Academic Talks

  • “Evidence-Driven Policy Design for Resilient Societies: Leveraging Information, Technology and Networks,” Metropolitan Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) (February, 2011).
  • “Designing the Innovation Process: Building, Managing, Communicating, and Measuring,” Institute for Knowledge and Innovation South-East Asia, Bangkok University (October, 2010).
  • “Building Sustainable Collaborative and Open Innovation Programs," Research Center of the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana (February, 2010).
  • “Challenges in Inter-Disciplinary Research: Strategies from Crafting Research Ideas to Publishing,”
    • Research Center of the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana (May, 2009).
    • Faculty of Information Studies, Novo mesto (October, 2009)
  • “Crafting Organizational Innovation Processes,”
    • Research Center of the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, (May, 2009).
    • School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand (August, 2008).
    • Department of Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, University of Pretoria (August, 2008).
    • Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town (August, 2008).
  • “Does Size Matter for Innovation: Panel,” Seattle Innovation Symposium, University of Washington, (June, 2008).
  • “Complexities of Large-Scale Technology Project Failure,” Business School, Nottingham University (March, 2008).
  • “Managing Knowledge Security,” Business School, Nottingham University (March, 2008).
  • “The Future of Terrorist Entities: An Evolutionary Analysis,” Center for International Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science (March, 2008).
  • “Building Sustainable Innovation Programs: The Challenge for Incumbents,”
  • Aberystwyth School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University (February, 2008).
    • Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (January, 2008).
  • “Information Challenges in the Intelligence Community: Managing Disconnects and Fragmentation,” Luncheon Keynote Address, Intelligence and Global Security: Educating the Next Generation of Leaders, Pilot Center for Academic Excellence in Intelligence Studies Academic Colloquium, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee (September, 2007).
  • “Our Infrastructures - Online . . . and Vulnerable,” Panel: Unintended Consequences of the Information Age, University of Washington (March, 2007).
  • “Risks (and Opportunities) in Information Management: The Case of the Intelligence Community”, College of Information Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University (March, 2007).
  • “Strategic Sourcing: Sourcing of Innovation”, IT Outsourcing Management: Panel Discussion, DePaul University (February, 2007).
  • “Sustainable Business Agility and Innovation: The Strategic Role of Information Systems,” 3rd Annual UW MSIM Breakfast for Alumni & Students, University of Washington, (October, 2006).
  • “Being Innovative and Entrepreneurial: Lessons from the Trenches,” Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (September, 2006).
  • “Designing for Resilience: Transforming Organizational Architectures,” Design Management Group, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington (May, 2006).
  • “Research into Information, Knowledge, and Technology Management in Complex Environments,” Working Meeting: National Security Agency, Center for Information Assurance and Cyber Security (CIAC), University of Washington (April, 2006).
  • “Sustainable Knowledge Management Programs: Looking for Engagement,” Institute for Knowledge and Innovation, George Washington University (January, 2006).
  • “Evaluating Knowledge Management Practices in Organizations: Constructing a Maturity Model,” Information School, University of Washington, (April, 2005).
  • “Addressing the Realities of Crisis Management: The Role of Semiotics, Entropy, Signal Detection, and Complexity,” Research Colloquia: Stuart Graduate School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, (March, 2003).
  • “Knowledge Management in Non-Collocated Environments,” Research Colloquia: Stuart Graduate School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, (October, 2002).
  • “Data Mining for Length of Stay Prediction of SCI Patients,” Information & Decision Sciences Doctoral Workshop, University of Illinois at Chicago, (March, 2002).