We’ve been super busy planning our next LAUNCH sustainability forum. The topic for our second forum is “sustaining human life.” LAUNCH is our incubator program that searches for visionaries, whose world-class ideas, technologies or programs show great promise for making tangible impacts on society. At each LAUNCH forum, ten innovators and 40 thought leaders comeRead… Read more »
This was originally posted on cpsrenewal.ca It struck me last week that innovating in the public sector is a lot like playing Poker. Good players will tell you that it’s not sheer luck, but rather a combination of skill, strategy and tactics. In this spirit, I’ve taken the liberty of recasting 10 of the mostRead… Read more »
Keepin’ on keepin’ on: David Eaves: Which App for Climate Change Do You Like Best? Ben Parr: How To – Visualize All Your Foursquare Check-Ins Government 2.0 Action Plan – Victoria Nathaniel Whittemore: Clinton’s Crew – The Exciting Entrepreneurs Revolutionizing Government DOT Open Gov team earns Leading Practices award Laura McGann: Data-visualization due turns downRead… Read more »
Success in life depends on 2 things . . . What you THINK you can do and the amount of EFFORT you’re willing to put forth to accomplish it. Everything you do is created twice; the first is in your thoughts. Before it can be created it MUST be dreamed. They are YOUR dreams soRead… Read more »
Hair isn’t usually exciting to me, but this is an exception. Elvis vs Uncle Jessie vs Charney. I want to build on Candace’s earlier hair-off poll between Uncle Jessie vs Charney. Let’s do a quick analysis of hairspiration, starting with the King. Ol’ Swivel Hips. The King. Elvis. Honestly, I wish I knew what inspiredRead… Read more »
My new post on Slaw is entitled What Do Citizen Lawmakers Need to Know? The post explores the information needs of nonlawyer citizens who are engaged in online lawmaking, in contexts such as eRulemaking, eConsultation respecting proposed legislation or regulations, or legislative or constitutional referenda. The post is an initial attempt at addressing the question:Read… Read more »
Catch a shooting star: Vanessa Fox: ‘Knowledge is a Mashup’ Andrew Turner: CrisisCommons and Congress Alex Williams: City of Denver Dives Into the World of Open-Source Natalie Binder: Rocking the State – Human Resources Dan Zarrella: How To – Get Tweetable Moments from Your Presentations Mark Paterson: APS 200 Public Sector Innovation Project Amanda Eamich:Read… Read more »
The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is a comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the evolving threat landscape, and addresses such topics as software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software. http://www.microsoft.com/security/about/sir/videos.aspx#2
Can I get an “Amen” that the economy is slightly askew? Are you spending time wondering what is going on? Here are some emerging patterns that might help. Daemon/Freedom™ is one story in two books about our economy if it was based on social rather than economic resources. It’s also a good shoot ’em up.Read… Read more »
Originally posted on LeFigaro.fr by Jean-Sebastian Stehli on August 12, 2010 A funny thing is occuring in the U.S., a silent revolution that no one has yet registered, but whose impact on American society will be felt for half a century to come. In the next four years, nearly 500,000 baby boomer employees will retire.Read… Read more »