By RyanKamauff via GigaOM Here are the top tech news and stories of the day. New York City replaces 250 public pay phones with iPad-like screens – after the effects of Superstorm Sandy, regular phone booths were suddenly hubs for communication. NYC will be installing smart screens that will “provide city information, emergency broadcasts andRead… Read more »
Are strange forces at work driving change in your organization? Why do I need to transform the organization? Wouldn’t a little tweak here or change there be good enough? I like to use the term organizational transformation because I think it more clearly portrays the shift in thinking and execution required to effect real changeRead… Read more »
President Obama said in his first post-election press conference that he was going to ask Governor Romney’s advice on government reform. There has been a lot of advice developed in recent months! Here are some potential resources for them to draw upon. If President Obama meets with Governor Romney to discuss ways to reform theRead… Read more »
Social learning is a really interesting concept. It’s basically the idea that we can often learn better from each other rather than from an expert or teacher. There’s an obvious usage for the internet and the kind of social tools I write about here in social learning, and an additional argument in favour of makingRead… Read more »
By BobGourley FutureCast is a series of technical discussions between ASG CTO, Mark Teter, and Russ Kennedy, VP of Product Management at Cleversafe. The discussions are posted online at YouTube so you can watch on your schedule. The first of the series is embedded below. It dives into the explosive growth of data and howRead… Read more »
Warren C. Hoy was recently named plant manager of a DuPont plant near Buffalo, NY. A DuPont employee for 31 years, Hoy has some great thoughts about leadership that were reported in a Buffalo News article. Through his 31 years of experience Hoy has learned the following about leadership: – As a leader you don’tRead… Read more »
This is a repost from GovDelivery’s Reach the Public blog, originally posted 11/14/12. Yesterday, ReadWriteWeb posted an article detailing why Dallas Mavericks owner and tech billionaire, Mark Cuban, is taking his social media engagement elsewhere, effectively abandoning Facebook as the Dallas Mavericks’ primary social media tool for connecting with fans. Why? The short version: “He’sRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff I recently (finally) received the Google Chromebook in the mail. After over 2 weeks of intense waiting, it is here, and has absolutely matched all of my expectations. The device is thin and light and amazing looking. It is quite and never gets hot, even after extended use. The battery life has easilyRead… Read more »
Boomerang Kids are adult children who move back into the family home, usually a sign of a weak economy. I loved Terry Bradshaw parading around nekkid in the Fish Room in Failure to Launch. So here’s a new term, Boomerang Management, for when a former management team comes back and takes over because the currentRead… Read more »
It’s time to say thanks to the dedicated public servants that helped our Fellows navigate City Hall and champion our mission. And to the Cities that opened their doors, their minds, and their databases to the 2012 Fellows. I heard once that firefighters have a master key — one which lets them access any buildingRead… Read more »