A case study in promising talent
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Last week, Queen’s University held the Third Annual National Public Administration Case Study Competition. I was asked to be one...
Solving the world’s problems differently
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Some of the world’s leading thinkers on globalization are pointing to a fundamental change emerging regarding how global problems can...
Information is changing and government must adapt
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In Smarter Information, Smarter Consumers, www.hbr.org, Richard H. Thaler and Will Tucker claim that the availability of information is changing...
Who will stand up for innovation?
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With innovation, the question is not just how, but who? Who in the public sector is able to stand up...
Uncertain politics of the virtual wallet
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The now, seemingly distant 2012 holiday season proved to be fertile ground for advocates of a cashless society and new...
How can we start asking the right questions?
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The February 5th Public Sector Quality Fair suggests that different ways of thinking are needed to innovate, but how can...
Using right tools wrongly
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Good procurement takes good people using the right tools at the right time in the right way. Procurement people are...
If you can’t fight it: Three steps toward mobility
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You’re a government security IT professional and you've taken the steps to get your network secure. You feel relatively confident,...
Transformation lessons worth heeding
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The U.K. government public sector reforms, as outlined in the 2011 Open Public Services White Paper, are very similar to...