Why no one cared about the Wright brothers airplane
[In 28 days my latest book, The Dance of the Possible: the mostly honest completely irreverent guide to creativity,…
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The Dance of the Possible
The Dance of the Possible is a short book that captures my best advice from years of work as a…
Orwell’s Animal Farm – Book Review
I’ve read Orwell’s Animal Farm three times now: once was in high school when I wasn’t paying attention, another was…
Hidden Insight and The Third Donkey
There is a viral video making the rounds of several donkeys at an animal sanctuary trying to work their…
2016 Post-Election Sanity Guide
For three weeks I worked hard to put the 2016 election in some kind of context. I read selections from…
Eight lessons from Nazi Propaganda
On my way through Austin, Texas last week I had a free afternoon and on a whim went to…
New Release: Updated Edition of The Ghost of My Father
I’m proud to announce the new edition of The Ghost of My Father, with a new epilogue, is now…
Notes from Leading Design 2016
I gave the opening talk at the first Leading Design event in London, hosted by Clearleft. I spoke about…
Notes from Digital PM Summit 2016
I’m the I was the closing speaker today yesterday at Digital PM Summit in San Antonio, TX, and I’ll be taking…
On The Quest For Fun
Last week I saw Ian Bogost speak at Town Hall Seattle about his new book, Play Anything: The Pleasure…
The 7 Questions For Any Tradition
A tradition is simply a custom that has been passed down from one generation to another. Their longevity can…
The Real World of Technology (Book Review)
Despite our cultural obsession with new technology, we forget that the idea of new technology is old. We also…
The 7 Questions For Any Technological Idea
From Neil Postman’s lecture On Culture’s Surrender to Technology: What is the problem that this new technology solves? Whose…
Staying Sane In An Insane World
How would you explain the events of this year to someone from the year 2050 who time traveled to…
Quote of the week, from Viggo Mortensen
One of my favorite podcasts is Here’s the Thing, and on a recent episode host Alec Baldwin interviewed Viggo Mortensen about…
Five Ways To Survive Fathers Day
I always had a tough relationship with my father, and the week of father’s day is a tricky time.…
How To Be a Better Speaker – The Short Honest Truth
For any skill, the only way to improve is through practice. This is not the same as reading or…
The Simple Plan for People Who Want To Solve Big Problems
[This is an excerpt from chapter 12, of the bestseller, The Myths of Innovation] The Simple Plan If you want…
The Real Reasons Why We Vote The Way We Do
We all tend to think our own political views are sound, but that it’s “the others” that are crazy,…
Why Do Idiots Get Ahead?
On Tuesdays I often write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question is…