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Category: MythsDay

You are Don Draper: Pick the ad

Posted on November 2, 2010 in Myths of Innovation, MythsDayby Scott Berkun

You can be Don Draper and help pick an advertisement. I can’t offer you bourbon or a smoke, but…

New Myths Webcast: Now on youtube

Posted on October 19, 2010 in Myths of Innovation, MythsDayby Scott Berkun

Thanks to O’Reilly Media, last week’s webcast on the new edition of Myths of Innovation is now available free…

Winners of 5 signed copies are…

Posted on October 15, 2010 in MythsDay, prby Scott Berkun

Thanks to all 50+ of you who left a comment to win a signed copy of Myths.  The five…

Myths Day results (Thanks!)

Posted on October 14, 2010 in MythsDayby Scott Berkun

Yesterday was awesome – 100+ people chipped in to help spread the word. There were over 250 tweets, more…

5 signed copies of Myths – leave a comment!

Posted on October 13, 2010 in MythsDayby Scott Berkun

I’ll pick 5 people to send a brand new signed copy of the paperback edition of Myths of Innovation.…

Top Ten Innovation Myths in the U.S.

Posted on October 13, 2010 in Innovation, MythsDayby Scott Berkun

A surprise for #Mythsday – I’m now writing for the Huffington Post.  First article is fun top ten, slide…

Contest: The secret for spreading ideas? (prize: signed copy)

Posted on October 7, 2010October 12, 2012 in Myths of Innovation, MythsDayby Scott Berkun

As part of the countdown to Myths of Innovation day (Oct 13th – sign-up here), we’re running trivia and…

Trivia winners so far are…

Posted on October 7, 2010 in MythsDayby Scott Berkun

For the first two days of trivia, the winners are: Day 1 – What is the definition of ideas…

Free Myths Webcast: Wed Oct 13th

Posted on October 7, 2010 in Myths of Innovation, MythsDayby Scott Berkun

As part of Myths of Innovation day, I’ll be doing a free, live webcast on all things innovation, Wed…

Myths trivia #2: signed copy + $25 amazon giftcard

Posted on October 5, 2010 in Myths of Innovation, MythsDayby Scott Berkun

As part of the countdown to Myths of Innovation day (Oct 13th – sign-up here, or on facebook), we’re…

Myths Trivia Contest: Win signed copy + prizes

Posted on October 4, 2010 in Myths of Innovation, MythsDayby Scott Berkun

As part of the countdown to Myths of Innovation day (Oct 13th – sign-up here), we’re running trivia and…

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