August 2006
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August 2, 2006
Is Innovation Over?: In today’s fast-paced and competitive world, some might argue that the term "innovation" has become overused or cliché. A firm believer in the value of constant change and improvement, I enjoyed...
August 4, 2006
How Does the Government Think About Value?: This month’s edition of Goverment Leader features an intriguing article about a new research center sponsored by Accenture called the "Institute for Public Service Value". At a minimum, they aim...
August 9, 2006
Brazilian Government Acts as a Change Agent: Sometimes, citizens become government change agents; leaders who innovate to improve their government, and thus their fellow citizens. At other times, the government itself acts as the change...
August 11, 2006
Dr. Dennis Harper and GenYes: I recently had the pleasure of an exchange with Dr. Dennis Harper, founder and CEO of Generation YES (Youth and Educators Succeeding) - A Proven Model for School-wide Technology Integration...
August 16, 2006
Anti-Poverty Education Programs - Change Agents Using Incentives: A while back, we wrote about a powerful and innovative education program in New York led by Geoffrey Canada. Surveying the landscape, this article caught my attention...
August 22, 2006
A Note to Our Readers and a Briefing at Brookings Institute: About a week ago, I spoke at an event called Executive Leadership in a Changing Environment offered by the well known Brookings Institute. I had about 3 hours to engage...
August 24, 2006
The First President to Enter the Blogsphere is the Head of What Country? Iran?: Whether funding the Hezbollah in their battle against Israel, or pushing nuclear technology in defiance of the UN, Iran is a premiere topic of current discussion. Everyone...
August 29, 2006
A One Site Stop for Government Innovation: One of the coolest things about the internet today is the ease of finding a forum, discussion portal, or weblog on almost any conceivable topic. Innovation in the government is no exception. Google ‘government innovation’...
August 31, 2006
Change Agents ‘Speaking Truth to Power’: The Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis and Hurricane Katrina: Change Agents' roles within the government often require them to confront fear. One common fear comes in the form of public speaking, particularly amidst figures of authority. A widely known and often repeated phrase is 'speak truth to power.'...