We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. –Albert Einstein While this ubiquitous quote from one of the 20th Century’s greatest thinkers seems simple, it is amazing how often our country’s leaders seem to fall into this trap. Unlike a college football coach who after onlyRead… Read more »
Hello there! Today, I’m going to share the 6th step of how to prepare for the PMP Exam certification. PMP also stands for PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! And in this video: http://bit.ly/pmpstep06 we will learn how to take advantage of using free online sample exam questions and real practice tests to gauge our readiness in takingRead… Read more »
Kicking off day 2 of the Wolfram Data Summit is James Powell, CTO of Thomas Reuters. Thomson Reuters and Big Data James Powell CTO, Thomson Reuters Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world’s businesses and professionals. The massive changes in the scale, volatility, and latency requirements caused by big dataRead… Read more »
I just wanted to share some thoughts about trust in the public sector and rather than wax poetic I figured I’d just share this excerpt from the Scheming Virtuously presentation I delivered at the Next Generation of Government Summit in Washington DC (I’ve also transcribed the excerpt below) “You don’t have physical control over theRead… Read more »
Day 28 Utility in our Right of Way with No Permit Today I spent a little more time looking into the utility that was placed in our right of way with no permit. We went out into the field to measure how far off the road the concrete handholes were poured. For most of theRead… Read more »
Here’s the full text of President Obama’s joint address to Congress calling for passage of a new jobs bill: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 8, 2011 Remarks of President Barack Obama in an Address to a Joint Session of Congress Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and fellow Americans:Read… Read more »
After writing yesterday’s post on the economics of opendata and transit I’ve really been reflecting on a research question that emerged in the piece: Does having transit data embedded in Google Maps increase ridership? My hypothesis is that it would… but I did some googling on the topic and couldn’t find anything written on theRead… Read more »
Up next at the Wolfram Data Summit is Ian O’Brien, Branch Chief of the US Census Bureau. Here is the brief overview of his presentation, followed by my overview of the presentation: Statistical Abstract of the United States: The Value of Data Ian O’Brien Branch Chief, U.S. Census Bureau The presentation discusses the value ofRead… Read more »
Today we’re pleased to announce the selection the City of Chicago as one of 2012 city partners. We’re especially excited because next year we’ll be working with Chicago to deploy Open311, which will help the city become more efficient, open and responsive. “The City of Chicago is breaking ground every day, increasing efficiency and deliveringRead… Read more »
When the summer started off, we broke into teams of two or three and worked on to build out developer tools for our chosen datasets, though soon enough we were constantly conferring and getting advice from each other. (We literally all worked side by side at what quickly became the “Interns’ Table”.) I choose withRead… Read more »