Social software applied: Pathable
I experienced an innovation doubleheader last week. First, the inaugural Bizjam event in Seattle, where several hundred independents got…
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Myths of Innovation: $14.99 on amazon
It’s still a mystery how amazon.com sets its pricing, but the Myths of Innovation is at an all time…
Interview & review at DigitalWeb
Digital Web magazine has both a great review of The Myths of Innovation and a short, funny interview with…
How to innovate on time
I’ve taught the tutorial How to innovate on time a few times now, and the big takeaway for most…
More reviews for Myths
“This is a perfect book for managers all the way up the chain. It documents everything about the creative…
Attention and Sex: 5 minute video
At the last Seattle Ignite event, I did this talk, based on this essay, about the changing nature of…
Today: Radio tour!
The next two weeks I’ll be on various radio stations talking about the Myths of Innovation. Some of these…
Efficiency vs. Creativity
A recent Businessweek article on 3M highlights the trade off between managing for efficiency and managing for creativity. I…
The best creative thinking books
Between teaching a course on creative thinking at UW, and writing a book on innovation, I’ve read dozens of…
Seattle Bizjam conference, this weekend: Recommended
My friends at the awesome business networking group Biznik are running their first large scale event this weekend, called…
How long should a book be?
Everyone has an opinion on how long or short any particular book should be. It’s a fun, but futile…
Myths of Innovation #2 on amazon.com
The slashdot review and everyone’s support pushed the Myths of Innovation up to a #98 sales rank, and the…
Slashdot review of Myths of Innovation
First major review is in: Thankfully, this book, “the myths of innovation” breaks all of these rules. It’s an…
Essay #55 – How to stay motivated
Anyone who does anything year after year has the same challenge: keeping up intensity when the energy, and novelty,…
Conversations about creativity
There’s a great series of short interviews with creators over at cecil vortex. Conversations about creativity. Includes interviews with…
I need your help with the new book
As you may know, I quit my job 4 years ago to write full time. It takes about two…
Footnotes vs. Endnotes: Decision!
After the recent raging debate (35 comments) over notes, here’s what was decided: The Myths of innovation book has…
Smart peanuts
Seen in Pike Place Market last weekend, during the Cheese festival.
Bay area book tour: report
Time: 3 days Lectures: 8 Hotel rooms: 3 Total audience: ~360 Places visited: E-bay, Apple, Google, MobiTV, Book Passages,…
First reviews are in: 5 stars!
Early book reviews are coming in: there are two five star reviews up on amazon, as well as some…