The Jobsian fallacy
I’m sad Steve Jobs is gone. I’m sadder still to see the shallow thinking that circles his name. There…
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The age of the platform: lessons on self-publishing from 4 time author
My friend Phil Simon, author of Why New Systems Fail and The New Small, is about to self-publish his…
Countdown begins: Mindfire book launch in 6 days
This thursday, Nov 3rd, will be the extreme awesome unprecedented universal grand premier of my new book, Mindfire: Big Ideas…
Is Philosophy the Most Practical Major?
Edward Tenner has an article in the Atlantic, where he suggests Philosophy might be the most practical major. He…
Will the E-Book Kill the Footnote?
I’m a fan of footnotes. Most of my books have 40 to 50 of them, and some fans have…
Seattle: Mindfire Book Launch Party (Nov. 3rd)
I’m proud to announce the launch date for the new book, Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, is Thursday…
Redesign the news: an invitation to Seattle
It’s common for everyone these days to bemoan how biased, superficial and misleading news reporting is. And the fall…
Why Jobs is No Edison
An excellent and historically thorough comparison of Thomas Edison’s and Steve Job’s accomplishments: Some 130 years after Edison’s remarkable…
How to give a perfect demo
There is a moment in bad product demos when everyone knows the speaker is in trouble. We watch them…
Last chance to pre-order Mindfire (my 4th book)
On October 3rd the kickstarter page for the book will officially close – which means there are only 5…
Buy an hour of my time, dirt cheap (and support Mindfire)
You can kill two birds with one stone. Throw in some cash to help support my upcoming book, Mindfire,…
How Yoga destroys creativity: Niemann on working with ideas
Great little diagram from an excellent talk by Christoph Niemann. He’s showing an honest accounting of how his day…
Why I’m self publishing my next book
For the last year, I’ve been working on Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds. It’s a collection of my…
The false dichotomy of false dichotomies
There is a false dichotomy in believing that all dichotomies are either true or false. To say “you either…
Why conferences cost so much
Great post on AndyBudd.com on why conferences costs so much: Let’s assume that this $1000 a ticket conference happens…
The final cover is here, plus a sneak peek
Thanks to everyone who voted through all three rounds of cover designs. For the last round, it proved to…
If you like my work, can you lend a hand?
If you like my work, I can use your help. When the paperback edition of Myths of Innovation came…
Vote on Mindfire cover: Final Round
Over 400 people voted on the last set of cover designs. Wow. Who thought you’d find this so interesting?…
Mindfire preorders now up – via kickstarter
You can now place pre-orders for Mindfire, for kindle or print, by going to the brand new kickstarter page. Beyond…
How to Sleep on a Plane
Sometimes an article is poorly written in a way that makes it hard to tell if it’s satire or…