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How to learn from a nuclear missle
I love stories of management and creative thinking that come from unexpected places. I have short article about the…
How to work better in ten easy steps
This bit of pithy advice is floating around the web. It’s so nice, tight and simple, much more useful…
And the winner of the invention contest is…
A few weeks ago I ran a little creative contest on inventions people would like to see. The best…
How to diagnose creative failures in organizations
One of the first things I do when asked to help organizations be more creative is diagnose where failures…
Milwaukee and Chicago CANCELED
My upcoming trips to Milwaukee (Sept 19th) and Chicago (Sept 22) are CANCELED. Had a fun little stay at…
Questions on Innovation from Microsoft
Had a nice crowd of about 150, plus another 300 online at Microsoft today. The talk will be posted…
Speaking in Chicago, Sept 22nd, Free & Public
I’ll be doing a lunch talk at DePaul University on Monday Sept 22nd, 11:45am. Thanks to my host, Professor…
Google Chrome: beyond the hype
In writing my own review of Chrome, I stumbled across tons of articles about Google’s new browser. Many of…
Speaking at Microsoft next Tuesday
I’ll be swinging by Microsoft next week to speak at the Microsoft Research lecture series. I’ll be talking about…
Google’s web browser (Chrome): early review
I’ve written often about web browser design, so I happily downloaded Chrome, Google’s new web browser (download), a few…
Going to SXSW? Vote for my panel
Never been to SXSW but was asked by Susan Price to be on a panel about Attention and Design…
Upgrade your life: interview w/Lifehacker’s Gina Trapani
Over at harvard business, I interviewed Gina Trapani, Editor at one of the most popular blogs in the world,…
Thursday linkfest
How buildings learn, the movie. Based on one of my favorite books, a six part BBC series on google…
Interview w/Jared Spool, on Innovation (Podcast)
A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be interviewed by Jared Spool, industry legend and CEO of…
How do you teach leadership in high school?
I was recently asked by a high school teacher about ideas for teaching leadership to teenagers (She heard about…
More on learning from mistakes
Some recent e-mail about my essay on how to learn from mistakes. Brian wrote: I enjoyed reading your article…
Ten Inventions I Want To See
I’m a reluctant technologist. I have a latent love for technology, but 90% of what gets bandied about as…
Quote of the month: Tim O’Reilly on journalism
What journalists do, which many bloggers have yet to learn, is to consult multiple sources and do fact checking…
How to win with anthropology: interview with Grant McCraken
Over on Harvard Business, I had a chance to interview master anthropologist and frequent blogger Grant McCraken. Check out…