativity itself. All from the desk of our founder and CEO, Will Burns.
One of the things the great Rick Rubin talks about in his new book relates to fear and how important it is to, as he puts it, “Create an environment where you’re free to express what you were afraid to express.” This statement challenged me to think about how Ideasicle X mitigates creative fear. Here are three tangible ways the IX model minimizes fear among the team of four.
Read MoreTwitter is a minefield of flame throwers, harsh criticism, and downright bullying. People say things on Twitter (or other social media) they would never say to someone’s face. What is it about “virtualness” that brings out the worst in us? Especially because my experience is that the virtual nature of Ideasicle X is really good for creativity. But after reading Professor of Psychology at Rider University, John Suler's, The Psychology of Cyberspace, I believe both the vitriol of Twitter and the magic of virtual idea generation are caused by precisely the same thing. A little thing called “online disinhibition.”
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