Innovating Policy with Creativity and Social Sciences core77.com Today’s global financial and social crises demand innovation not only in public services, but within the whole bureaucratic, administrative system of public governance. In order to respond effectively to a changing context of… RT @core77: Innovating Policy with Creativity and Social Sciences - Paper by @Nesta_UK & … Continue reading Creativity and social science critical to reform government gridlock
Category: Data Governance
The reason societies become less productive with industrialization
Seven Productivity Myths, Debunked by Science (and Common Sense) Alan Henry, lifehacker.com The end goal of “productivity” is to spend less time doing the things you have to do so you have more time for the things you want to do. Of course, if you follow every morsel of productivity advice out there, you probably … Continue reading The reason societies become less productive with industrialization
Green peace compels Mango, Esprit to clean up their supply chains
Mango, Esprit Pledge to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals From Supply Chains by 2020, Thanks to Greenpeace Campaign ecouterre.com Greenpeace’s “Detox” campaign is having a banner month. Not only did the environmental nonprofit convince Zara, the world’s No. 1 apparel retailer, to commit to eliminating hazardous chemicals from its supply chain by 2020, but… http://flip.it/L9zUA Related articles … Continue reading Green peace compels Mango, Esprit to clean up their supply chains
Paul Krugman analyzes GOP fiscal cliff proposal on health
Paul Krugman: GOP Plan Only ‘Sounds Serious Because It Hurts Vulnerable People’ Bonnie Kavoussi, huffingtonpost.com In an interview with PBS’ Gwen Ifill on Tuesday, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman tore into the GOP’s fiscal cliff proposal and launched a spirited defense of President Barack Obama. Krugman explained that Obamacare has d… http://flip.it/ZuD2u Related articles Paul … Continue reading Paul Krugman analyzes GOP fiscal cliff proposal on health
GOP and UN disability treaty position
Jon Stewart: Have Republicans Hit ‘Rock Bottom’ With Failed United Nations Disability Treaty? Carol Hartsell, huffingtonpost.com For the second day in a row, Jon Stewart hammered at Republicans over irrational partisanship. On Tuesday, he took down Boehner and company’s indecent fiscal cliff proposal, and on Wednesday “The Daily Show” host took senate… http://flip.it/iamVo Related articles … Continue reading GOP and UN disability treaty position
Broadband index ranks states in Internet access
2012 Broadband Index: States Making Progress On Boosting Broadband Blair Christie, huffingtonpost.com Imagine a future where every classroom in America has a high-speed connection to the internet, where students have the entire catalog of books and videos at their fingertips. A future where access to the highest quality health care… http://flip.it/5nSKe Related articles Comcast VP … Continue reading Broadband index ranks states in Internet access
Papa John’s Obamacare Stance Costs Company Its Reputation: Study
Joe Van Brussel, huffingtonpost.com Turns out nobody wants a side of politics with their pizza. Public opinion of Papa John’s dropped precipitously after CEO John Schnatter’s public comments about Obamacare, according to a new study from YouGov BrandIndex, which researches brand… http://flpbd.it/Ch49y Papa John's Obamacare Stance Costs Company Its Reputation: Study Related articles Suck it, … Continue reading Papa John’s Obamacare Stance Costs Company Its Reputation: Study
Obama campaign sparks new political tech startups
The Obama start-ups economist.com Innovation and electioneering Techniques from the president’s election campaigns have spawned one lot of young firms AT THE inauguration ball held for staff of Barack Obama’s campaign team in January 2009, the new president “told us al… RT @TheEconomist: Techniques from the Barack Obama’s election campaigns have spawned one lot of … Continue reading Obama campaign sparks new political tech startups
Gatorade contains flame retardant according to petition
Petition Claims Ingredient In Gatorade Is A Flame Retardant, Unsafe For Consumption Mary Beth Quirk, consumerist.com (Clean Wal-Mart)Gatorade is under fire from a new consumer petition claiming that the company’s beverage contains an unhealthy ingredient, brominated vegetable oil (or BVO), that was developed as a flame retardant. Opponents of the emulsifier, whi… Related articles Top … Continue reading Gatorade contains flame retardant according to petition
Blame Wimpy for Slow U.S. Response to Climate Change
By Eric Roston, bloomberg.com In the halting, measured language we’ve come to expect from his impromptu public remarks, President Obama posed a core dilemma of climate change yesterday at his first post-election press conference. Explaining the possible… Blame Wimpy for Slow U.S. Response to Climate Change Related articles Keystone XL will "lock in" more climate … Continue reading Blame Wimpy for Slow U.S. Response to Climate Change
Drug company employees vote for Obama while PACs vote Republican
Drugmakers Gave Republican While Employees Backed Obama Bloomberg By The Numbers » 76 The percent share of global investors who say President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders will reach a short-term agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff., bloomberg.com Photograph by JB Reed/Bloomberg Political committees controlled by U.S. drugmakers including Johnson & Johnson and Eli … Continue reading Drug company employees vote for Obama while PACs vote Republican
Obamacare sparks new jobs for tech workers
Tech Workers See Opportunity as Health-Care Law Kicks In By Jeff Green & Shannon Pettypiece -, bloomberg.com John Tricas said he heard opportunity knocking and learned networking software two decades ago, when it was the “next big thing.” Now he senses a similar opening as the health-care overhaul law takes effect. In September, the… http://flpbd.it/1fR6x … Continue reading Obamacare sparks new jobs for tech workers
How to make capitalism work for people and the planet
