In Athens next week: recommendations?
My team at Automattic is meeting up together in Athens, Greece late next week. Never been to Athens or…
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On working for free
Recently, this comment was left on my job posting for a book designer: You know what they say, Mr.…
Book review: The War of Art
I didn’t like this book. It was just too unintentionally silly to like. Now I know silly books can…
How U2 gets ideas for songs
In my never ending study of how people work with ideas, I watched Classic Albums – U2’s Joshua Tree. …
Can Getting Healthy be Fun?
Talking about losing weight is easy, but as the obesity rates in the U.S. attest, living up to that…
Help Wanted: Designer for my next book
(This post has been entirely revised and updated – you should go here) I’m looking to hire someone to…
Update on my next book
A few months ago I put out a call for an editor to work with me on the next…
How to speak to a bored audience
In a series of posts, called ask berkun, I write on whatever topics people submit and vote for. This…
The quote of the month
“In the range of invention…the man of today is nearer to being a god than at any time in…
Interview: man who owns only 15 things
Well known start-up founder and conference organizer Andrew Hyde (@andrewhyde) recently decided to sell most of his worldly possessions.…
Poll: Write more or write better?
A question on my mind regarding this blog, is this: should I be writing more often? Or writing less,…
New Myths Webcast: Now on youtube
Thanks to O’Reilly Media, last week’s webcast on the new edition of Myths of Innovation is now available free…
Clients who ignore you: how to handle?
In a series of posts, called readers choice, I write on whatever topics people submit. This week’s reader’s choice post:…
Is the web making us stupid?
The University of Washington launched a new TV show, Mediaspace, and the producers asked me to do a 2…
Ray Ozzie, Microsoft and change
I’d occasionally get asked what I thought of Ray Ozzie at Microsoft. I’d say this “Great guy, a worthy…
The fallacy of “They Don’t Get It”
A phrase often uttered in frustration is “They don’t get it.” When spoken among colleagues, a chorus of heads will…
(Seattle) This Sunday – at Ada’s Books 4-6pm
I’ll be at the lovely new bookstore, Ada’s, on Capital Hill, from 4-6pm. They have Myths for sale, as…
Q&A from Myths webcast
Here’s the Q&A from my Myths day podcast about the new edition of The Myths of Innovation. Apologies for…
Winners of 5 signed copies are…
Thanks to all 50+ of you who left a comment to win a signed copy of Myths. The five…
Myths Day results (Thanks!)
Yesterday was awesome – 100+ people chipped in to help spread the word. There were over 250 tweets, more…