Yearly Archives: 2012

An exciting era of supply and demand apps

I jotted these apps down (plus added a few others) from a recent article in Wired Magazine. The article discussed the rise of hyper-local intermediary apps that aim to capitalize on the surplus time of a service provider by matching them with someone looking for that service at that exact time. Keep in mind thatRead… Read more »

Gone Rogue — Why being a rebel is a good thing and should the gov. make the move to alternate fuels

On today’s program Are you a rebel in your workplace? Can you be? And what does that mean? We’ll hear from a former senior executive at the CIA — who professes being a rebel in the workplace. We’ll hear what that means… and how you can be a rebel. Click here for the full story.Read… Read more »

NextGen: Presentation design resources for the user experience

Thanks again to everyone who attended my session at NextGen, “Presentation design for the user experience”. As promised, I’ve to a list of resources for you to help sharpen your skills as a student of the discipline: The Presentation itself can be found here. Resources Visual and Narrative: “The Lost Art of the Great Speech“:Read… Read more »

How to be an Intrapraneur within Government

”Corporate Rebel: How to be an Intrapraneur within Government” Carmen Medina, Former CIA Director of Intelligence, author of series “Corporate Next Generation of Government Carmen Medina “The good thing abour beauracracy is they make so many rules, they forget them.” Carmen highlighted the history behind Intellipedia, and her current work at Deloitte. Carmen also createdRead… Read more »

The Nexus 7, the best in mobile gaming.

The Nexus 7 is poised to be the mobile gaming device of choice I’ve always liked gaming, especially on the road. From my first Game Boy, to Snake on a cellphone, to the PSP, a little gaming was always the way to pass the time while waiting. But with the release of the Nexus 7,Read… Read more »

Faster, Cheaper, Better Government – Part 2: Start with the Basics, 5 Ways to Be Faster

In Part 1 of this series, I discussed my experiences at the Cityworks conference in the context of the historical and continuous reductions in the number of public sector jobs. Despite these staggering job losses, I believe government leadership can transform this bad moment into a watershed for creating the “faster, cheaper, better government” model.Read… Read more »

Think Sustainability — Could alternate fuels save billions?

The American Clean Skies foundation is out with their new plan that aims to reduce the government’s consumption of oil – and the fiscal and environmental costs that come with it – by requiring federal agencies to apply to third-­‐party transportation providers the same kind of alternative fuel targets, efficiency standards and reporting practices thatRead… Read more »

DorobekINSIDER: 7 stories you need to know: GSA’s Steve Kempf takes medical leave

The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Monday the 30th of July, 2012 Congress is one step closer to reaching a funding deal that would avert government shutdown on September 30th. Politico reports that this six-month funding resolution would avert a messy budget fight right before elections in November. The expiration of Bush-era tax-cutsRead… Read more »

Creating Innovation in Government: 3 Lessons from Todd Park

”Creating Innovation in Government” Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Next generation of Government Summit Todd Park closed out the opening sessions of the Next Generation of Government Summit, reviewing his fascinating path to government. Todd Park mentioned that the most amazing experience in his career has been working for the federal government. Todd Park’sRead… Read more »