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Executive Summary Cognitive Edge has developed an emergent, bottom up methodology to allow and empower organizations to “diagnose and treat [themselves]” in terms of the knowledge management needs. A scalable workshop model is used where narratives are gathered in advance and teams are then asked to execute a series of exercises to accomplish the following: […]

An Introduction to MEP The Museum Executive Program (MEP) through the prestigious Getty Leadership Institute is a unique intensive designed to enhance the leadership of experienced museum professionals and strengthen institutional capabilities. Through this program, we have devised several learning objectives for the participants to accomplish in order to reach a goal of agile, effective, […]

Introduction The Museum Leadership Institute is a globally recognized leadership program presented by The Getty Leadership Institute. The MLI is delivered as a three-week intensive residence in collaboration with Claremont Graduate University, and prepares creative leaders for the next step in managing a museum organization. In this installment of the trending series, we examine how […]

Assumptions The goal of e-government is to make access to public services easier for local citizens. This ranges from having official forms and phone numbers available online, to publishing real-time status for mass transit, public parking and government spending. As Castro et. al. (2008) note, while there is no one-size-fits-all solution for every community, each […]

Authors: Musangi Muthui and Patrick Ward  Experts in the past have called California ungovernable (Economist, 2009). However, the promise of Gov 2.0 seeks to provide citizens with tools that empower them to interact, influence and even change the way politics is done. Whether through video conferencing to connect city staff and residents who need help, […]

Executive Summary In a previous report, we outlined an IT toolkit for startups, and analyzed how USAA was able to leverage principles of the toolkit to develop agile capabilities to address the expanding mobile landscape. Often when we speak of IT frameworks and maturity, it is from the perspective of established firms looking to resolve […]

Dimensions of Isolation In the Gartner blog post on IT strategy, Dr. Mark P. McDonald highlights 10 telltale signs that IT has become isolated in the eyes of the business, and is at risk of becoming irrelevant and commoditized: Isolation by Irrelevance / IT strategy is not aligned to the business context and what the […]

Networking and the challenges of government censorship for Internet content access Search engine leader Google has had a tenuous relationship with the Chinese government since launching Google.cn in 2006. Google faced criticism when it initially agreed to China’s censorship demands, but in their defense, they stated that not operating in China at all would be […]