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Category: On Tour

Video: extended Q&A at RIM in Waterloo

Posted on August 31, 2009 in design, Innovation, On Tourby Scott Berkun

From awhile back here’s a video of an experiment in public speaking – instead of doing the same song…

Next book is first draft complete!

Posted on June 4, 2009 in On Tour, Public Speaking, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

The first draft of my next book, about an insider’s view of public speaking, is done! Yay for me.…

Speaking in Milwaukee, this friday

Posted on May 27, 2009 in On Tourby Scott Berkun

I’m teaching a full day seminar on making things happen (project management fun) this Friday at the University of…

Creativity lessons from Rene Magritte

Posted on May 11, 2009November 23, 2017 in Creative Thinking, history, On Tourby Scott Berkun

One perk of an independent life – I’m more free than most to travel the world and see amazing…

Travel: Any Brussels or Oslo advice?

Posted on April 30, 2009 in On Tour, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

I have a few days of fun travel to new places coming up. If anyone has been to Brussels,…

Speaking at Ignite Seattle, Wed Night

Posted on April 28, 2009 in On Tour, Seattleby Scott Berkun

Ignite is always an awesome time. There is something so fun about the crowd that comes, and then of…

Upcoming Speaking / Travel

Posted on April 16, 2009 in On Tourby Scott Berkun

Here’s the calendar for the next few weeks: Wed April 29th, Ignite Seattle (public) – I’ll be one of…

Tommorow: Live webcast, Why designers fail

Posted on April 13, 2009 in On Tourby Scott Berkun

Tomorrow, April 14th, I’m doing a live webcast for UIE on Why designers fail and what to do about…

(Seattle) Presentation Camp – Tommorow!

Posted on April 3, 2009 in On Tour, Public Speaking, Seattleby Scott Berkun

Last call for presentation camp – a brand new unconference event for people interested in pitching, presenting and public…

(Seattle) Presentation camp schedule up!

Posted on March 25, 2009 in On Tour, Public Speaking, Seattleby Scott Berkun

Saturday April 4th Kathy Gill and I are running the first ever Seattle presentation camp, an unconference for people…

And the $600 Golden Ticket winner is…

Posted on March 25, 2009 in On Tourby Scott Berkun

First, thanks to everyone for entering the contest. The overlord / demigods at O’Reilly saw the long list of…

Free $600 ticket to Monday’s MasterClass (San Francisco)

Posted on March 23, 2009 in Innovation, Management, On Tour, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun

Next Monday, March 30th, I’m teaching my full day course on how to lead and manage breakthrough projects in…

Live webcast, why designers fail (and what to do about it)

Posted on March 23, 2009 in Creative Thinking, design, On Tourby Scott Berkun

On Tue April 14th I’ll be doing a live webcast for UIE on Why designers fail and what to…

Live webcast, in 45 minutes (10am PST), today

Posted on March 19, 2009 in On Tourby Scott Berkun

Coming up in less than an hour is my live webcast on how progress happens . A few hundred…

Live webcast: How progress happens, Free! March 19th

Posted on March 13, 2009 in Innovation, Management, On Tourby Scott Berkun

Next week I’m doing a fun, live, one hour webcast on my latest thinking about progress and innovation. The…

(Updated) Teaching kick-ass course on innovation: SF, March 30

Posted on March 5, 2009 in On Tourby Scott Berkun

Through the wonderful folks at O’Reilly Media, I’ll be teaching my most popular full day course, Leading and Managing…

Report from Adaptive Path’s MX ’09 conference

Posted on March 4, 2009 in design, Management, On Tourby Scott Berkun

Had a most interesting couple of days at Adaptive Path’s most recent event: MX. First pleasant surprise was the…

Myths of Innovation: the movie?

Posted on February 23, 2009 in Myths of Innovation, On Tourby Scott Berkun

Well not exactly. I’m speaking on Thursday at DePaul University, for Professor Lisa Gundry’s class on Innovation. They use…

New video: How progress happens

Posted on February 16, 2009 in Innovation, Management, On Tour, politicsby Scott Berkun

The folks at the Tools of Change conference posted a video of my talk this week on How Progress…

Why do designers fail? Interview w/Adaptive Path

Posted on January 28, 2009 in Creative Thinking, design, On Tourby Scott Berkun

Last year I gave a talk at UIE 13 on some research I’ve done into why designers fail. I’ll…

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