How UX can get anything they want
I’m a fan of the unconventional view that most people, most of the time, worry about the wrong things.…
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Discount: The Economist Innovation Event, March 23/24
There are still a few seats left for The first ever event on Innovation run by The Economist magazine.…
The Cult of Busy
When I was young I thought busy people were more important than everyone else. Otherwise, why would they be…
Quote of the week
“After a firefight, there is always the immense pleasure of aliveness. The trees are alive. The grass, the soil…
Don’t be original, just be good
As another way of making the arguments I made in Good beats innovative nearly every time, here’s graphic design…
How to convince anyone of anything
[This topic was requested with a slightly different title: How to make a convincing argument.] The word argument itself…
TurboTax Design FAIL
I’m so hopeful when I install the new version of something. Everyone is. An upgrade, the payment of cash…
Problem Solving & Kobayashi Maru
Over on my post Do constraints help problem solving, Aaron asked: I’m currently completing a dissertation titled Development in…
Funniest man on TV: Craig Ferguson
I don’t watch much TV, but one of my favorite things to watch is Craig Ferguson’s Late Late show…
Highest Paid Opinion Wins
Found this nice observation on work culture, that could fit in the ever growing asshole driven development list: HiPPO…
My biggest mistakes
In a series of posts, called readers choice, I write on whatever topics people submit. This week’s reader’s choice…
Quote of the Month
Stephen Fry: If an alien was looking down on us and inspecting our language they would see the worst…
(Seattle) Berkun + Wine + You: special event
The ever cool biznik collective is hosting me for a special author event night here in Seattle. When: Tuesday…
Speaking at The Economist Innovation event
I’ll be speaking at this new event, first in a series run by The Economist magazine. The ideas economy:…
Good beats innovative nearly every time (repost)
Go here to read this article.
Why you should be a team of one
One of the best exercises a working person can do is this: spend some time doing the jobs of…
Melbourne meetup – Sunday!
Sorry for the short notice, but I arrive in Melbourne for a few days this coming Saturday. I’m speaking…
What Microsoft gets for $2 billion
As a follow up to my post on Microsoft and Creative Destruction, it’s worth looking at this chart (from…
Wednesday linkfest
Here are this week’s good links: Ethos, Pathos, Logos: 3 Pillars of Public Speaking – I mention these core…
Three design lessons from the best vehicle of all time
When it comes to design and leading industries, we like to think it’s the amazing that wins the day.…