Seth Godin: Keep Making a Ruckus from 99U on Vimeo.

Seth Godin advocates us to be bold. Whether it’s a toxic work culture or stagnation in your craft, Godin urges us all to recapture the child-like delight in taking a risk. “You may know how to use fancy design tools, but if there isn’t that leap that leads to connection, it doesn’t matter….you’re not making art,” says Godin. “We didn’t build stuff because we need more beautifully laid out menus. We did it because people want to be touched, noticed, and connected.”

Seth Godin: Quieting the Lizard Brain from 99% on Vimeo.

Seth Godin outlines a common creative affliction: sabotaging our projects just before we show them to the world. Godin targets our “lizard brain” as the source of these primal doubts, and implores us to “thrash at the beginning” of projects so that we can ship on time and on budget.

Seth Godin at Gel 2006 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Seth Godin gives a tour of things poorly designed, the 7 reasons why they are that way, and how to fix them.