Every now and then it’s very healthy to stop what you are doing, take a deep breath, and think about how lucky you are. How much potential you have. How awesome people are. Now is one of those times for me. My Project Teams Are Awesome! I work with two teams of highly skilled, creative,Read… Read more »
Politico profiles Ray LaHood, whose plain-spoken manner and social media presence have made him surprisingly well known for a cabinet secretary. Original post
The University of Canberra has released the web site for their new Inspire Centre for ICT Pedagogy, Practice and Research. A building for the centre is due to be opened by the end of the year. The slide show about the centre shows a cabret style teaching room with ten nine seater circular tables eachRead… Read more »
According to Defence Technology International, one solution to the Australian military’s lack of transport ships is a 102 meter trimaran sitting unused in Western Australia (“Good Deal”, Bradley Perrett, DTI, April 2011). The ship was built by Austral, with a hull design similar to that of the US Navy’s Freedom-class Littoral combat ships (which areRead… Read more »
According to Defence Technology International, one solution to the Australian military’s lack of transport ships is a 102 meter trimaran sitting unused in Western Australia (“Good Deal”, Bradley Perrett, DTI, April 2011). The ship was built by Austral, with a hull design similar to that of the US Navy’s Freedom-class Littoral combat ships (which areRead… Read more »
Isabelle Moncion of the Chair in Legal Information of the University of Montreal, and Lexum, has posted Building Sustainable LIIs – or Free Access to Law as Seen Through the Eyes of a Newbie, on the VoxPopuLII Blog, published by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School. In this post, Ms. Moncion describesRead… Read more »
I went a couple of weeks ago to a fascinating discussion about the nature of service design, organised around a book published last year called This is Service Design Thinking. The two editors of the book were due to lead the session but were at the wrong ends of a skype three way video conferenceRead… Read more »
If you’ve ever belonged to an organization that relies on volunteers, you know one thing to be true: It’s always the same handful of folks who show up to pitch in and provide the energy to power your programs. So I’m wondering: does this phenomena ring true for web- and mobile-based citizen engagement activities? AfterRead… Read more »
Now that federal agencies are required to train their employees in plain language writing, per the Plain Writing Act of 2010, we’re offering a new distance learning course on Plain Language, Write Great Web Content: Plain Language in Action. This four-part pilot course is a great opportunity for you to help shape plain language trainingRead… Read more »
Over the past decade emergencies, disasters and catastrophic events have occurred with greater frequency. Meet Emergency and Disaster Management 3.0 and beyond! The DEMAND™ CARD System. Disaster Evacuation Mobile Access and Data Card – DEMAND™ CARD System In the United States: Every 4.7 seconds wildfires destroy an acre of forest Every 219 days a hurricaneRead… Read more »