What we can learn from vaccine website failures (Fast Company)
There’s been plenty of news about Americans struggling to register to get vaccinated for COVID. I noticed a story…
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Lessons on Failure From the Jetpack Joyride game
At Failcon 2012 Luke Muscat, the designer of the game Jetpack Joyride, talked about learning from failure. His thoughts…
Why conferences must talk about failure
The web failed to let me know about this one before it happened, but last week The first ever…
Failure: the secret to success (Honda & race cars)
Nice little video on failure and its role in success. It’s vaguely an advertisement for Honda, but its very…
How to diagnose creative failures in organizations
One of the first things I do when asked to help organizations be more creative is diagnose where failures…
The failure of Scolidays
With the end of year coming around, my highlights and lowlights for 2007 are coming to mind. One clear…
Small tales of technology failure
Every now and then I’ve seen airport arrivals boards showing only the blue screen of death – This time…
Why Bad CEOs Fear Remote Work
Remote work expert David Tate wrote that when fearful CEOs talk about workplace culture, they’re really talking about workplace…
Management of the Absurd
Do you wonder why we obsess about categories and labels for things? It goes back to Plato, Aristotle and…
Police Reform and Systems Design in 5 Clear Points
Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, has said that police culture has long been detached from the needs…
It’s Time To Learn
Yesterday my feed had many references to a new Marc Andressen essay titled It’s Time to Build. I understand…
Why You Fear Speaking And What To Do About It
(This is a chapter from the bestseller Confessions of A Public Speaker) “The best speakers know enough to be…
UX Lisbon 2018 – Talk Notes
I speak later today at UX Lisbon 2018, Here are my notes from the sessions so far, will update after each…
The proof that we’re all creative: losing your keys
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question is from Crysel…
Has Your Boss Set You Up To Succeed or Fail?
A reader asked recently (see the archive): I have a new boss who I don’t trust yet. How can I…
How Can You Recognize a Wise Person When You Meet One?
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question is from Mike: How can…
The Last Jedi and Suspension of Disbelief
[There’s no askberkun post today – hope you enjoy this timely essay on films and expectations. There are no…
Why The Right Change Often Feels Wrong
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came from J.R.…
Notes from PPP 2017 Chicago
I spoke this morning at Prototypes, Process and Play, in Chicago about The Dance of The possible (slides, sketchnotes). Here…
Dance of the Possible: Launch Recap (w/ Photos)
About 80 friends and fans joined me on Wednesday night to celebrate the launch of The Dance of the…