I’m in the Municipality of Subic, in the Philippines. It’s my second time to Subic. The first was in the fall of 2008. At that time I enjoyed the company of, and was impressed with, the people I met here, and the progress they were making toward e-governance. I still am. I’m here as a […]
Journey from Batac to Subic: How one person works to make a difference
August 6, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Eric Nagal is an interesting guy. I am working with him this week on the eGovernance for Municipal Development (eGov4MD) project, in the Municipality of Subic, in the Philippines. Eric is the designated IT Officer for the Municipality of Batac, 15 hours (give or take) away by public bus. I’m here as a Volunteer Advisor […]
The Soloist: A story about good intentions, letting go, and other important things
July 30, 2009 by · 3 Comments
A few days ago, I saw The Soloist; a fascinating movie about friendship, mental illness, music, family, homelessness, community dysfunction, and more. This movie engaged me on a number of personal fronts, including conflict management, music, and community building. One way it especially touched me was that it reminded me that even though we may […]
Crowdsourcing: A viable approach for building your organization's storytelling capacity
July 24, 2009 by · 2 Comments
In my post last week I talked about Cloud computing, and new ways organizations are using external service providers to address their computer application needs. How does storytelling fit into that mix? Given stories can be one of your organization’s most important knowledge assets, what new opportunity is out there for building your storytelling capacity? […]
Look to the "clouds" to satisfy your collaboratives' computer application needs
July 17, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Collaborative partnerships come and go. Setting up and maintaining ICT (information and communication technologies) infrastructure to support each of those collaborations can bring on a serious headache. Adopting a cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) approach can alleviate that headache. It’s (adopting) what I’m doing and so far so good! The concept While […]
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes – 13 reasons why this event is great
July 11, 2009 by · 2 Comments
Centrum, in partnership with Fort Worden State Park (located in Port Townsend, Washington) is a gathering place for artists and creative thinkers from around the world, students of all ages and backgrounds, and audiences seeking extraordinary cultural enrichment. Centrum promotes creative experiences that change lives. Kicking off my summer, I attended one such experience last […]
Making it easy to build consensus and move forward together
June 21, 2009 by · 2 Comments
How can I make it easier for people and organizations to build consensus and move forward together? That’s the question I try keep in front of me, as I go about the day-to-day of my business. And, here’s a simple mental model I created to help guide me in how I answer that question: This […]
10 Lessons on collaboration as taught by our musical brain
June 7, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Music has been with humans since we first became humans, it has shaped the world through six kinds of songs: friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion, and love. So demonstrates Daniel J. Levitin in his book The World in Six Songs – How the musical brain created human nature. I read this book with interest. I’ve […]
