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Substance Over Marketing: The Economics of Public Memory
Future’s eye will look back on today’s political commotion and see the degree to which inconsolable misery produced democracy’s angriest years. Years that strangely embraced separation and withdrawal.…
Nurturing Nature
We can assess responsibility for our past ecological challenges, but going forward leaders and citizens need to carefully manage our role in nurturing nature now and into the future. …
First Responders and the Bias Factor in Performance
Professional first responders interact with the community often and, thus, need to explore any biases they may have to ensure they always serve the public with professional compassion.…
Chinese Hegemony in Neocolonial Jamaica: The Failure of Jamaica’s Past in Protecting Its Future: Part 1
One thing is clear, if Jamaica continues along this path of foreign economic dependence, the island will lose its national identity. …
Open Educational Resources: Innovative Practices
Although much has been done in the OER community there is still a need to increase these efforts. Institutions like NYU, CUNY and Santa Ana College embody the creativity and…
How Can Social Marketing Help Reduce Wildfires?
The following examples of a Social Marketing approach to reducing human-caused wildfires feature two protective behaviors: one related to safe use of tools, that of barbecue grilling; and one, a…
Is Government Ready to Harness Information as an Asset?
Establishing a strong data culture, investing in technological infrastructure and analytical capacity, implementing robust data governance, ensuring data access while safeguarding privacy and prioritizing investments in technology and training are…
Above All, To Serve the Public
Consider what could happen if the levers of bureaucracy—complex rules, slowness to change and opaqueness—were used in the service of justice and the common good. Such a commitment would renew…
When Narcissism Preempts the Common Weal
By design, narcissism is the bane of public service, greedily siphoning off resources, energy and attention otherwise reserved for advancing the core mission. Robust hiring practices, strong internal controls, effective…
Empathy Takes Work
For those who haven’t made that conscious choice, being asked to give your take on race or systemic racism can feel like you are being asked to give THE definitive…
Using Metacognitive Tools to Facilitate Professional Growth
In a world where being innovative, solving [wicked] problems and/or being good communicators and collaborators are important to the livelihood of an organization, I submit that evaluating how we think,…
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