Scott Berkun
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Scott Berkun is an American
author and speaker.
Scott Berkun studied computer science, philosophy, and design at Carnegie Mellon University. He worked at Microsoft from 1994 to 2003 on Internet Explorer 1.0 to 5.0, Windows, MSN, and in roles including usability engineer, lead program manager, and UI design evangelist. He left Microsoft in 2003 with the goal of filling this bookshelf with books he has written.
He has written three best-selling books: Making things happen, The Myths of Innovation, and Confessions of a Public Speaker.
He taught creative thinking at the University of Washington, led an NYC architecture tour at the GEL conference, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and on National Public Radio. Scott makes a living speaking at events and teaching seminars around the world on topics including leading teams, managing projects, and creative thinking.
In 2008 he received the Jolt Award
for Productivity Winner for his book "The Myths of Innovation".
United States
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author and speaker.
Scott Berkun studied computer science, philosophy, and design at Carnegie Mellon University. He worked at Microsoft from 1994 to 2003 on Internet Explorer 1.0 to 5.0, Windows, MSN, and in roles including usability engineer, lead program manager, and UI design evangelist. He left Microsoft in 2003 with the goal of filling this bookshelf with books he has written.
He has written three best-selling books: Making things happen, The Myths of Innovation, and Confessions of a Public Speaker.
He taught creative thinking at the University of Washington, led an NYC architecture tour at the GEL conference, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and on National Public Radio. Scott makes a living speaking at events and teaching seminars around the world on topics including leading teams, managing projects, and creative thinking.
In 2008 he received the Jolt Award
Jolt Awards
The Jolt Awards are awards in the software industry.Since 1990, the Dr. Dobb's Jolt Product Excellence Awards have been presented annually to showcase products that have "jolted" the industry with their significance and made the task of creating software faster, easier, and more efficient.Jolt Cola...
for Productivity Winner for his book "The Myths of Innovation".
External links
- Scott Berkun web page.
- Author page at O'Reilly Media