Understanding Apple (Apple now the #1 Music retailer)
According to Apple, over January and February of this year they surpassed Wal-Mart as the largest music retailer in…
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How do you grow willpower?
Interesting article in the NYT on the way willpower works (Found at kottke). I can’t say the article itself…
Wednesday linkfest
Interesting thread about Google’s origins. It’s not the best source, notes from a 2003 talk, but it mentions a…
CMU Lecture now on YouTube
Thanks to John Przyborski and Carrie Chisholm at CMU, last week’s lecture was videotaped and is now online at…
Lessons from 4 independent years
In 2003 I quit my management job at Microsoft to try to live by writing books, teaching and public…
How to write songs and the creative process
Before the good, the bad. Over on wikihow, the entry on How to write a song has this as…
A magic day in Pittsburgh: MAYA Design & CMU
I had a secret. Back as an undergraduate at CMU, I’d see authors visit and lecture in the Adamson…
The worst keyboard in the world
Ok, I confess, I have seen worse keyboards in the world. But this is definitely the worst space bar…
Now in stock: Making things happen
Since my book the art of project management went out of print, I bet your world has been gray.…
How Apple got everything right
The recent Wired article on Apple’s management practices is interesting for the wrong reasons. The article makes several points…
Commentary on NPR’s Marketplace, tonight (update)
Joy of joys, I was asked to do a commentary on one my favorite shows. Marketplace, an NPR business…
at CMU, Pittsburgh, Next Thursday (Free books!)
I’ll be back at my alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, next week. Last time I spoke there was fun…
New essay: how to innovate right now
One question I hear often is “what can I do right now?”. Well, it turns out there are lots…
Innovation vs. Tradition: Christianity, the Vatican and Sin
This is one of the greatest stories of innovation and change I’ve heard about in some time. Note: although…
Art of project management for $139!
Not sure how to explain it, but while the book has been out of print, it appears to be…
Making things happen – the cover & more
The book is on the home stretch – final pass at editing is almost wrapped up and off to…
Thoughts on Google’s 20% time
Everybody loves to think one little trick can make their organization transform into a super creative powerhouse. With the…
Corrections wanted for paperback edition of Myths of Innovation
The paperback edition of Myths of Innovation is underway. Now is a great time to let me know of…
Creator of dungeons and dragons dies at 69
I didn’t read much as a kid, but one book I read cover to cover dozens of times was…
Speaking at Webvisions, Portland, May 22-23
I’ll be doing two sessions at this year’s Webivisions conference. One workshop called How to Innovate on time, and…