17 2023 October
The Las Vegas Sphere Could “Change Live Entertainment Forever”
I don’t often buy into the cringe-worthy hyperbole you often get from press releases, but the opening of The Sphere in Las Vegas might not be exaggerating...
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14 2023 October
SXSW Sydney and a Sneak Peek at the Non-Obvious Podcast
Next week I'll be back in Australia speaking at the international edition of SXSW in Sydney. In addition to doing a Featured Session, I'll be recording two episodes LIVE from the stage for my upcoming Non-Obvious Show podcast (launching later this year).
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26 2023 September
Necrobotics, Electrified Chopsticks and Other Winners of the 2023 Annual Ig Nobel Awards
You might be tempted to lump the Ig Nobel Awards in with the Darwin Awards as simply a celebration of human stupidity – but it’s...
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23 2022 June
Why We Still Need Conferences and Convention Centers
Gathering the smartest minds in a profession together face to face for future-shifting conversations inspires hope. It is undeniably important.
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09 2020 September
5 Reasons the Return of the NFL Is Such A Big Deal
The NFL is easily the most popular sport in America and the new season starts today. Despite mostly empty stadiums (except the ones in Ohio...
Read Now26 2020 August
8 Things You Can Learn From Both U.S. Political Conventions About Persuasion
Over the past two weeks, I actively watched both the Republican and Democratic Political Conventions and actively ignored the mostly useless commentary from cable news...
Read Now23 2020 July
5 Virtual Presentation Lessons From Comic-Con
I have wanted to go to the Comic-Con event for years, but never quite managed to make it. This year, I finally can – because the...
Read Now06 2020 March
5 Reasons Virtual Meetings Suck (And 5 Ways To Fix Them)
With the concerns about a global health pandemic, the necessity of shifting more events and meetings to be virtual is on everyone’s mind. There’s only...
Read Now26 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...
Read Now24 2019 January
Selfie Dysmorphia, Celebrities Abandoning Social Media and the World’s Biggest Universal Income Experiment | Non-Obvious Insights 01.24.19
Why Every Ski Map Looks The Same This past weekend was a big one for skiing and so this article was interesting and timely –...
Read Now07 2019 January
Why The Myth Of The “Sold Out Show” Is Finally Dying
There was a time when people used to think the waiting list for season tickets to Redskins games took decades to clear. Then the team finally...
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...
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