Summary: Best Posts on Getting Feedback
I’m speaking today at An Event Apart San Diego about Feedback Without Frustration. Here’s a summary of my best…
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Saving Your Creative Soul
I spoke at TEDXDepaul last month, on the invitation of Daniel Gurevich. He gave me free reign to decide what…
Why hats and iPads are speaking mistakes
I spoke at TEDXDepaul last month and it was a fantastic event. The organizers Daniel Gurevich and Matt Helbig did a…
Why I’m not a fan of teams or religions
I don’t root for sports teams for the same reason I’m not religious. The divisions between one group and…
Truths, myths and lies
There are two different uses of the word myth: A falsehood, as in “the weight loss myth” A story with…
Why It’s OK To Buy Books And Not Read Them
I used to feel guilty about books I own but haven’t read. They’d sit in piles making me feel…
What I learned From Improv Class
A decade ago, on a dare, I took a class in improvisation. I was surprised how much the class…
On Getting Old(er)
I’m 41 years old today and I never expected to live this long. Although I’ve spent more time in…
Don’t Go Back to School: Book Review
I wrote recently about whether a college degree is worth the expense, and when I heard about Kio Stark’s…
How to Build A Billion Dollar Company (A critique)
A recent post called The Surest way to build a billion dollar company by James Slavet tries to look at…
How to Get Better Feedback
Stacey Hanke asked on twitter: Why is it that when I ask for feedback, it’s never constructive. It’s always…
Notes from TedxDePaul 2013
I’ll be updating this post with notes from each speaker – Rules: I will revise and update all day long,…
The Best Definition of Innovation
For years I’ve studied use and abuse of the word innovation. In the business world, it’s often used as…
Why I sit in the back row at conferences
Clay Hebert recently posted on the The Best Conference Hack, which is simply sitting in the front. As a frequent…
The 177 truths of innovation
In making the mega list of 177 innovation myths, I hoped the hours it took to research would pay…
The Great Gatsby: Book Review
I’ve read the Great Gatsby more than a dozen times. It’s a reference book for me, in that I…
The 177 Myths of Innovation & Creativity: Mega summary
The term Myths of Innovation has become popular on the web, but few articles on the subject link to…
Thanks for helping spread Mindfire (the report in numbers)
Thanks to everyone who spread the word about the free download of my book Mindfire. As of this moment…
Vote on the cover for my next book
A few weeks ago you voted on the title for my next book. Thanks to your help that decision…
The Ten Myths of Innovation: the best summary (Updated)
The timeless patterns that explain how innovation happens, or more often doesn’t, are explained in the bestselling book I…