Many folks ask me to direct them to policies and procedures for online participation for their staff. Usually I suggest that this is better done as an organic response by each organisation. But here is a good example of “Principles for participation online” from the UK’s I am [...]

I’ve been thinking more about some of the challenges related to adoption of agile SDLC methods in larger enterprises. A key concept that keeps coming up is the importance of project management and how it relates to the agile SDLC (using [...]

Just been creating a wordle diagram for a conference talk I’m planning – wordle is great:

By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire

“Well established hierarchies are not easily uprooted;
Closely held beliefs are not easily released;
So ritual enthralls generation after generation.”
Tao Te Ching

All change is difficult. It requires strong leadership and an understanding of foundations needed [...]

The purpose of MobilizeThis2008 is to bring educators, e-learning technologists, managers, tech-heads and cross-sector organisation representatives together in a program that fosters conversations, workshops and online experiences to inform practical pedagogical practice employing ICT’s in an open and global context.

I’ve [...]

Here’s a bit of fun with this quiz about identifying your personal strengths, my results below:

Link to quiz

By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire

In recent times there has been talk in the press about the dangers and evils of social networking technology (Facebook, Myspace, etc. ) in the workplace. Many commentators voice concerns about employees wasting time at work.

In a recent AustralianIT article Nick [...]

“I Hear and I Forget, I See and I Learn, I Do and I Understand” – Confucius

In recent times I’ve been involved in both delivery and receipt of education and training at tertiary and vocational levels.

On the delivery side, lecturing to postgraduate accounting students at [...]

This image shows yet another offensive way of interacting with people who do not want to add your application in Facebook. Here the application still wants you to log in merely so it can then never annoy you again.

It is just [...]