Both U.S. civil defense of the past and homeland security of the present demonstrate that disaster policy has always had a degree of national security and military penetration. However, few appreciate how dramatic the latest pen... More »

Government , Human Capital , Learning Technologies , Workforce Development

Change Management , Economy , Informal Learning , Integrated Talent Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge

The primary government agency for disaster response in the State of Hawaii is the Oahu Civil Defense Agency (OCDA), a department in the City and County of Honolulu. The Mayor acts as the CEO of OCDA and has the power to declare ... More »

Government , Human Capital , Learning Technologies , Workforce Development

Informal Learning , Leadership Development , Management Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , Trends

Anyone who thinks change is easy should try asking their partner to change the side of the bed on which they sleep. Adjusting to the realities of a connected world is a more dramatic challenge, and change will take considerable ... More »

Government , Learning Technologies

Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Social Learning

Corporate and federal leaders are learning that traditional, hierarchical organizational (org) charts are no longer accurate depictions of how and by whom work gets done in modern institutions. They worked well in an era when ou... More »

Government , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Measuring and Evaluating , Social Learning