Why research labs fail at innovation
Research labs are an old idea. Edison’s Menlo park lab in the 1870s had most of the elements innovation…
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I will write you an essay – for free!
Confession: I am in serious essay debt and I need your help to get out. The story: I made…
Why you should treat contractors / temps well
One habit many managers have is to dump the boring, unpleasant work of their team onto contract workers. The…
Bay area/Seattle book tour: venues wanted!
The Myths of innovation book is wrapping up fast and it’s time to put together another crazy kick-ass no-frills…
Speaking in Moscow, April 25th
The fine folks at Moscow’s IT-Online have invited me to teach a one day seminar on management April 25th…
Patents 2.0? Public patent review
Most people I respect have little respect for software patents – they’ve either read one, have their name on…
How to start meetings on time (the honest answer)
Starting and stopping on time is easy. One person with power simply has to decide to care, the rest…
How to kill innovation hype
You know a big word is in trouble when it’s used repeatedly (inconcievable!) – it means the person saying…
First interview about Myths of Innovation
I had a blast speaking at Adaptive Path’s MX conference recently about the Myths of Innovation book. I had…
Do headlines make us dumber?
In the parade of mis-represented research that is modern journalism, we have this short article from MSNBC, titled “Do…
Research help: how many species have there been?
As proofreading goes on chapter by chapter, I get my last chance to review references and properly site cite…
Introducing “the book” (humor)
What was it like when the world upgraded from sheets of paper to books? Well here’s one humorous version…
Seattle: Ignite, Tuesday 8:30pm
The best new tech sector event in Seattle is the Ignite series Brady Forest started a few months ago.…
The life of a book: part 2
Months ago I described my experiences with book sales called the life of a book. Almost a year has…
The book: the myths of innovation
If you’ve been reading here for awhile you know I have some questions about innovation history. Well the book…
Footnotes vs. Endnotes: the debate
One of the little details authors fret about is footnotes vs. endnotes. It’s a style choice: should you keep…
Book review: Founders at Work
Founders at work is a collection of interviews with, surprise, founders of tech-sector companies. The goal is to capture…
Difference making: darfurwall.org
I recently met Jonah Burke, one of the directors of the darfur foundation, to chat about innovation. I came…
Book review: Designing Interactions
Disclaimer: I met Bill Moggridge (the author) when he volunteered as a judge, with Brenda Laurel, and Andrew Dillon,…
A favor: helping the good guys at etoner.com
I have an unusual request: been blogging for years but this is my first personal post. The best person…