I’ve stated before that the Open Yale Game Theory course is a must watch for anyone interested in thinking more strategically about their work, more specifically I think it can help people working in change management or otherwise trying to incite people to action. Key Concepts: backwards induction, best response and Nash equilibrium One ofRead… Read more »
The purpose of our Canada Cloud Network, the market need it is setting out to address, is that Canada is suffering from an “Innovation Crisis”. Scoring a ‘D for Innovation‘, ranking 14th out of 17 countries on an innovation scale, the country is slipping downwards on a number of measurement frameworks like this, such asRead… Read more »
GETTING THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE OFF THE BOOKS. The Hill. “The [FCC] stopped enforcing the rule in 1987 after concluding it was unconstitutional, but in recent years some Democrats have suggested reviving the policy in response to the increasingly partisan nature of cable news.” EARMARKS AND 2012. The Post. “Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has used op-edRead… Read more »
I had a really productive day yesterday in my role as a project manager and senior systems engineer for my two teams. And yet, I only moved one item forward between both team kanban boards. How Can That Be? There are other days where I knock out 4-5 items I had planned. Schedule updates, documentation,Read… Read more »
I’ve already shared information with you about LexisNexis at SLA and the outstanding programming coming up in Philly from the Division of Government Information in this post: SLA DGI PROGRAMMING AT SLA 2011. I’ll be at SLA and if you are attending, I hope to see you there. I’ll be blogging the conference and liveRead… Read more »
Went up to my Code for America city (Seattle) this weekend to participate in Random Hacks of Kindness, or #RHOK3. Random Hacks of Kindness is a movement of software developers, hackers, and humanitarian workers who get together for intensive weekends building tools to support emergency relief efforts. In Seattle, we had about 80 people activelyRead… Read more »
We all know that GEICO is devoted to public servants, but you may not know that GEICO has a commitment to giving back to those who serve our country. GEICO has established a brand new scholarship program at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) for the spouses and children of federal government employees andRead… Read more »
Majority of my experience in the publishing industry since 1990 has been in the commercial publishing arena — large publishers as Simon & Schuster-Prentice Hall, to mid-size Government/Political Science college text and reference publisher —CQ Press to the small, specialized publisher with a growing illustrated children’s books imprint — American Psychological Association and since 2005Read… Read more »
“Folks, I have some good news and I have some bad news” the pilot announced. “We have landed in Atlanta way early, but there is a plane at our gate and it will be about 20 minutes before they move.” Throughout the plane you could hear the moans and comments about the airline’s inability toRead… Read more »
Some people tend to have a negative view of the “who you know/knows you” reality of the world. But it’s not about doing ‘favors’ for your buddies…it’s about using all the information you can get your hands on when hiring. Shopping For example, imagine you are shopping for a new kitchen appliance and trying toRead… Read more »