Want me to make a virtual book tour visit at your organization?
Does your team need a morale boost? Something to inspire their creativity and recharge in these unusual times? The…
Category: General
(video) 5 minutes to explain How Design Makes the World
Yesterday I’d planned to do a livestream about ideas from the new book, but Twitter/Periscope refused to allow it…
CONTEST: What well designed common thing goes unnoticed?
With the new book coming out soon, I’m running a little contest on Twitter. Best three answers get a…
It’s Time To Learn
Yesterday my feed had many references to a new Marc Andressen essay titled It’s Time to Build. I understand…
Free pass to Interaction 20
[UPDATE – WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN: will reveal who won once they confirm.] I have a free conference pass…
Cover design vote: How Design Makes The World (first round)
My next book, which teaches just about everyone how to understand good design, is on the home stretch (release…
Public Speaking Workshop: April 8th 6:30pm
(Hi folks – the blog has been quiet for awhile. Good to be back! I’ll explain more soon. Happy…
Contest: Take a photo and win free signed books (+$100)
Do you like to take photos? Do you own at least one of my books? Then this contest is…
How to master the ways to say NO
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came from Sam…
Why do people fall into the trap of the narcissist?
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the archive). This week’s question came from J. Mill…
Notes from Seanwes conference 2017
I spoke at the Seanwes conference in Austin,TX this week about the Dance of the Possible. Here are my…
Orwell’s Animal Farm – Book Review
I’ve read Orwell’s Animal Farm three times now: once was in high school when I wasn’t paying attention, another was…
2016 Post-Election Sanity Guide
For three weeks I worked hard to put the 2016 election in some kind of context. I read selections from…
The 7 Questions For Any Technological Idea
From Neil Postman’s lecture On Culture’s Surrender to Technology: What is the problem that this new technology solves? Whose…
My Best Posts of 2015
Best of lists are fascinating things. They have their problems, but they’re a fun way to summarize, review and…
The Problems with ‘Best Of’ Lists
I like “best of lists” as they are fun, convenient and easy to argue about with friends, but beneath…
Holiday Music That Won’t Kill You: A List
One consistent annoyance of the holiday season is the terrible music that comes along with it. It seems stores…
The Mistakes Of Writing About Company Culture
Recently the New York Times published an article called Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace. It describes…
Live Notes from World Domination Summit 2015
I spoke last year at The World Domination Summit about Saving Your Creative Soul, and had such an excellent…
Giveaway: A Ticket to World Domination Summit 2015
I spoke at WDS 2014 in Portland last year about Saving Your Creative Soul and had an amazing time, which…