LocalGovCamp is coming back to Birmingham on the 18th June! 200 of the most innovative and creative people in the local government sector will be coming together on a Saturday to talk about making things better – sometimes with technology, sometimes not. LocalGovCamp is an unconference – basically a conference that’s fun. There’s no agendaRead… Read more »
Montana, North Dakota and Colorado are all moving forward on health care exchanges in their states but not with out a struggle. In Montana, Republicans in the state legislature oppose the implementation of the exchange through federal money leading the state insurance commissioner to apply for authority to move forward on her own. In NorthRead… Read more »
My strong recommendation for this evening’s entertainment is to watch a documentary about nuclear waste in Finland – it’s on More 4 at 10pm and will be available on the Channel 4 website for a while after that (and north American readers can find dates of cinema showings here). It’s much more interesting than itRead… Read more »
Greetings from the new Science Library at the Unviersity of Western Australia. The library has a relatively conservative interior design, blending a traditional library with that of a new learning commons. The colour pallet is muted, with blond wood panelling matching the cream coloured concrete, which reflects the tones of limestone blocks of the campus’sRead… Read more »
My oldest son and I attended a ceremony for newly licensed drivers at the County courthouse the other day. Like any other parent-son activity, I seized the opportunity to use it as a teachable moment – this time on dressing for success. When I was growing up, business suits were reserved for special occasions. MyRead… Read more »
I’ve been trying out all kinds of technology. The Droid Incredible, the motorola Xoom, iPad, chrome os laptop cr-48 and comparing those to the experience I have on a traditional legacy desktop. So what’s my conclusion? It’s really freakin hard to go mobile. In a way you could say that it’s not the technology orRead… Read more »
I am a major proponent of using social media in learning, education and training. I dedicate a good deal of professional and personal energy explaining how organizations improve knowledge flows, how social media becomes a means for collective intelligence and how individuals and groups can improve performance, collaborate and innovate as knowledge and speed increase.Read… Read more »
Marriage is give and take- don’t let a wedding scam take you by surprise. From bogus bridal shows to fake dress labels and no-show vendors, scam artists are out to cash in on the big day. Original post
Let’s start off with this — I have been blessed to work with wonderful small businesses. That being said, small business contracts can be among the toughest contracts. I think this is due to four areas. 1) New, inexperienced contract specialists are often assigned small business contracts. I hear this on both the civilian andRead… Read more »
This week’s question comes from a former federal employee who wants to know why so many non-performing federal employees are allowed to keep their jobs. Please continue sharing your questions, ideas and suggestions by commenting below or sending an email to [email protected]. While I was surprised to hear about President Obama’s recent comment that someRead… Read more »