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  • Ira Glass live: review

    By Scott Berkun, September 8, 2010

    I saw Ira Glass, of This American Life (TAL) fame, speak recently in Seattle at Benaroya Hall.  Years ago I met him backstage at a conference in NYC. He’s tall. and thin. And very funny, nice and slightly sarcastic all...
September 7, 2010

Berkun fan page: now up on facebook

If you’d prefer to get updates from this blog on facebook, today’s your day. There’s now a fan page, and it will always show the latest updates from my blog – if enough people like it, I’ll do special prizes...
September 7, 2010

‘UX professional’ isn’t a real job?

Lots of fun was stirred up by this recent post, ‘UX professional’ isn’t a real job.  Which I think was sparked by this tweet: The post isn’t much longer than the tweet. And it’s popular. Which testifies mostly to two...

Recent Essay (more essays)

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#60 – How to be a free thinker

By Scott Berkun

In the same way a man can be chained to an oak tree, a mind can be chained to an assumption, a religion, a political party, or any idea of any kind. But the idea, like the tree, should not…

Essay #59 – How to pick a president

Turning off all media for 48 hours does amazing things for clarity. When you return to the web and TV, the insane and unintentional comedy of the civilized world becomes clear. As Voltaire wrote, “God is a comedian playing to…

Essay #58 – How to innovate right now

The biggest secret of innovation is that anyone can do it. The reason is simple: It’s just not that hard. Look up the word “innovate” in any dictionary and see what it actually means, instead of what you think it…

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