Author of machiavelli.net, proud father of three, interested in shaping network society. Welcome to my blog.Category Archives for Blog
‘Shaping’ Shaping-Network-Society
Thanks to all of your inputs (both online and offline), Shaping Network Society is evolving into an exciting conversation on public policy of-and-in network society. As you have seen in the last days, we are working on the interface in … Continue reading
Apps for the World
If you are graduating in these times of crisis, think of the amazing opportunities that the combination of web technologies, collaborative production, and the idea of open access offer. Consider starting something like mySociety for your country. Hello! We are … Continue reading
Thinking Governmental Data as Infrastructure
Vivek Kundra posted on the White House blog his idea about why we want to bring governmental data online in machine-readable format: Government data permeates our lives. The atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standardizes … Continue reading
Radical Transparency as “the” Management Approach
In business, government, and civil society, radical transparency has become the management flavor of the day. This has happened so swiftly that the theory has not caught up with the practice. Fundamental texts we point to are Wired Magazine from … Continue reading
Imagined [Network] Communities
In the last days there has been a debate between Larry Lessig and Kevin Kelly about how to “name” the governance of network societies. Kevin Kelly proposed “new socialism” which Larry Lessig found irresponsible. Everyone and their grandmother (incl. me) … Continue reading
Beyond Competitive Strategy
For 30 years competitive strategy (the five forces, portfolio analysis, learning, new market development, blue oceans) has determined how we think strategy. Competitive strategy was built on the 19th Century Prussian military understanding that business could be described through strategic … Continue reading
Peer Distributing Beer
We still live in the infancy of peer production as a mode of collective action, in a sort of 1770s Great Britain. Therefore, we are still easily surprised and have not lost the sense of wonder, when we look at … Continue reading
Planetary Public Policy
We have students from more than 40 countries at the Erfurt School of Public Policy. Sometimes, when asked what is it that differentiates us from other public policy schools, I refer to our planetary perspective. But what does that mean? … Continue reading
A New Governance Paradigm?
Yesterday, Vivek Kundra launched several open government initiatives, most importantly the site Data.gov. It makes raw governmental data available in machine-readable format and allows users to build applications with the data. This type of governance by opening up (radical transparency … Continue reading
