Articles and stuff

This page is a collection of things I have written or been quoted in.

Reflections on Information, People and Society:
Discovering collective intelligence and a Framework for the Virtual Government Network (.pdf)

This is my final reflection paper for the course MGMT5001: Information, People and Society form the Centre for Advanced Management Education at Dalhousie University.  Part of the Masters in Information Management I am pursuing. In it I propose a framework for multi-jurisdictional collaboration.

Health Knowledge Management:Embrace the complexity – The paper (.pdf)

This is a paper  I wrote for the Masters of Information Technology program at DAL.  The first big one I have attempted in a while. Not really complete in my mind but maybe a start towards something better. Your comments are welcome. I recently completed my first intensive session and was impressed with the DAL approach as well as the caliber of the staff and students. Bertrum MacDonald, the professor is hoping to do some research on the science – policy integration issue.

Health Knowledge Management:Embrace the complexity – The Presentation (.pptx)

This is the presentation to accompany the paper of the same name.

CGE Oct 2010 Article – Mission Critical IT (.pdf)

Rust out is becoming a critical issue for public sector decision-makers. One place where the pressure to renew infrastructure is particularly acute is in the CIO’s office.  More

GCPEDIA – Collaborative Government (pdf)

This is a pretty good overview of the GCPEDIA project, it was written by myself and a dozen or so contributors on a wiki.

Feds rush to social media to engage public, but lock out their own staff (.pdf)

By: Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press

Posted: 30/10/2010

OTTAWA – For bureaucrats used to filling out forms in triplicate and waiting days for approval to open their mouths, freedom in the form of 140 characters was a novelty.

But then the Clerk of the Privy Council started tweeting.

Since Wayne Wouters began using the social messaging site, his online presence has been taken as a call to thumbs by the public service.   More

Marketing Communications for Coherency Management (.pdf)

To mature, an organization must change and this article provides a concise over-
view of some marketing & communications concepts for promoting change. It concludes with a real life example that features the ducks.  This document originally appeared as a chapter in Architecting the Enterprise for  Alignment, Agility and Assurance
Edited by: Gary Doucet, John Gøtze, Pallab Saha, and Scott Bernard

Thom Kearney on SlideShare

A variety of presentations on GCPEDIA, collaboration and who knows what else.