Dustin Staiger

I am a published author of a book on blame, why we're addicted to it, how it makes our workplaces toxic, and how we move beyond blame (Blame This Book).

I started my career as a graphic designer and illustrator, and became an award-winning marketer who has made creativity my hallmark. The highlight of my career was helping a struggling retailer transform their failing business into one that thrived while branching into new locations, reigniting the owner’s passion and vision that had nearly been snuffed out.

I developed communications for the recovery effort to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, serving on a team with Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu, and producing reports for President Barack Obama. Later, I helped develop a program to verify the competency of oil and gas companies to avert similar future disasters.

In addition, I worked with global commercial furniture giant Steelcase to share their research regarding the impact of workplace design on innovation and productivity.