Is Apple Duplicitous?
This little mini rant has been brewing for a while. What tipped it was watching the movie Jobs, which wasn't very good, and took too many liberties. One in particular…
Gladwell On David & Goliath
This TEDSalon video just up: Malcolm Gladwell on the REAL story of David and Goliath. [ted id=1831]
The Innovator’s Temptations
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is, “How can we unleash innovation all across our company?” Through the course of working with dozens of different organizations and…
Spotlight On Artistry At Work
Writing about artistry at work without real world examples runs the risk of becoming too conceptual and abstract. And it's a far too easy target to look at those in…
Clint Eastwood, Artistry, and Law #3
A few weeks ago, MGM ran the "man with no name" Western trilogy in hi-def. You know the ones: Clint Eastwood as the drifter gunman in black jeans and green…
The Art of Connecting the Dots
(Note: this article appeared first in Fast Company Design.) What do the Mona Lisa smile and the Wall Street Journal have in common? They both employ a design principle related…