The 12 Best Books I Read in 2012
What would we do without “Best Of” lists at the end of the year? I have been playing World of Goo because I found it on a list of Bes...
The Silliest Ritual
When I purchase some ice cream I want the little plastic spoon to be white, not colored. I don’t like colored spoons. There is a useles...
Where’s the End?
I’m on the train back home from Paris to Brussels. This is my last day “on the road” (or “in the air”) for this year. I have be...
How to Change the World, Translated
My little self-published book How to Change the World is being translated into eleven languages. The first five are now available: ...
I Tried Education Days, Didn’t Work
I once introduced the concept of education days. Every employee in the company was entitled to a number of days per year (we started with...
Diagnostics Over Metrics
Four people told me today that my talk Let’s Help Melly was the most inspiring they had seen in a long time. Does that make me feel goo...
So You Think I’m Stupid?
I ordered a coke light (= diet coke) yesterday night in the hotel restaurant in Helsinki. But what they gave me was a glass with a liquid...
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