Prescott’s legacy – the Department for Communities and Local Government – DCLG (previously the ODPM) continues to flounder. A recent Civil Service Capabilty Review identifies the DCLG is one of…
Author: <span>Stephen Dale</span>
As we start the New Year, it’s somehow comforting to know that…well, nothing is new! The New Local Government Network, a policy think-tank, says there is "insufficient documented evidence that…
I was going to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone, but wasn’t sure if this would conflict with the diversity and equality agenda that prevails…
I had ocassion recently to discuss the "1% rule" with a colleague, in relation to contributions to an on-line community of practice. My colleague professed to not having heard about…
As a private sector taxpayer I’m always slightly more sensitive to wastage and inefficiency in the public sector than many of my public sector colleagues. Thus, I thought I’d share…
Attended an excellent workshop on Wednesday 6th December on "Knowledge Management roles and capabilities", and 7th December on "People – the hard side of Knowledge Management". Both events organised by…
Just thought I’d mention the excellent presentation "10 Ways to a Killer Blog" by Robert and Maryam Scoble at Thursday’s Online Information Conference in London (30th Nov). Robert is best…
It was an enjoyable evening at the Online Information Awards on Wednesday (29th) though regretably we didn’t win in our category "Innovation in Knowledge Management" for the local government Communities…
An interesting item in Joitske Hulsebosch’s blog today about community facilitation. It refers to a research study undertaken by Halbana Tarmizi and Gert-Jan de Vreede on two key questions: 1.…