The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination
Need heart? J.K. Rowling’s 2008 commencement address (video + transcript) to the Harvard Alumni Association delivers – along with liberal heapings of vision and inspiration.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Christians in Dialogue on LGBTQ Issues
NCDD Board member, John Backman, recently contributed a piece to the Public Conversations Project’s blog entitled Drawing Up the Guest List: Christians in Dialogue on LGBTQ Issues. In it he shares some of the ideas explored at the recent Oriented to Love: Sexual Diversity in the Body of Christ event and offers some thoughtful questions…Read… Read more »
#’ukgc12 – Some final thoughts
So off I went to London to UKGovCamp 2012, an unconference for local and central government types to talk about digital in its many and varied forms across two days at Microsoft HQ in London. Here are my 20 thoughts, with thanks to Dan Slee for the idea. The tipping point is when the menRead… Read more »
Free PMP Exam Sample Question
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— Cultural resistance is the root cause of quality issues according to whom? A.) DemingB.) Malcolm BaldridgeC.) JuranD.) Shelby ——————————Hint: Juran is credited for adding human dimensions to quality management.—————————— AllRead… Read more »
New training discount added for NCDDers: League of Extraordinary Trainers
We just added a new set of trainings to our ever-growing list of great discounts for NCDD members who opt to pay dues. The League of Extraordinary Trainers — eight highly seasoned practitioners and trainers who are now working together to offer the IAP2 certificate course and other trainings — are reaching out to NCDDersRead… Read more »
Education.data.gov Launches for Education Data Community
I really like how data.gov is launching niche communities like health.data.gov. Generally I believe if we want interest in our government data it’s not going to be developing just broad “data” ecosystem. Instead, I think we need to build smaller ecosystems like transit data, health data, jobs data, education data, etc. So I was excitedRead… Read more »
Surfing Democracy, a Dynamic Facilitation Conference
NCDD member and Wisdom Council guru, Jim Rough, recently touched base with us to share news of an exciting event taking place in Batchuns, Austria February 23-35, 2012 in association with the Office of Future Related Issues there. Surfing Democracy: Dynamic Facilitation and Wisdom Council Practitioners Network Conference is bringing together alumni of Dynamic FacilitatorRead… Read more »
TSP Talk – The rally continues
The rally that started the week before Christmas is still alive and well, helping 2012 get off to a great start. Momentum has been strong and it’s not usually a good idea to get in its way, but we are seeing signs that the market may be ready for a little rest. In a bullRead… Read more »
Continuing Congressional Focus on Acquisition?
Will the debate over the Nation’s economy in this election year reduce the focus of our Congressional friends on our acquisition community? For the past few years their gaze has been pretty unrelenting and it’s arguable whether or not intense Congressional scrutiny is either a good or bad thing. Personally, I think their focus willRead… Read more »
Government Leaders: Do You Have An Apprentice?
I was just listening to a leadership podcast entitled “The Power of Apprenticeship” and I wanted to share some of the lessons from it. In essence, there are three steps to successfully engaging in apprenticeship activities: **************** 1. Selecting – when you see someone that makes you take notice, find a way to personally investRead… Read more »