Scott Berkun
American author and speaker
Scott Berkun is an American author and speaker who worked on Internet Explorer at Microsoft before writing books such as The Myths of Innovation.
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American Born in NYC, United States
About Scott Berkun
Scott Berkun's studies at Carnegie Mellon University covered computer science, philosophy and design. From 1994 until 2003 he was at Microsoft, where he worked on Internet Explorer, Windows and MSN as a usability engineer, lead program manager and design evangelist. He left in 2003 with the aim of writing books. He is a bestselling author whose books include Making Things Happen, Confessions of a Public Speaker, The Myths of Innovation and Year Without Pants. The Myths of Innovation won a Jolt Award for Productivity in 2008. At the University of Washington, Berkun has taught creative thinking, and his work has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post. He earns a living by giving talks and running seminars about leading teams, managing projects and creative thinking.