A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by Maclean’s columnist Scott Feschuk for PublicVoice.tv on what the rise of “open” systems and the continuing evolution of information technology will mean for the future of both government and citizen engagement.
Cleverly, they’ve kept these videos nice and short – it’s all designed to be short and [...]
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A public purpose: An experience of Liberal opposition and Canadian government by Tom Kent
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A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber
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Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
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- Distributed Work by Pamela Hinds and Sara Kiesler (editors)
- The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back by Andrew Sullivan
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- Full Disclosure: The Perils and Promise of Transparency by Archon Fung, Mary Graham, David Weil
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The Myth of the “Wasted” Vote
One of the most disturbing allegations to come out of the electoral reform debate was the notion that people who voted – but whose candidate didn’t win – had their vote “wasted.”
The biggest problem with this analysis is that it casts the meaning and purpose of voting in the narrowest light possible. Defined this way, [...]