Universidad de Chile – Centro de Sistemas Públicos

I will be delivering a presentation at the Centro de Sistemas Públicos, Universidad de Chile on October 3, 2014. My talk will be part of the day long event, INNOVACIÓN PÚBLICA: MUCHO RUIDO ¿Y LAS NUECES?, organized by the Industrial Engineering department and CEPAL. My remarks will focus on how should we go about building a capacity for intrapreneurship in […]

USAID – Frontiers in Development

I will be speaking at USAID’s Frontiers in Development Conference. My presentation will take place  in a new session sponsored by the U.S. Global Development Lab, the Innovation Marketplace. The event engages a broad audience with a focus on “the idea that science, technology, innovation and partnership can accelerate development impact and end extreme poverty by […]

When Citizens Bypass Government

I contributed an article to the VOICES section of Governing. The article highlights how citizens are bypassing local governments to solve problems within their communities. Local governments are facing new realities. Citizens’ trust in government has declined, and financial constraints do not allow local governments to deliver all of the services their communities would like. In […]

The Perils of Petascale IT Projects

I have an article published in the current issue of FCW: The Business of Federal Technology on petascale IT projects. Good news: We no longer have to talk about megascale IT projects. Large-scale ventures that typically cost $1 billion or more, megaprojects used to be all the rage, but they are quickly being superseded by petascale […]

Measuring IT Value: Designing Metrics and Dashboards

For a third year in a row, I have been fortunate to receive a grant from the IBM Center for the Business of Government. Measuring IT Value in the Public Sector:  Designing Metrics and Dashboards IT investments are varied, unique, and integral to all efforts including service delivery, citizen engagement, and running of internal business processes. […]

Korean Edition of Intrapreneurship

The Korean Edition of Intrapreneurship: Managing Ideas Within Your Organization (University of Toronto Press, 2011) was just published by Institute of Global Management.

Intrapreneurship – Government Technology

Kendra Smith and I wrote a piece for Government Technology on Intrapreneurship. Public agencies need to build a capacity for intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurs invent new practices, programs, and solutions to address problems and opportunities faced by an organization. These individuals are passionate about the organizations they work for and do not just accept the status quo. […]

Talks in Norway – BI, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, and SINTEF

Starting on Thursday, I will be visiting Norway to give several invited lectures. My first stop will be at the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo. I will be delivering my talk to the Leadership and Organizational Behaviour group. Disastrous Large-Scale Technology Projects in the Public Sector: Unpacking Complexity I will examine what accounts for ‘complexity’ when we […]

Collective Intelligence 2014

Rashmi Krishnamurthy and I will be presenting on Challenge.gov at the Collective Intelligence 2014 Conference at MIT next week. You might also find my paper on Challenge.gov, with Ines Mergel, in Public Administration Review of interest.

Keynote at the 3rd International Conference on Management and Organization

I will be delivering a keynote lecture at the 3rd International Conference on Management and Organization organized by the Slovenian Academy of Management. My talk, Ideas, Knowledge Management, and Innovation Walk into a Bar: An Incomplete Theory of Intrapreneurship, will draw on my book and recent work on designing challenges/competitions for innovation. I will also […]