Category Archives: Governance

Job-Killing Processes

Posted on April 4, 2011 by jbordeaux

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 →

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In Pursuit of Coherence – Open Government and Thee

Posted on July 27, 2010 by jbordeaux

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 →

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Controlling the Invisible

Posted on June 26, 2010 by jbordeaux

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

Posted on January 4, 2010 by jbordeaux

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 →

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The United States' New CIO: Metrics that Matter

Posted on March 5, 2009 by jbordeaux

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 →

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Open Government – Issues

Posted on January 24, 2009 by jbordeaux

  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 →

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Can You Hear Me – Which Party values Triple Loop Learning?

Posted on November 10, 2008 by jbordeaux

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 →

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Will This Product Make the Portal More Functional?

Posted on August 16, 2008 by jbordeaux

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 →

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Principles

Posted on October 2, 2007 by jbordeaux

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 →

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