The rapid rise of intelligent cities
While not all cities are created equal, great competition should bring out the best in them. More than ever cities...
Australia turns right
As a political federation with a sparse population spread unevenly across a massive swath of land, Australia is often a...
The Importance of Open
Over the years I have had the chance to reflect upon lessons from quite a few successful and unsuccessful projects. ...
Weekly Roundup – November 8th
We’ve had a lot of interesting articles this week. Did you miss any of them? Don’t worry – we’ve got...
The two-step of the political outsider
When is it that a politician becomes part of the governing elite and can no longer credibly position himself as...
The Case for Modern Government
In an October 16, 2013 article (“Service Ontario’s web failing to attract users”), the Toronto Star reported that even John...
The challenge for Blueprint 2020
Over the past months, a number of teams within the federal government have been diligently working on fashioning a new...
A Long Way Gone*
Stephen Harper’s bullish foray into Commonwealth politics is a late entry in this long-running saga. His boycotting of mid-November’s Commonwealth...
Weekly Roundup – November 1st
Hello, all! We have a list of everything we’ve been talking about this week, just in case you missed something:...
Creating innovative approaches to teaching evaluation
What are Canadian universities doing to maintain their relevance and innovative edge in the teaching of program evaluation? Our response...