Amid recent scandals regarding inappropriate agency conference spending, this morning’s Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) Kickoff was striking. With neither mimes and commemorative coins – nor coffee and refreshments – the event was marked in its simplicity and clarity of purpose. The almost 600 campaign coordinators and volunteers, from across allRead… Read more »
This articles was originally posted by Dan Chenok on the Center for the Business of Government Blog. In the last several years, the focus on innovation as a core driver to government performance and transformation has increased significantly. The role of Chief Technology Officers, and new positions of Chief Innovation Officers and new Innovation officesRead… Read more »
Hi friends – am super excited about a number of upcoming events I’ve been asked to participate in this fall. All this means I’ll be in Charlotte, Boston and Washington DC in case friends are around. Democratic National Convention Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 6th, the National Democratic Institute has invited me to speak at the InternationalRead… Read more »
Upstart, a crowdfunding platform for student new businesses, is just in its beta stages of testing with a few select pilot schools, including Arizona State University, Dartmouth College, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Michigan and University of Washington, but already it’s receiving a lot of attention. Why do you think that is? Well,Read… Read more »
Years ago as a young college student, I attended a conference held by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). The keynote speaker was a prominent Latina literary author. She overcome a lot of hurdles to get to where she was, and one piece of advice she gave always stuck with me. She saidRead… Read more »
Air Force Two is wheels down in Charlotte instagr.am/p/PKmoy6hktF/— Carrie Dann (@CarrieNBCNews) September 04, 2012 The hardest-to-find button at #DNC2012. Should we run a contest and give it away? yfrog.com/obcrfnttj— (@DNC2012clt) September 05, 2012 The #dnc2012 has begun! @dwstweets gavels open the convention — watch live at demconvention.com instagr.am/p/PKve08FAee/— (@DemConvention) September 04, 2012 Before BarackRead… Read more »
Here are the top new stories of the day. The follow up to Angry Birds (Bad Piggies) – is on its way out soon. Rovio will launch the game September 27th (probably to great acclaim). I would expect that a huge number of people will purchase this game. Via Engadget, more here. An analysis ofRead… Read more »
The highly empowered mobile user is a disruptive trend most enterprises have yet to come to grips with. This is causing huge changes in enterprises. Friends at Wikibon, the awesome open research and collaboration site, have produced an infographic that helps capture some key dimensions of this trend. It is embedded below: Via: Wikibon InfographicsRead… Read more »
Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web The Information Needs of the Indoctrinated Audience In any web project, the glamour audience that gets all the attention is the new audience – the previously unknown visitors that know little about you, and need to learn from scratch. We spend so much time on theseRead… Read more »
Since 1995, Gartner has been tracking the development and adoption of new technologies by plotting them on their Hype Cycle, updated yearly. Last month, they released their 2012 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, plotting the progress of some of the hottest disruptive technologies and trends. The idea behind the Hype Cycle is that most newRead… Read more »