Scott berkun biography
- Scott Berkun is an American author and speaker.
- He was born and raised in Queens, NYC, studied philosophy, computer science and design at CMU, taught creativity at the University of Washington, was a co-host.
- Scott Berkun is an American author and speaker.
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Scott Berkun is the best selling author of The Myths of Innovation, Making Things Happen and Confessions of a Public Speaker. His work as a writer and public speaker have appeared in the The Washington Post, The New York Times, Wired Magazine, Fast Company, Forbes Magazine, The Economist, The Huffington Post, and other media.
He has taught creative thinking at the University of Washington and has been a regular commentator on CNBC, MSNBC and National Public Radio. His many popular essays and entertaining lectures can be found for free on his blog at Scott Berkun.
Since Aug 2010, Scott also works for Automattic on WordPress.com. He worked at Microsoft from 1994 to 2003, mostly on Internet Explorer 1.0 to 5.0 (not 6).
As a best-selling author and speaker, Scott lectures at Fortune 500 companies & top universities on creativity, management and a fun mix of everything.
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Scott is a writer and speaker. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, Wired magazine, National Public Radio, The Huffington Post and other media. He has taught at the University of Washington, blogs for Harvard Business and BusinessWeek, and has appeared frequently as an expert on various subjects on CNN, CNBC and MSNBC.
He is the bestselling author of four books:
He lives off book royalties and fees from speaking for hire. You can see him in action here.
He worked at Microsoft from 1994 to 2003, mostly on Internet Explorer 1.0 to 5.0 (not 6). From 2010 to 2012 Scott worked for Automattic on WordPress.com. He is back to being a full time author and speaker.
This short interview describes him well. You can contact him directly or follow on Twitter at @berkun.
(Photo by Halan, Press Headshot available here)
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Scott Berkun is a bestselling author and popular speaker on UX design, innovation, leading teams, public speaking and other subjects. He’s published nine books, including How Design Makes The World, The Myths of Innovation, Confessions of a Public Speaker, and The Year Without Pants. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, Wired magazine, USA Today, Fast Company, National Public Radio, CNN, NPR, MSNBC and other media. His popular blog is at scottberkun.com and he posts regularly on LinkedIn. Easiest way to follow his work is his email newsletter.
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His first career (1994-2003, 2010-2012) focused on program management and leading teams. He worked primarily on UX Design related projects, where he worked initially as a user researcher, UI prototyper, but primarily a cross-discipline team leader. He worked at Microsoft on Internet Explorer 1.0 to 5.0, Windows, MSN, and as the design and usability advocate for Microsoft, trai
Scott is a writer and speaker. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, Wired magazine, National Public Radio, The Huffington Post and other media. He has taught at the University of Washington, blogs for Harvard Business and BusinessWeek, and has appeared frequently as an expert on various subjects on CNN, CNBC and MSNBC.
He is the bestselling author of four books:
He lives off book royalties and fees from speaking for hire. You can see him in action here.
He worked at Microsoft from 1994 to 2003, mostly on Internet Explorer 1.0 to 5.0 (not 6). From 2010 to 2012 Scott worked for Automattic on WordPress.com. He is back to being a full time author and speaker.
This short interview describes him well. You can contact him directly or follow on Twitter at @berkun.
(Photo by Halan, Press Headshot available here)
Scott Berkun is a bestselling author and popular speaker on UX design, innovation, leading teams, public speaking and other subjects. He’s published nine books, including How Design Makes The World, The Myths of Innovation, Confessions of a Public Speaker, and The Year Without Pants. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, Wired magazine, USA Today, Fast Company, National Public Radio, CNN, NPR, MSNBC and other media. His popular blog is at scottberkun.com and he posts regularly on LinkedIn. Easiest way to follow his work is his email newsletter.
Jump to press mentions and bylines. Or headshots and media images.
His first career (1994-2003, 2010-2012) focused on program management and leading teams. He worked primarily on UX Design related projects, where he worked initially as a user researcher, UI prototyper, but primarily a cross-discipline team leader. He worked at Microsoft on Internet Explorer 1.0 to 5.0, Windows, MSN, and as the design and usability advocate for Microsoft, trai
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