The failure of Scolidays
With the end of year coming around, my highlights and lowlights for 2007 are coming to mind. One clear…
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The new name for the artofpm book is…
Three months ago, I asked all of you to help me decide the name of the revised edition of…
The art of project management – going out of print
The time has come. As mentioned a few weeks ago, the book formerly known as the art of project…
The 8 challenges innovations face
In chapter 3 of The Myths of Innovation, I explore why innovation methodologies are prone to fail. It’s not…
(Seattle) Speaking at Lunch 2.0, Thurs Dec 6th
I’ll be speaking next week at Lunch 2.0, a local tech networking event. It’s a good deal: Free! You…
Usability review: parkingfriend.com
#2 on the free review list comes from Geneva Switzerland, at parking-friend.com, a site for valet parking at the…
Usability review: iwethey.org
I got hit with a case of the lazies, and didn’t get to my promised free usability reviews until…
$1544 raised for Hopelink!
We walked. We walked. And then we walked some more. And thanks to all your contributions, we raised over…
Writing quote of the day
A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: What am…
The future of the laptop: designed by kids
Amy Tieneman at CNET wrote about a school project, where kids design, and play with, their own paper based…
Debunking The Top Thanksgiving Myths
During research for the The Myths of Innovation I read many history books, particularly ones exploring popular falsehoods about…
Help me help folks in need
Innovation shminovation – some folks out there have trouble feeding their kids and staying warm. There are real problems…
Innovation Myths in Schoolhouse Rock
When lecturing about creativity I often ask the crowd how they know what they know – How do we really…
Myths of Innovation: #4 on Amazon’s best of 2007
Amazon.com just posted their best 100 books of 2007. In the Business narrative category, Myths of Innovation shows up…
The saddest cubicle in the world
Wired magazine recently held a contest to see who had the most pathetic looking cubicle workspace. The winner, photo…
The best public speaking tip ever
This is it. This is the big one. It’s the best, simplest advice I’ve ever heard about public speaking:…
Why conferences have bad speakers
Most of the time, at most conferences, most speakers won’t be very good. Public speaking is hard, but the…
Does Google 2008 = Microsoft 1998?
This is a question I’ve thought about often (See Google’s ten rules compared to Microsoft). Before I give my…
World usability day: Free usability review
Next thursday Nov 8th is World usability day, and there are events all over the world. For you folks…
Do you use / teach with the artofpm book?
Work is underway for the revision of the art of project management. One goal is to make the book…