Category Archives: culture

The networked public servant

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Dave

** Update – if you want to know how to network well, Mary has a great guide ** One of the most popular books about the social media powered digital revolution is Groundswell, by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. Published … Continue reading →

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Instruments of torture

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Dave

Nicely put by Gerry McGovern: Over the years I have been struck by how awfully designed internal systems are. Most internal tools I come across are more like instruments of torture than the drivers of efficiency they are supposed to … Continue reading →

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Opportunities for serendipity

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Dave

Excellent stuff from Andrew McAfee: I think serendipity is part of what underlies Metcalfe’s Law and a big part of the explanation for Eric Raymond’s insight that ‘given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.’ Knowledge workers and their organizations should be doing … Continue reading →

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More on recruitment and talent management

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Dave

Following up on my earlier post on good things to look for in people when you are hiring - Recruit the internet-savvy – I picked up on some useful notes whilst at TechCrunch‘s GeeknRolla on recruiting into startups, which I think … Continue reading →

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Recruit the internet-savvy

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Dave

The Telegraph had an interesting article this week: MI5 dumps spies who can’t use Facebook and Twitter: Patrick Mercer, chairman of the Parliamentary subcommittee on counter-terrorism, told the Daily Mail: “As terrorism changes, counter-terrorism officers have to adapt to keep … Continue reading →

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