The Man at 40
Forty years ago on the solstice, the first Burning Man event took place in San Francisco. Only a handful of people alive today remember that evening on Baker Beach, and ...Read More
Burning Book Club – The Consequences of Losing our Creative Class
(This is the second post inspired by reading the introduction of Scott Timberg’s “Culture Crash: the killing of the creative ...Read More
Burning Book Club – Introduction: We’ll run out of money before we run out of art
(This post is the second in a new book club, and inspired by reading the introduction of Scott Timberg’s “Culture ...Read More
The Burning Man Minute for July 7, 2015
Burning Man news comes at you faster than a speeding metaphor! More powerful than a leaping analogy! You need to ...Read More
You got your money in my art! You got your art in my money!
This is one of my favorite stories about a piece of art. After Michelangelo was commissioned to paint “The Last ...Read More
Why Radical Inclusion should make us uncomfortable
I've always taken Radical Inclusion very personally because I'm convinced that, if it weren't for Radical Inclusion, I never would ...Read More
An open letter to businesses who want to offer luxury trips to Burning Man
Dear Entrepreneurs: We’ve never met – at least I don’t think – and so I don’t know whether you’re true ...Read More
What Is A Festival?
I’m sure we’ve all cringed when a friend or co-worker says, “Burning Man? …that’s like Coachella, right?” But it is ...Read More
Global Leadership for a world of amateurs
I’ve crashed about half of the Burning Man Global Leadership Conferences (including back when it was the “Regional Network Conferences) ...Read More
What I’ve learned about Burning Man from reading “Culture and the Death of God.”
(This post is inspired by reading the final chapter of Terry Eagleton’s “Culture and the Death of God.” Read all the ...Read More