There was a time when we stopped looking at machines as making our lives’ easier and started looking at the jobs they were replacing–and, indeed, they began replacing jobs. Some people were much in hate with machines then–except the owners and inventors. My apologies to those of you who develop training apps and sell theRead… Read more »
Now how true do these observations hold for America and elsewhere? The Canberra Times kindly published an article of mine in the Public Sector Informant magazine. The informant itself is not available on line so I’ve provided it in pdf below. You sometimes hear people complain about how the press alters the what they sayRead… Read more »
CoreLink Data Centers has announced a significant increase in its Health IT portfolio with the addition of HealthCare Strategies (HCS) to its client roster. HCS provides clinical data-based analytics, and predictive modeling for health care. CoreLink has a significant healthcare IT industry presence. According to HCS the company was chosen for this background as GovernmentRead… Read more »
So, there I was returning from a few days of skiing in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and I find myself watching Man vs. Wild on the inflight entertainment. It seems host Bear Grylls had invited actor Jake Gyllenhall out on an expedition exploring Iceland during some pretty harsh conditions. Jake was speaking to the camera aboutRead… Read more »
One of my new favorite sites is www.rebelsatwork.com/. Started by Lois Kelly and retired deputy director of intelligence for the CIA, Carmen Medina, the site is meant to give corporate rebels a platform to share their stories and ideas and help more corporations and big organizations succeed because of (not in spite of) their rebels.Read… Read more »
Do you ever yourself in a slump, mired in corporate politics, overwhelmed, or disenchanted? If you ever get in an unproductive state of mind, remind yourself of the five basic principles below. 1. Mind the fundamentals. Especially if we have been doing something over and over again, we grow bored with things. We hit aRead… Read more »
Last week TED announced their much-anticipated “City 2.0” project, the recipient of the 2012 TED Prize. City 2.0, The Atlantic states, is “a kind of global Wikipedia connecting citizens, political leaders, urban experts, companies, and organizations, with the goal of improving the 21st century city using up-to-the-minute crowdsourcing techniques.” Sounds pretty cool! But wait –Read… Read more »
In case you’ve not read it yet, Steve Davies wrote an interesting piece on the government’s grapple to adapt to and adopt Gov 2.0 thinking and practice. Published in the Canberra Times and Brisbane Times, the piece highlights that the elephant in the room is the culture of the APS, which is not always supportiveRead… Read more »
On March 6th, GovLoop and Code for America hosted a live chat under the title “City 2.0 – Building the Future of Cities with Code for America.” We were joined by Jay Nath, Chief Innovation Officer, City and County of San Francisco Abhi Nemani, Director of Strategy and Communications, Code for America. Did you missRead… Read more »
News is crap! Well maybe that’s taking it too far but really there are increasing better outlets to gather information from rather than traditional news. While we can point the finger at the news all we want some of the blame has to fall on us for what we choose to consume (looking at youRead… Read more »