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…
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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 Remote Workers Fail
[On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question is from Regina [330…
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.…
How can you know someone’s true motives?
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came from Faisal…
The Pay-To-Stress Ratio
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question is from Kate N.…
Why do people fall into the trap of the narcissist?
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question came from J. Mill…
Why do so many managers have poor people skills?
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question is from Bobby [with…
Why Do We Avoid What is Good For Us?
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question is from TJ with…
Notes from Seanwes conference 2017
I spoke at the Seanwes conference in Austin,TX this week about the Dance of the Possible. Here are my…
Notes from Business of Software Conference 2017
I speak tomorrow at the Business of Software conference. Here are my notes from the sessions so far. 1. Jason…
Notes from Mind The Product 2017
I speak later today at Mind The Product, an event about product management and design, in London. Here are my…
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…
Netflix’s updated guide to culture – an analysis & commentary
In 2009 Netflix released a slidedeck outlining their company culture and I summarized its core themes with commentary in a popular…
Does “think outside the box” help? Popular creativity cliches explained
While researching The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest, completely irreverent, guide to creativity, I studied the history of…
What We Can Learn From The Eiffel Tower
We take great works for granted. We forget, but the fate of even our most famous ideas and creations…
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…
How Ignorance Drives Creativity
[In the countdown to the release of The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest completely irreverent guide to…
Inside the messy invention of the microwave oven
[In 23 days my latest book, The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest completely irreverent guide to creativity,…
How the Post-it Note Was Invented
[In 27 days my latest book, The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest completely irreverent guide to creativity,…