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Understanding Organizational Stakeholders for Design Success

Much is made of attending to users in the design of new technologies and systems. In Communication Centered Planning, we take an even larger approach and map out all the relationships connected to the changes planned. In Understanding Organizational Stakeholders for Design Success, Jonathan Boutelle presents a framework for larger analysis of the parties and interests in a design process. When you think about all the factors that actually contribute to the success or failure of a project, you quickly realize the wisdom of this approach. Posted: 5/10/04; 12:06:10 PM #

They Rule

One of the many reasons I'm fascinated by mapping as a thinking tool is the way it helps us learn about relationships and power in organizations and networks. One brilliant example of this is They Rule, an interactive Flash application that allows you to explore the relationships between the most powerful corporations in the world and their interlocking boards of directors. Posted: 5/10/04; 12:05:53 PM #

Perspectives from the African Open Source Movement
	Bridges.org and Tactical Tech have published Straight from the Source: Perspectives from the African Open Source Movement. The report looks at themes that emerged from a recent meeting of 40 developers from 25 African countries and highlights the opportunities and barriers to local software development. Posted: 5/10/04; 12:05:35 PM #

Conversation about knowledge management and healthcare
	UK's NHS Modernisation Agency is sponsoring an online exploration of knowledge management in health care. Headshift Moments summarizes the progress so far and provides links to the work done on Social Networking, Mobilizing Knowledge, Collaborative Working, and Promoting Innovation. Posted: 5/10/04; 12:05:15 PM #

A WebQuest on Blogs and RSS
	Lance Wilhelm at Arizona State University organized A WebQuest on Blogs and RSS, which is an exploration of the use of those tools by educators. It's very accessible and relevant work. Posted: 5/10/04; 12:04:54 PM #

The Art of Blogging
	George Siemens made this presentation on The Art of Blogging at a recent Canadian conference on distributed learning. He presents a compelling case for seeing weblogs as part of a larger revolution in the patterns of communication that will benefit learning communities. Posted: 5/10/04; 12:04:35 PM #