At the most recent Tech@State, I moderated a panel on Organizational Collaboration. Befitting a State Department event, the panel was composed of members from three continents. Jutta von Dinklage spoke about her experiences implementing a wiki for Cancer Council Australia. Lane Rasberry asserted that any American government agency charged with disseminating information to the publicRead… Read more »
We reached 2,700 items in the NCDD Resource Center yesterday, so it’s a good time to toot our own horn a little — and remind you of what we have to offer at www.ncdd.org/rc. For 10 years now, the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) has been cataloguing and categorizing resources to help youRead… Read more »
My son is nearing two and half years old. Just in the past couple days, he’s started asking the question that seems to be the serial signature of kids his age: “Why?” It reminded me of a principle I learned in my project management training: the importance of asking “why?” five times to determine theRead… Read more »
ClearanceJobs recently asked recruiters to send in their top tips for cleared job seekers. From resumes and interviews to career networking, here was their best advice: 1. Mind your resumeYou need a flawless resume. It’s hard to believe in this day and age of technology that I still see resumes with misspellings, formatting issues, andRead… Read more »
Zig , Harvey, and Dale contributed significantly to my professional development. How? By telling stories to show the benefit of doing something a certain way. Ziglar would talk about ‘the Redhead’ and ‘Yazoo’, Mississippi while weaving his lessons about listening and giving value. Mackay would wrap his storytelling around applying the laws of human natureRead… Read more »
As the Samsung-Apple war heats up, hopefully we will continue to get some of these tidbits! While most of the patent disputes are ugly things, sometimes you get some really cool information out of them. One such piece of infomation is that Samsung is preparing an 11.8″ tablet, with an extremely high resolution display; 2560×1600.Read… Read more »
In order to succeed in emerging markets, Apple has to change the way they do business If you look over at TechCrunch today, they have an interesting article on how the largest carrier in Russia is fighting with Apple to get a reasonably priced iPhone for their market. Current smartphone penetration in Russia is onlyRead… Read more »
It might not seem like the perfect time to ask federal agencies to take on a new challenge. We know you’ll disagree since this new challenge will decrease costs and advance goals that transcend agency borders. Americans expect government to “lead by example” to stave off climate change, reduce pollution, stimulate green domestic jobs, improveRead… Read more »
Back in early 2011, I created a collaborative Google Spreadsheet (available at www.mobilegovernment.ca) to compile a list of Canadian government organizations (federal, provincial , municipal +crown/agency) that have created mobile websites and/or mobile apps. As a supplement to that spreadsheet I also created a visual presentation with screenshots of each entry, which I try toRead… Read more »
According to a July 26 report (.pdf) by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), numerous deficiencies with the position Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) exist, a rule resulting from the 2003 Services Acquisition Reform Act (Pub. L. No. 108-136). The 2003 law required 16 agencies to appoint CAOs to help assure management and oversight of acquisition activitiesRead… Read more »