…author, innovation enthusiast, business executive, and world traveler
Academic Talks
"Policy Informatics: Embracing Complexity, Information, and Systems,” Department of Information Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal (April, 2012)
“Building Innovation into Organizations as a Competency,” Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (April, 2012)
“Technologies in Public Agencies and in Public Administration Research: Three Mini-Cases of Use-Inspired Research,” College of Public Programs, Arizona State University (February, 2012).
“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).
