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		<title>Building Canadian Innovation and Jobs with the Cloud</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2012/03/15/building-canadian-innovation-and-jobs-with-the-cloud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[     Whew!  What a busy week.  I’ve just come back from a whirlwind tour of our country describing the results of an IDC study on the impact that the Cloud has on Jobs.  These visits were capped off with the exciting opportunity to share the news on CBC’s Lang and O’Leary Exchange show.  You can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada’s Open Government Consultations</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2012/01/04/canadas-open-government-consultations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally got around to providing my input to the Canadian Federal Government’s Open Government Consultation.  If you haven’t taken the time to provide your thoughts yet, I encourage you to take a few minutes and complete the simple online survey.  You should also let your friends know as well, since I&#8217;ve found that there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do the Math!</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/12/11/do-the-math/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CIO Toolbox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just came across yet another security pro recommending private audit of a cloud services provider facilities to get comfortable with the operations.  Really?!  It seems that the security and privacy professionals recommending this need to catch up on their reading and perhaps a little bit of math. Fundamentally, cloud services are all founded on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada Open Gov Timeline v2.4</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/11/26/canada-open-gov-timeline/</link>
		<comments>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/11/26/canada-open-gov-timeline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone, Here are the latest Canada Open Gov timeline spreadsheets: Canada_Open_Data_Timeline-v2.4  CSV Canada_Open_Data_Timeline-v2.4 XLSX]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation in Government</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/11/23/innovation-in-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Digital Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The almost daily news reports about the tough worldwide economic situation provide stark stories about the challenges being faced by the worldwide community.  While Canada has not faced the same extreme challenges, the complex nature of the global economy is increasingly influencing us locally.  Over and above the studies confirming why Canada has weathered the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Large is Your Project?</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/10/18/how-large-is-your-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CIO Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[project managementr]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago I was interviewing candidates for a project management position on my team.  There were quite a few local candidates with fairly similar experience and nothing really stood out between them.  One CV was particularly intriguing.  It seemed the candidate had been the overall project manager for a US Navy guided missile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clouds and Condos</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/08/25/clouds-and-condos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m a big fan of metaphors to help describe new technologies since they often help people that aren&#8217;t immersed in the stuff on a daily basis gain a quick understanding by building a crosswalk to those things with which they are familiar.  Of course I fully appreciate the limitations of metaphors as well.  I can’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of a Nudge (repost from bepublic.ca)</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/08/19/the-power-of-a-nudge-repost-from-bepublic-ca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, I wrote about how important it is that we take the time this summer to exercise our innovation muscle – stretching the mind, just as we do the body &#8211; so it is ready to jump in to action when we need it. Well, after reading Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Reading &#8211; Exercise your Innovation Muscle repost from bepublic.ca</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/08/19/summer-reading-exercise-your-innovation-muscle-repost-from-bepublic-ca/</link>
		<comments>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/08/19/summer-reading-exercise-your-innovation-muscle-repost-from-bepublic-ca/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(reposted from bepublic.ca ) &#160; In the face of increasingly complex policy and business challenges, we know that across Canada’s public sector, teams are now charged with the responsibility of doing more with less. Today is a time of strategic renewal and a time to get creative with government operations. But it’s also the summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hearsay and Other Crimes against Innovation</title>
		<link>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/07/26/hearsay-and-other-crimes-against-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://thumbtackhead.ca/2011/07/26/hearsay-and-other-crimes-against-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John.Weigelt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CIO Toolbox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovation remains firmly at the top of mind of many leaders as they look to take their enterprises further, do more with less or otherwise transform their operations.  Remember that innovation takes many forms and, as the Boston Consulting Group reminds us, can include: New to the world products or services that create entirely new [...]]]></description>
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