How does physical fitness help productivity?
Each Tuesday I take the top voted question from readers and answer it. With 143 votes, this week’s winner was from…
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Why has innovation slowed down? (Or has it?)
I do not like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. My reason is that while it seems sensible, it’s largely made…
The Myth of Epiphany
One of the most provocative chapters of The Myths of Innovation is The Myth of Epiphany. Do you love…
Saving Your Creative Soul
Live from the 2014 World Domination Summit in Portland, Berkun explains how misguided our understanding of own source of…
Saving Your Creative Soul (video)
We share a mass confusion about creativity – why are ideas are so fun in our minds but so…
Creative Thinking Hacks
Berkun has been studying creativity for more than a decade. This short, entertaining talk combines the best lessons from…
Speaking at Seattle’s Robots, Writers & Ciders
Later this month I’ll be speaking at a community arts event at Umqua bank in South Lake Union. You’ll…
Why You Are Not Drowning In Data
[This essay appeared in issue #9 of Offscreen magazine] We love to blame the world because the world can’t…
Vote on The Cover of My Next Book
Today I’m working on the third, and likely final, draft of my next book. For this project I’m again…
Why Culture Always Wins (An Excerpt from The Year Without Pants)
[This is an excerpt from The Year Without Pants, An Amazon.com best book of the year] Chapter 4: Why Culture…
The Goal of My Life Explained (tattoo included)
The photo below explains my ambition: I’m working to fill this shelf with books I’ve written. I want an…
FAQ about The Year Without Pants (with satisfying answers)
It has been a great few months for The Year Without Pants (the book about my year managing a team…
How I Decide What To Read
This month I’m posting every day, taking the top voted question from readers and answering it. With 37 votes, today’s…
The Year Without Pants Cover: how it was designed
I’ve previously written about how covers should be designed (See How To Design A Great Cover). My fifth book,…
Q&A about The Year Without Pants
The folks at Jossey-Bass asked me a few questions about The Year Without Pants. I’m reposting them here: You…
Speaking
Jump to testimonials talk menu or talk video archive. 1. Experience you can count on Berkun has delivered 600+…
Don’t Be Precious (with your ideas)
[This a chapter from The Dance of The Possible: the mostly honest, completely irreverent, guide to creativity] Three magic…
My process for blogging
From my Monday question pile, my friend Angela asked: As an active blogger and communicator, I’m curious your setup. Obviously…
What I learned From Improv Class
A decade ago, on a dare, I took a class in improvisation. I was surprised how much the class…
Notes from TedxDePaul 2013
I’ll be updating this post with notes from each speaker – Rules: I will revise and update all day long,…