05 2022 June
My Non-Obvious Graduation Advice For Recent Grads
I’m just a few days away from my oldest son graduating from high school, and so I’ve been thinking a lot about graduation advice. A...
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18 2020 July
5 Ways To Conquer Zoom Fatigue
We are tired of Zoom. It’s not just Zoom, but the idea of being on video all day that is straining our relationship with the...
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30 2020 March
10 Futuristic Ideas Becoming Reality Faster Because Of COVID-19
For the past ten years I’ve been a collector of innovative ideas. When I write about them and interview the people behind them, I know...
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26 2019 December
5 Non-Obvious Megatrends Changing Our World In 2020
For the past ten years I have gone through an annual ritual of publishing a book about trends that describe our shifting culture and business...
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18 2019 June
Why Powerpoint Isn’t The Problem (And It Never Was)
Powerpoint doesn’t deserve your contempt. The problem with Powerpoint is that many people abuse it or use it in lazy ways – and their presentations...
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28 2019 February
Digital Undertakers, On-Demand Grandkids And Other Jobs Of The Future
One of the most consistent signs of our shifting future is how quickly new jobs and industries are emerging. Even as some fear technology making...
Read Now13 2018 December
The 2018 Non-Obvious Book Awards – Top 50 Business Books Of The Year
Every year my team and I read and review hundreds of books in the process of curating ideas to incorporate in our annual list of...
Read Now01 2018 November
How To Cure Your Social Media Addiction
This was a week filled with more social media stupidity than usual. In a single day I read two disturbing stories that got me thinking...
Read Now05 2018 September
Why The Brazilian National Museum Fire Matters
The story of the devastating fire this week at the National Museum of Brazil made me unexplainably sad. Yet on three different trips to Brazil,...
Read Now30 2018 August
How Digital Teachers Can Make Education Better
Earlier this month my family and I made a memorable journey to a fishing village in Cambodia. While there we were lucky to spend some...
Read Now28 2018 August
The Loneliness Industry and the World’s Saddest Product
About a year and a half ago, a Japanese company called Gatebox released a depressing preview video of a new AI powered “Holographic Wife” that would offer...
Read Now10 2018 August
Victorinox and How To Use Powerfully Ordinary Videos For Marketing
One piece of advice I am fond of sharing from the stage is about the importance of showing your work – something we are told...
Read Now27 2018 June
Why Our Economy Supports (And Sometimes Needs) Bullsh*t Jobs
“A titanic amount of our economy is presently bullshit, and we’re working crazy hours to ensure that all the bullshit gets done.” This review of...
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