10 Steps To Transform Capitalism For The Better BY JOHN ELKINGTON AND CHARMIAN LOVE, fastcoexist.com Our economic system could better serve people and the planet. These are the small pivots we can take to make it more equitable. Editor’s Note In this series of five stories, Volans will highlight key presentations from the Breakthrough… RT … Continue reading How to make capitalism work for people and the planet
Instagram captures drone strike maps
An Instagram Account Chillingly Documents The Sites Of U.S. Drone Strikes By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com The aptly named Dronestragram invites you to pause your visual consumption of your friends’ happy lives to consider a different kind of snapshot. There are no embedded reporter fly-alongs during a drone strike—no live CNN cameras on the grou… http://flpbd.it/KvVgM … Continue reading Instagram captures drone strike maps
Build an anti fragile career
How To Build An Antifragile Career By Drake Baer, fastcompany.com When the economic future feels more iffy than ever, randomness should not be something to fear but rather, something to exploit. Author-provacateur Nassim Taleb talks with Fast Company about the concepts behind “Antifragile: Things That Gain from… RT @erin719nyc: Go one step further than looking … Continue reading Build an anti fragile career
Obama victory and tech industry
What Obama’s Victory Means for Tech Brian Barrett, gizmodo.com Barack Obama’s victory last night has far-reaching fiscal, social, and military implications, all of which are familiar to anyone who kept at least one eye open during any of this year’s debates. But what do four more years mean for tech… What Obama’s Victory Means for … Continue reading Obama victory and tech industry
Real political map of US
This Is the Real Political Map of America—We Are Not That Divided Jesus Diaz, gizmodo.com This is the real political map of the United States of America after the presidential election. A fascinating view, much different from the maps you saw that night, which showed an artificial, binary divide. But these maps… This Is the … Continue reading Real political map of US
Built to win: Deep inside Obama
Built to win: Deep inside Obama’s campaign tech Sean Gallagher, arstechnica.com The reelection of Barack Obama was won by people, not by software. But in a contest as close as last week’s election, software may have given the Obama for America organization’s people a tiny edge—making them by some measures more… RT @NathanMattise: This is … Continue reading Built to win: Deep inside Obama
Romney’s orca system caused campaign meltdown
Which consultants built Romney’s “Project Orca?” None of them Sean Gallagher, arstechnica.com In the wake of Mitt Romney’s Election Day defeat, frustration with the Romney campaign’s get-out-the-vote effort led to reports of an IT meltdown. Project Orca, the system the Romney campaign used to connect to an army of volunteer… RT @arstechnica: Which consultants built … Continue reading Romney’s orca system caused campaign meltdown
Obama tech crippled Romney campaign
How Team Obama’s tech efficiency left Romney IT in dust Sean Gallagher, arstechnica.com Despite running a campaign with about twice the money and twice the staff of Governor Mitt Romney’s presidential bid, President Barack Obama’s campaign under-spent Romney’s on IT products and services by $14.5 million, putting the… Related articles Obama's Budget Would Cap Romney-Sized … Continue reading Obama tech crippled Romney campaign
Obama wins election of the nerds
Obama wins the nerdiest election ever By Spencer Ackerman, wired.co.uk Politics Congratulations, Barack Obama: you have prevailed in the nerdiest election in the history of the American Republic. If 2008 was about hope and change, 2012 was about data and memes. The unemployment rate. The effective … http://flpbd.it/i8Wy9 Related articles Despite "Jedi" flap, Obama still … Continue reading Obama wins election of the nerds
Wallet tracker tracks your most precious stuff
Hands-On With The WalletTrackR, The Gadget That Keeps Tabs On Your Most Valuable Stuff For You Colleen Taylor, techcrunch.com When you’ve got a lot of things going on, it’s easy to lose track of where you left your mobile phone, keychain, wallet, or handbag — and the time you spend trying to find them just … Continue reading Wallet tracker tracks your most precious stuff
Evolution is a thing
(via Evolution is a thing - The Maddow Blog) Ohio really did go to the president last night. And he really did win. And he really was born in Hawaii. And he really is -legitimately- President of the United States. Again. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not make-up a fake unemployment rate last … Continue reading Evolution is a thing
Mitt Romney Facebook page loses fans
(via Mitt Romney’s Facebook page is losing fans by the minute.) Related articles If Mitt Romney hadn't been secretly filmed with his "47%" comment and won the presidency, we'd already be in WW3 by now. (alterman47.org) Mitt Romney Announce Plans to Run for Pope (godshmod.wordpress.com) Romney Called Tesla a "Loser" In the 2012 Presidential Debates. … Continue reading Mitt Romney Facebook page loses fans
Understanding demographics of American voters
Evolution of the American voter: ‘The tectonic plates of politics are shifting’ Gary Younge in Albuquerque, guardian.co.uk As US demographics change – becoming less white, less religious, more urban – the electoral rhetoric of Republicans and Democrats is failing to keep up. Gary Younge reports Kasha Nelson, 31, was only supposed to go hiking with … Continue reading Understanding demographics of American voters
Republican civil war
Republican right weeps over Obama’s victory – then begins internal civil war Paul Harris in Pella, guardian.co.uk The clash between diehard conservatives and modernisers will dictate the fate of a party which increasingly seems to appeal only to angry, older white Americans The town of Pella, Iowa, looks an almost too perfect vision of smalltown … Continue reading Republican civil war
Obama data geeks
Obama’s data geeks add up to four more years John Naughton, guardian.co.uk Mastery of the numbers game meant the president’s team was able to exploit its database more effectively than Romney, reeling in £1bn in donations Some years ago I went to a lecture given by Professor David MacKay, who in addition to being a… … Continue reading Obama data geeks
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