Today is Bike or Walk to Work Day. Here in D.C., the weather is beautiful and we’ve got a bike-sharing service, Capital Bike Share, that makes it easy to participate. Thanks to a recent membership deal on Living Social, I can’t walk down the street without seeing people riding by on the shared bikes. SomeRead… Read more »
I’m starting to think about cities more and more in terms of user experience. It works pretty well as a metaphor – maybe so well that you don’t even need to call it a metaphor at all. When you’re navigating the city, you want certain things to happen, you want a nice experience, just asRead… Read more »
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Minority Report,” you can probably relate to the queasiness I feel every time I watch the part where Tom Cruise’s character has a black-market operation to replace his eyes. Yup, you read that right. He pays a guy to swap his eyeballs out with someone else’s. Why? Because inRead… Read more »
I had the pleasure of attending yesterday’s AFFIRM luncheon which featured a panel of incredible government rockstars from GSA. The discussion took a look at GSA’s integrated technology services and what the future looks like. Government Rockstar, Marie Davie, GSA’s Assistant Commissioner for Integrated Technology Services and Federal Acquisition Services led a panel which consistedRead… Read more »
This week’s version isn’t the shortest ever, that’s for sure. Feel free to add more links in the comments section! “New York Releases ‘Road Map for the Digital City’” (HT Alex Howard’s Tweet on Twitter) Also see: “With a new road map, New York City aims to be the nation’s premier digital city” Report: “UsingRead… Read more »
Originally published on GovWin As reported in many news sites today, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released a new document that highlights the potential concern of a zombie invasion occurring in the future. A zombie specifically known as a Jockey. Courtesy of Valve If such an event does occur (and it will), theRead… Read more »
This is a video I have promised to do for some time. It is in response to those who won’t even consider social technologies with their organizations – now or in the future. I have heard about all of the excuses – and for the most part I don’t buy any of them. They rangeRead… Read more »
A post by Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net’s HR Strategist. Once it seemed so far away and so full of tough choices that it was easy to postpone decisions. But here your BRAC changes still are and the deadlines approach. What now? Step 1. What are you actually facing? Great job, moving to a distant location –Read… Read more »
We all know this type of internal communication: the 6 paragraph email from a fellow coworker that provides a plethora of minute details and repetition of ideas. These inbox delights in all of their meticulous glory, may be hurting us rather than helping. We’ve been taught to provide people with as much information as possibleRead… Read more »
Okay, that was a lie, I’m really not. But I certainly seem to be surrounded by quite a few of them! And disgruntledness (I made up that word) isn’t relegated to the more seasoned employees. It is remarkable how quickly new employees can be indoctrinated into a subculture of doom and gloom. Stop it! AsRead… Read more »