A taxonomy of transparency. I’m writing the section of Public Parts on truly public government — transparency leading to collaboration. I am trying to come up with a simple taxonomy of transparency, a list of what should be open by default. Help me with my definition and list of buckets: The first step to public government is transparency.
My definition: opening up the information and the actions of government at every level by default in a way that enables any citizen to take, analyze, and use that data, extracting or adding value to it and overseeing the actions of those who act in our name, with our money. That data should include: • Our laws and regulations—as they are being considered and after they are enacted, showing who did what to each along the way. • Government budgets and spending, including information on who is paid. • Government’s actions.
Search. Via:via:JamesGovernor. Wibbels. How Not to Manage Innovation. By Umair Haque | 6:05 PM May 14, 2009 Welcome to the zombieconomy — where things happen backwards.
Case in point: today’s best example of how not to manage innovation comes from those who should be masters of radical innovation: venture investors. The venture industry is in crisis because of an ongoing inability to grow and nurture meaningful innovation. I’ve come across many examples recently — a tweet from an investor asking “where is Twitter’s ROI?” , or sessions I’ve run where investors have focused on business models, while failing to build a fuller strategic understanding.