Gov 2.0 L.A. 2011 is upon us shortly. As the founder I could not be more excited about what is about to happen. Gov 2.0 LA started last year as a way to bring people who are not usually together in the same room to be able to openly discuss both Government 2.0 and theRead… Read more »
The i3G institute, locating in the city of Florianópolis – Brazil, which conducts research in e-Government, Artificial Intelligence and Ontology areas, has just approved a public international project, called “The Citizen and the e-Gov in Americas”, organized by the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC) and Inter-american Universitary Organization, both on Canada, with the collaborationRead… Read more »
Lawyer’s aren’t generally known to be the most technologically forwarding looking group – but here in Canada they have done one thing really, really well. Making radically efficient the transaction costs around sharing critical information regarding their industry. CanLI – the non-profit managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada has the goal “toRead… Read more »
Thinking about remote or virtual programming? Ruth Wolfish, Julie Cavender, and Karly Szczepkowski shared tips and insights on remote and virtual presence during the 2011 SLA Leadership Summit session: Building Community – Remote and Virtual Programming. Programming Tips from Ruth Wolfish, SLA Past Chapter Cabinet Chair Pre-program: Keep the program information to the point andRead… Read more »
Last week, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez invited the public to submit ideas on how to cut waste and reduce the size of government. Gov. Martinez’s office set up a dedicated email account, [email protected], for residents to make budget suggestions. In what the governor hopes will be a call to action, [email protected] will allow NewRead… Read more »
by Jay Allen (ADL). Jay serves as the Instructional Design Team Lead for the ADL Initiative. Jay retired from the U.S. Coast Guard after flying helicopters for over 16 years and serving as the Coast Guard’s ADL Program Manager. He joined the ADL Initiative after three years as the Department of Homeland Security’s Enterprise LearningRead… Read more »
Today we’d like to share with you a nice video produced by Planet 100. It features their picks for the top 5 green inventions. We particularly liked the portable device charger that came in at #4. Share this article! Original post
Working with all types of leadersfor the past 20 years, I find that certain leadership lessons are timeless. How to effectively present oneself as a leader is a question I am asked repeatedly. As time marches on, some of the nuisances may shift and the fundamentals of looking professional remain the same. No one canRead… Read more »
Recently, good friend and social marketing thought leader Craig LeFebvre wrote a post on the 10 “What Ifs” for Social Marketing. In the post he discusses his review of the revised version of Nedra Weinreich’s Hands-On Social Marketing book and what he got out of it. After marinating on the book’s content and lamenting theRead… Read more »
I’m happy with passing…as is everyone else. That’s because this class is ridiculously hard and its pass/fail. There is no honors program for CON 90, only those that pass and fail at the 80% line. That’s good because it makes us work hard. Hard standards bring good work. That’s the case here. Oh and I’veRead… Read more »