This post was originally published at CPSRenewal.ca. A year ago, I wrote a post about how and why good ideas face resistance (see: Renewal and Resistance). Today we still can’t swing a good idea without hitting a Clay Layer*, and I thought that it was about time to revisit it. The Clay Layer is thisRead… Read more »
Last week we launched our series asking what you would do if you were in charge of RFP-EZ. You can listen to Part 1 here. The post includes insights from RFP-EZ fellow Clay Johnson, former OFPP Administrator Allan Burman and former senior procurement official David Drabkin. Just a quick reminder: Project RFP-EZ is one ofRead… Read more »
Clay Johnson of Sunlight Labs: 47 Open Source Projects….10k, 5k, 2,500 prizes. Local spending – Uses HTML 5 to pick budget for area. Does it for local recovery as well. FBI Fugitive Concentration – Memory card game Flyontime.us – probability of how likely your flight will be delayed Data.gov timeline – plot of the timelineRead… Read more »
Telling story about LA Times, Apps for Democracy, and Fines…. LA Times had no space to adapt. Apps for Democracy. Understood motive of hackers. Encourage and support motives. Didn’t take credit until after apps were done. Contract to users has to be complete but not too complete. Users are motivated to do things you willRead… Read more »