IBM The Center for Business in Government has just published my first research report on “Using Wikis in Government: A Guide for Public Managers” in their Using Technology section. You can download a pdf version of the report here. Here is a short description of the report from the IBM website: Public leaders face theRead… Read more »
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Five to Follow on Twitter
Need some suggestions about who to follow on Twitter? Here is a list of five you might consider: library_connectTwitter Bio: Partnering with Info Pros. http://www.elsevier.com/librarians INFOdocketTwitter Bio: Shirl Kennedy and Gary Price are now blogging at: http://fulltextreports.com & http://INFOdocket.com USMCLibrary Twitter Bio: Official Twitter account of the USMC Research Library, Quantico, VA. The appearance ofRead… Read more »
GSA’s Laura Godfrey, Manager of GobiernoUSA.gov, to Speak at June 9th Reaching Latinos Online Event
We are excited to have Laura Godfrey, Manager of GobiernoUSA.gov, joining us at out next Reaching Latinos Online event on June 9th at 6pm. Laura will discuss GobiernoUSA’s efforts to make the site more mobile-friendly. Among the issues she will address are: How Hispanics are using the mobile Internet Which segments of the Hispanic populationRead… Read more »
CEIL Video of the Week: 1366 Technologies One Year Later
1366 Technologies is working to reduce the cost of solar technology. In this video the DOE follows up with researchers to see how things are doing one year after they received $4 million from ARPA-E, through the Recovery Act. Original post
Complexity Leadership Theory: Can it help 21st Century Decision-Makers?
This is a presentation that I gave on 5/19/2011 to a group of Ph D. students at Walden University. It is on-going research leading up to my dissertation in 2012. It was a 20-25 min. presentation and a 5-10 min. Q & A session. I have included the audio from the presentation here as well.Read… Read more »
Illinois courts startups with innovation network
Illinois is working to build up its startup economy with the launch of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN). The network is supported by by the Governor’s Illinois Innovation Council, a public-private partnership launched in February to accelerate innovative economic development and job creation efforts in the state’s startup sector. The network will also be connectedRead… Read more »
Defining a Model of Open Innovation: MPA Capstone
This week was the first week of my MPA Capstone Project. I am in a group of six working on a project called Defining an Open Innovation Model for Government. The first week went well, it’s a really exciting project to be working on and I am excited to see the final product the groupRead… Read more »
Bridging the Communication & Health Divide: BodiMojo
This week at Games for Health, I had the pleasure of meeting Tara Cousineau, PhD, founder and CEO of BodiMojo, Inc. Tara is a clinical psychologist and eHealth innovator. Bodimojo.com, the flagship product, is a health engagement platform for teens leveraging web and mobile technologies. When I learned about this online health community, I thoughtRead… Read more »
Government can’t solve budget battles? Let citizens do it.
This article on participatory budgeting (PB) by Daniel Altschuler and Josh Lerner appeared in the Christian Science Monitor site on April 5, 2011. Intro text for the article: “In recent weeks, Americans have watched budget battles tear apart Congress and state governments. This may be just the beginning.” See the original article with all liveRead… Read more »
FYI only The Weekly Spark – Week of May 20, 2011 Following are the titles and links of items posted online in The Weekly SPARK, May 20, 2011, published and e-distributed FYI by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. The complete text of this abbreviated FYI posting is available at the SPRC website at http://www.sprc.org/news/index.asp ~~~~Read… Read more »