Five Simple Rules for Managing Your Ideas within Your Organization
I just wrote a post for the University of Toronto Press blog. Link I have been humbled by the feedback that I have received on my book, Intrapreneurship: Managing Ideas within Your Organization. While all readers have provided me with interesting insights on how ideas are managed within their organization, a handful have gone further, asking me […]
Technologies in Public Agencies and in PA Research: Three Mini-Cases of Use-Inspired Research
I will be giving a talk at the School of Public Affairs, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University on Feb 14, 2011 @ 10.30-12. Technologies in Public Agencies and in Public Administration Research: Three Mini-Cases of Use-Inspired Research Emerging technologies are transforming public agencies and the nature of governance. Public Agencies have long recognized the value […]
Leveraging Technologies in Public Agencies: US Census Bureau and the 2010 Census – Public Administration Review
I recently completed an examination of how the US Census Bureau leveraged technologies during the 2010 Census with Akshay Bhagwatwar (Kelley School of Business, Indiana University). I am pleased to announce that this paper will appear in a future issue of Public Administration Review. This paper is an illustrative outcome of the policy informatics initiative at the Metropolitan Institute. Policy informatics is […]
Citizen Apps to Solve Complex Urban Problems – Journal of Urban Technology
I have a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Urban Technology. Co-authored with Akshay Bhagwatwar (Kelley School of Business, Indiana University) this paper looks at how citizen apps are employed to solve complex urban problems. Abstract: Tackling complex urban problems requires us to examine and leverage diverse sources of information. Today, cities of all kinds and […]
Leveraging Technologies in Public Agencies: The Case of the US Census Bureau and the 2010 Census – MI Working Paper #2011-01
Akshay Bhagwatwar and I have completed a paper on how the US Census Bureau leveraged technologies during the 2010 Census effort. The papers is being made available as part of the Metropolitan Institute Working Paper series. Emerging technologies are transforming government agencies and the nature of governance. In this paper, we outline how the US Census […]
Wrap-Up – First Semester as Director of the Metropolitan Institute
I have wrapped up my first semester as the Director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech. See here for my report on the major accomplishments from the first semester. It has been a busy four months, a lot has been accomplished, but a lot more work lies ahead of us. For now, I will […]
Investigative Journalism
Over the next few months, I will be working with a team of researchers, graduate students, and practitioners to study the resiliency of local networks to crises (and catastrophic disasters) using a journalistic lens. Through interviewing subjects, we hope to collect a series of videos that can be used for traditional research analysis, but can […]
Intrapreneurship Book Released Today
My book, Intrapreneurship: Managing Ideas within Your Organization (University of Toronto Press, 2011) was released today. See below for the jacket cover. You can order the book from the University of Toronto Press or any bookseller (e.g. Amazon.com)
Metropolitan Institute Partnership with German Marshall Fund Awarded $2.5 million Grant
Christmas came early for us at the Metropolitan Institute! We were recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD chose the German Marshall Fund (GMF) partnership as the recipient of the $2.5 million award to manage the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) fellowship program. GMF’s Urban and Regional Policy Program leads a partnership […]
IBM Center for the Business of Government Grant: Citizen Apps as a Democratizing Technology
I have received a grant from the IBM Center for the Business of Government for my research project, Citizen Apps as a Democratizing Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for Federal Agencies. This project will be conducted as part of the policy informatics portfolio at the Metropolitan Institute. Most US federal agencies have embraced President Obama’s vision […]