Communications

Android and Privacy Rights in a Digital World

The Internet and mobile technology have empowered people to share, express and engage opinions online, creating one of the most powerful environments to enhance democratic ideals. However, this same technology can and has been used by many regimes around the world to spy on, censor and suppress their people. The battle between these two competingRead… Read more »

If this then that

Here’s another cool little tool. ifttt, or ‘if this, then that’ is a way of automating tasks across your social networks. It describes itself as ‘digital duct tape’. It basically allows you to set rules and actions to happen whenever you interact online. One example described on the site is creating a task that wheneverRead… Read more »

Our Future Success Depends on Creating a New Model

This blog is co-authored with Mark Herbert a corporate management and executive coach with more than 30 years experience in helping businesses become leaders in their field. In my dream the angel shrugged and said, “this time if we fail it will be a failure of imagination,” and then she gently placed the world inRead… Read more »

Are You Bored With Social Media?

I mentioned in a recent post that I came back from my time away from the web in August with a new take on things. One of the things I’ve come back with is an unshakable sense that social media has gotten boring. Not one platform, but all of it, together. As a topic ofRead… Read more »

The Importance of Executive Sponsorship – Mini Case Study

Currently I am working with a client who is in the process of developing an RFP for a Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) solution. The draft RFP was completed in early June and reviewed by project team members, including the steering committee, very quickly. The draft was considered final by mid-June. During this review process, theRead… Read more »

Is Risky the New Norm?

The more mobile and open our smart devices and social media go, the more we have to worry about. As many government agencies go to cloud-based services, they are more prone to privacy breaches, fraude, and hacking of data. In the latest edition of Deloitte Insights, Deloitte and former Federal CISCO discuss the the nextRead… Read more »