Last night friends and colleagues gathered at the Hilton during the SharePoint 2011 conference in Anaheim for 2nd SharePoint Salon. During the event several topics were brought to the table to discuss. It was, as the last Salon, exhilarating to engage in exchanges of ideas and opinions. Many of the participants were just as passionateRead… Read more »
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We’re Already Cyborgs
I noticed the phenomenon XKCD describes above in a recent trip outside the states to Uzbekistan, via Munich. When I touched down in Germany, to my surprise the airport didn’t have wifi and data roaming was $20 a megabyte. With prices more fitting of truffles than data and no internet outlets like I had seenRead… Read more »
Insite: Evidence, compassion and effectiveness overcome fear and reactiveness
I’m so deeply pleased to hear that the Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to allow Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection site, to stay open. While on one level the case was about a battle of powers between the provincial and federal government – does health policy trump criminal law – at a deeper levelRead… Read more »
Enterprise Taxonomy: Wicked Problems
One of the interesting this about taxonomy work is that it exposes value systems and mental models of the participants. Take for instance a simple organizational design and development project. Various terms are thrown around in a casual manner and have different meanings depending upon your background. The term Business Function has been used toRead… Read more »
Enterprise Taxonomy: Wicked Problems
One of the interesting this about taxonomy work is that it exposes value systems and mental models of the participants. Take for instance a simple organizational design and development project. Various terms are thrown around in a casual manner and have different meanings depending upon your background. The term Business Function has been used toRead… Read more »
8 accounts you should be following on Twitter – For public sector employees!
A little while back, I published a piece on GovLoop titled Who not to follow on Twitter! – A guide for public sector employees. It proved to be surprisingly popular. So I thought that since I told you who not to follow, the least I could do was propose a few accounts that might beRead… Read more »
Remember the 25-Point Plan? Give It A Try!
Vivek Kundra may have departed as federal CIO, but the 25-point IT reform plan lives on. Of the 25 points, agile, incremental systems development stands as perhaps the most important, if least original, prescription in the document. Since federal agencies have a long history of “grand designs” – overly ambitious systems plans with vague requirementsRead… Read more »
Markets, Market Planning, Marketing, Business Development and Sales
I’m in the process of considering going out on my own again, after almost two years with a small “boutique” firm. The exercise in trying to help them grow had its pluses and minuses. One of the insights I already knew, but this experience provided a more current data point: Without an ongoing effort everyRead… Read more »
Markets, Market Planning, Marketing, Business Development and Sales
I’m in the process of considering going out on my own again, after almost two years with a small “boutique” firm. The exercise in trying to help them grow had its pluses and minuses. One of the insights I already knew, but this experience provided a more current data point: Without an ongoing effort everyRead… Read more »
District 5 Celebrates their Mortgage Burning and Building Rededication
AFGE’s District 5 building has officially been named after National Vice President Emeritus Kenneth Blaylock. On August 27, AFGE District 5 made history as they celebrated their “Mortgage Burning” and Building Rededication Ceremony. The building is now officially named after National Vice President Emeritus Kenneth Blaylock, who also served as the keynote speaker for theRead… Read more »