Building the UW X-Prize Lab
Along with Ann Bostrom and Sandy Archibald, I am developing the X-Prize Lab at UW. Our initial plan is to offer two courses through the Evans School of Public Affairs.…
Business Process Outsourcing: A Case Study of Satyam Computers
I have a new paper accepted for publication in the International Journal of Information Management. Abstract: The prominence of business process outsourcing (BPO) continues to intensify in today’s hyper-competitive marketplace.…
Article on Information and Knowledge Management in the Case of the US Intelligence Community featured on Harvard Business Review Blog
Thomas H. Davenport wrote a nice post on the Harvard Business Review blog on why the US Intel. Community failed to stop the Christmas Day Bomber from boarding a flight…
Information Management and Environmental Sustainability: New Article in Business Information Review
Peter C. Ellis and I have a paper published in the current issue of Business Information Review. Abstract: Attempting to merge the topics of environmental sustainability and information management, this…
What do you mean by a “good idea”?
Here is a simple exercise: Find 20 people in your organization. Ideally, choose people across the various hierarchical levels and functional departments of your organization. Ask each person two questions:…
Information and Knowledge Management in Public Sector Networks: The Case of the US Intelligence Community
The current issue of the International Journal of Administration contains a paper that I authored on collaborative information and knowledge management. The paper is titled "Information and Knowledge Management in…
Global Text Project: A Panel Discussion
I will be serving on a panel with the co-project leaders of the Global Text Project, Rick Watson (University of Georgia) and Don McCubbrey (University of Denver) at the 2nd…
Advocating and Screening for Ideas
If you have ideas, what should you do with them? How do you know which ideas to pursue (and which to abandon)? As an idea creator, how do you know…
Blogging and Writing: Keeping me Honest
It has been a while since I actively blogged. I have engaged in “passive blogging” over the past few months. This has involved posting snippets of upcoming speaking engagements and…
Patterns and Structures of Intra-Organizational Learning Networks: Forthcoming in Journal of Information Technology
I have co-authored a paper with Miha Škerlavaj (University of Ljubljana) and Vlado Dimovski (University of Ljubljana) that examines network-based learning. The paper will appear in a special issue of…