COB-24: the many
Bureaucrats are many — a vast force of employees around the world. But many does not imply mediocrity. Almost all bureaucrats receive above average ratings in their annual performance evaluations. Moreover, bureaucrats, while typically self-effacing, have high ideals. Discipline, precision, loyalty, determination, and fortitude in the face of attacks are all central to the bureaucratic [...]
stink big
I saw this horse manure on the sidewalk during my ride to work. Small and stale. Not very impressive. To really impress a regulator, there has to be a big, steaming pile of horse manure.
koan to live for
Angoo iya be yaway ummta buddta we ann three en three — three.
industrial organization for government communication
Working across the full data-use chain, rather than just bulk data dissemination, provides better incentives for government data production.
Tagged: transparency
soil in which free speech grew
The most popular school textbook in colonial New England was the New-England Primer. It was in print by 1690 and almost surely sold more than two million copies in the eighteenth century. By 1830 it had gone through at least 360 editions, and it was still selling about 10,000 copies per year in the 1840s.[1] [...]
Tagged: news
desire
Dung huts inside a circle of dead sticks. “Dear, I’m off on a safari in the Mara. Don’t expect me tonight or tomorrow.” A Maasai, skin as black as original night, a man to three wives and a stream of Western women coming into the bush. A Maasai, nurtured on milk, meat, and blood, with [...]
communication models in portraiture
Portraiture can be used to bring a person into a painted narrative, to provide information about a person, and to generate a sense of presence of a person. Mughal portraiture indicates the importance of these different purposes. A frontal view of a face, where the face is a large feature of the painting and the [...]
Tagged: images
gone fishin'
[video embedded above] I recently completed a course on leadership skills for non-supervisors. One module in the course was change. The course manual explained: An effective leader embraces change and exploits the opportunities that it presents. By seeking to lead change, rather than react to it, you will help you and your organization be competitive [...]