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Introducing This Might Work
A few months ago, I started collecting Snafu articles into categories, and was surprised by how many taught...
Fly Fishing in Montana
I went on a fly fishing trip last weekend in Montana with several work colleagues. When it comes...
How to Curate a Conference
Whenever I curate a conference, I think about how people are feeling when they arrive and how they...
The taboo of sales
My mother has been a practicing artist for fifty years. She makes mezzotints, which are something of a...
How to maintain flexible goals – and why it matters
The night before Day 2 of Responsive Conference, I spent an hour agonizing over how enthusiastic everyone was....
How to buy a house
Last month, I bought a house. Buying a house is more complicated than nearly anything else I’ve done...
Three alternative event formats
Last week’s Responsive Conference was the best event I’ve produced. Attendees have been raving about the experience, my...
Why alignment matters more than authenticity
Years ago, in the depths of COVID, I was cavorting with my dog on the kitchen floor. My...
Events as service
The future is unpredictable In 2015, the authors of Responsive.org wrote that “the future is becoming increasingly difficult...
The Best of My How-To Articles
Earlier this month, I shared some of my favorite articles from the last two years. As I reviewed...
How to run an unconference
With Responsive Conference only 25 days away, I’ve been thinking back to February 2016, when I ran my...
AI, Steam Mops, and The Secret To Discipline
I’ve been delinquent in writing Snafu this last week, because… I bought a house and moved in Responsive...