Beijing Universities – Technological Innovation and the Public

I will be giving research presentations at Renmin University (School of Public Administration and Policy) and Beijing Forestry University (School of Humanities and Social Sciences) on November 3, 2017 Technological Innovation and the Public: 3Ps – Purpose, Process, and Products Technological innovations are fundamentally transforming all aspects of our society. I am particularly concerned with […]

First Arizona Innovation Roundtable

I am looking forward to speaking at the First Arizona Innovation Roundtable. Other speakers include State CIO Morgan Reed and Former Maricopa County CIO David Stevens.

Visiting Queensland University of Technology

I will be visiting Queensland University of Technology from October 8-14. The School of Management seminar series – QUT Business School – October 10, 2017, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, Room Z1124, Level 11, Z block Technological Innovation and the Public: 3Ps – Purpose, Process, and Products Technological innovations are fundamentally transforming all aspects of our […]

TEDx Indianapolis

I will be speaking at TEDx Indianapolis this week. Organizations fail to leverage the intellectual capacities of their key assets – their employees. Much of this is due to the fact that innovation is relegated to select groups (e.g. innovation teams) and units (e.g. R&D Labs). In addition, employees and their managers waste a lot of […]

Realizing the Promise of Cognitive Computing Systems

I am launching a new project in the area of Cognitive Computing Systems. Below is a brief description of the effort. You can read a recent post that I did for Brookings here. If you are interested in collaborating on this project, please contact me. Project Description Every major technology player is investing serious financial and […]

Salzburg Global Forum on the Future of Public Service

Heading to Salzburg, Austria to spend a few days at the Schloss Leopoldskron to discuss the Future of Public Service hosted by the Salzburg Global Forum. For more details, please see here. Familiar public services and institutions are in the early stage of radical renewal that may render them unrecognizable by 2050. New technologies and […]

Challenges in Inter-Disciplinary Research, University of Ljubljana

I will be visiting the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana from August 28-31. I will deliver one research seminar and connect with colleagues on several research projects. I have held a visiting professor appointment at the University of Ljubljana since 2009. Challenges in Inter-Disciplinary Research: Strategies from Crafting Research Ideas to Publishing In this presentation, […]

IÉSEG School of Management – March 5-13

Looking forward to returning to IÉSEG School of Management in March to collaborate with colleagues and deliver two research presentations. Thanks to Isabelle Fagnot for organizing the visit. Governing Mega-Scale IT Projects: The Global Public Sector Experience  Information Technology (IT) projects are commonplace in the public sector. National, regional, and local governments continue to invest substantial resources into designing, […]

Florida International University, Feb 24-26, 2016

I will be visiting Florida International University later this month to deliver a research presentation at the Department of Public Administration in the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs. Information Technologies, Public Management, and Public Policy: Reflections and a Way Forward  The public sector continues to invest heavily in information technologies (IT). […]