A million dollars for your best idea
Google, as part of their 10 year anniversary, is launching Project 10100, offering millions of dollars to the best…
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What wall street should be required to do
I don’t write much about politics and the economy, but the recent bailout makes that impossible. Best thing I’ve…
Wednesday linkfest
The 10 worst keyboards of all time. A great list that rivals the keyboard i claimed was the worst…
How not to set goals: Steve Ballmer, a case study
Recently Steve Ballmer’s FY ’09 Strategy email was leaked. Out of curiosity I read the thing – and it…
What does Guy Kawasaki read?
An interesting little MBA project from UC Irvine provides a view of books and reviews based on the point…
30 hours in Philly: a speed travelogue
After speaking at MX-East Tuesday, in the quaint retreat at Normandy farms, I hopped in a cab for the…
CMU study on online privacy – opinions wanted
Some good friends at Carnegie Mellon University are researching online privacy policies, and have a clever little survey for…
Myths of Innovation #2 on amazon.com
The slashdot review and everyone’s support pushed the Myths of Innovation up to a #98 sales rank, and the…
The Moscow report – part 1
It’s only been a few days but I’ve been blown away by Moscow – Yes, I did see much…
How I became a Cory Doctorow fan
Last month my e-tech talk was right after Peter Biddle and Cory Doctorow’s session. The schedule gave me 10…
site changes in progress
scottberkun.com & scottberkun.com/blog are undergoing some changes over the next day – so if things are weird or pages…
Difference making: darfurwall.org
I recently met Jonah Burke, one of the directors of the darfur foundation, to chat about innovation. I came…
Thoughts on 7 days without power
Here’s my notes from the past week’s power outage experience: For all the fears and whining, I thought often,…
The return of power
Power came on late yesterday. We called Puget Sound Energy, our power that morning are were told we wouldn’t…
Storm Survival: Day 6
Today is the first I’ve had access to anything resembling wireless – Day 6 of the Worst windstorm in Seattle…
Last chance! Interview deadline EOD today (more prizes)
We’re almost there – thanks to many of you the interview count for the innovation book is now nearly…
Embarassing web tales: part 1
No CS degree can hold up against the dark powers of an aging mind and the ocassional typo. The…
The lost concept of the holiday
Holidays are important to me, so much so that I invented my own awhile ago. But today I had…
Berkun down under: Sept. workshops in Australia
Working out the final details with the fine folks at Step two designs to teach my workshop on Leading…
Improving unconferences
In thinking over my experiences at various unconferences, I’ve noticed one consistent problem: The people who get to run…