My next book is about teaching basic design literacy to everyone. The pitch: Everything we use, from social media,…

(Hi folks – the blog has been quiet for awhile. Good to be back! I’ll explain more soon. Happy…

Do you like to take photos? Do you own at least one of my books? Then this contest is…

On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came from Sam…

I’ve read Orwell’s Animal Farm three times now: once was in high school when I wasn’t paying attention, another was…

For three weeks I worked hard to put the 2016 election in some kind of context. I read selections from…

From Neil Postman’s lecture On Culture’s Surrender to Technology: What is the problem that this new technology solves? Whose…

Best of lists are fascinating things. They have their problems, but they’re a fun way to summarize, review and…

I like “best of lists” as they are fun, convenient and easy to argue about with friends, but beneath…

One consistent annoyance of the holiday season is the terrible music that comes along with it. It seems stores…

Recently the New York Times published an article called Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace. It describes…

I spoke at WDS 2014 in Portland last year about Saving Your Creative Soul and had an amazing time, which…

For years I’ve struggled with Father’s Day. It was a reminder of a difficult relationship and a tough problem that…

My friend and fellow author Phil Simon has a new book out today on on one my favorite subjects:…

One of my most popular books, Making Things Happen, was published 10 years ago. Originally titled The Art of…

UPDATE: Poll closed. Date now set for Wednesday March 4th, 12:00pm. RSVP here.   One of the promised rewards to…