Principled or values-driven approaches to strategy only have value when we can put them into practice. In this latest post in our series on Principles-Focused Evaluation, we look at the nuts and bolts of putting principles into practice. It is a lot easier to speak of principles and values than to live by them. I …
Promote and nurture well-being at work with five factors built into the design of your operations and your organizational culture.
The idea that we have a learning ‘style’ is a myth; let’s stop perpetuating it and engage learners instead. While I was teaching in a program for young social entrepreneurs one of the learners approach me and said they were struggling with some of the reading materials and discussions because they were a ‘visual learner.’ …
Social media is hot, but its application by many public figures and agencies is less on the social part — the part with trust, relationships, and dialogue — and more on the media part.
Change requires energy and complex change requires a lot of energy. This is why balancing energy is so critical and why exhausted tired organizations so often reach for the simple and wrong solutions to complex problems.
Social and video media are the topic of this week’s Amazing Stuff: from social policy to documentaries, I highlight video sharing and creating sites that inspired me over the past week.
Public eHealth and Collaboration Networks — presentation this Thursday
