This year, Poynter established prize under my name for great short writing. First winner was Maggie Prosser Dallas Morning News. Here is her great story with my analysis, and comments from writer and editor. For use in your workplace, newsroom or classroom. poynter.org/reporting-edit…

Prototypes are key to design thinking success

Most people are using AI to be productive instead of becoming who they want to be. Here’s one way to use AI to become more of the person you want to be. And not a scary hyperproductive anti-social robot, paralyzed with inaction, wondering all your friends can’t stand you.

In 2010, I discovered a presentation framework that changed my life. After analyzing hundreds of the world's most iconic speeches and creating hundreds of thousands of presentations, I discovered the great ones all followed the same general pattern. I remember it like it was

Companies are deciding if they should retool their products for AI. Do they reinvent themselves or let the competition abscond with their customers? At the very least, the company, through exceptional design, should position their products for rapid change. * Modular /

The ability to experiment is a key skill.

Reading one of my notebooks and found this quote about the magic of three. "Three is a magical number that occurs over and over in myths and fairy tails." Consider using three in business designs.

I enjoyed reading Linda J. Cowgill’s book, Writing Short Films. The book imparts a set of skills to master the short film. In a short film, the goal is to set the story in motion as quickly as possible. This skill is especially relevant in the TikTok era where attention spans

Andrew Huberman tells Bill Maher that his good friend, a chair of neurosurgery and possibly one of the greatest neurosurgeons in history, told him that "more than half" of the information in medical textbooks today is flat out false.

In @ideou's latest newsletter, they provide an excellent definition of curiosity. First, they believe that curiosity is the spark that ignites every breakthrough. And curiosity shows up in many forms: * Staying open to surprise * Asking questions * Following something that

Prototypes can be powerful tools for product development. Teresa Torres reviews the strengths and weaknesses of one prototyping tool through the lens of 11 projects. Great insights in this article: producttalk.org/2025/08/ai-pro…

Restless reinvention -- Everything is a prototype.

Words matter. Is the street “quiet,” “empty,” or “deserted”? Each sets a different mood. Learn to choose the right words for your scene: vist.ly/47ztp #WritingTipoftheDay

Writing tips... from Your Screenplay Sucks! yourscreenplaysucks.wordpress.com/wp-content/upl…

People who have performed business modeling often have a deeper understanding of how to use AI. Some modeling examples: • Create simulations for business analysis. • Develop financial models. • Test assumptions with different experiments. These examples exercise your

Years ago, a computer science professor became frustrated with the hiring practices his students had to endure so he wrote the article, “The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight.” Don’t see this article on the net anymore. To summarize it, I will draw on this analogy. Wanted. Master

If you're having trouble communicating the benefits of a software project, you may want to experiment with the concepts from "New Power" by Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans.

Many writers think of dialogue as “just conversation.” But the best dialogue does so much more—it reveals character. In this week’s Weekly W.R.I.T.E.R., Jessica Brody shared a simple exercise: strip out all your dialogue tags and descriptions. If you can still tell who’s