Archives
May 2013 M T W T F S S « Mar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Categories
Recommended Reading
Category Archives: Governance
Job-Killing Processes
I’ve been wrestling with a thought lately – if organizations are complex systems, and complex systems are continuously self-organizing, then why do we believe formal processes make these complex systems more efficient? Worse, when an organization is in need, why … Continue reading
Posted in Complexity, Decision Science, Governance, Strategy
4 Comments
In Pursuit of Coherence – Open Government and Thee
Perhaps the priority for Open Government is to aim for something beyond Openness. While the journalist may see utter value in openness (and I can talk about them right now, since they are busily crashing Wikileak servers); the citizen may … Continue reading
Posted in Governance
Leave a comment
Controlling the Invisible
Recently, I was engaged in a listserv conversation (remember those?) regarding the balance between standards-based enterprises and the need to engage creative talent who may bristle at standard processes. The conversation moved to the question of new processes and standards that … Continue reading
Posted in Complexity, Complexity and HR, Governance
1 Comment
Don’t Connect the Dots, Watch the Noise
Originally appeared in Inside Knowledge Magazine 10 Sep 2008, Vol 12, Issue 1. On 12 September, 2001, I received an e-mail from the CEO of my company (a federal contracting firm located just outside Washington DC). As F-16s continued their combat air … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, National Security
5 Comments
The United States' New CIO: Metrics that Matter
President Obama today announced the selection of Mr. Vivek Kundra to be the nation’s Chief Information Officer. Back in January of 2009, I had the honor of touring Vivek Kundra’s operation while he was the Chief Technology Officer for Washington, … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Strategy
1 Comment
Open Government – Issues
The Obama Adminstration is committed to an open and transparent government, leveraging current technology and principles of business and public sector collaboration that are revolutionizing the way we work and live. This generation is writing their own encyclopedia (Wikipedia.org), … Continue reading
Posted in Governance
Leave a comment
Can You Hear Me – Which Party values Triple Loop Learning?
The exploitation of social media by the Obama campaign has reverberations across generations. Two Republican Congressmen (Pence, Cantor) remarked on the phenomena on the Sunday following the 4 Nov election. Paraphrasing: We must use this media to reach out to … Continue reading
Posted in Election2008, Governance
Leave a comment
Will This Product Make the Portal More Functional?
With slight editing, this question was posed to me this morning. The product in question was an RSS service, of questionable value on many levels. For one, employees are not blocked from using their own RSS feeders, so those who … Continue reading
Posted in Governance
Leave a comment
Principles
I am getting comfortable with today’s mind-shift from developing a KM strategy to developing a strategy for incorporating and resourcing KM. I will still need principles in this process somewhere. So far, I have four. I drafted the following four … Continue reading
Posted in Governance
3 Comments