Dutch Rose Reflections

How to put the I back in IT and the Internet

Natasja Paulssen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:53:58 +0000

Organizing the sharing of information The ‘I’ for IT in this particular title refers to me, myself and I, meaning: where is the user in Information Technology? The accepted way of designing large IT systems has been to focus on information, its creation and management. We grew up with...

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Twitter acceptance in 6 phases

Natasja Paulssen — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:23:53 +0000

Or how you can misunderstand new technology Not too long ago I entered the Twitter zone. When new technology is being introduced I always go through the same cycle. I am never one of the early adopters, but I hang around and check it every now and then. So, what made me a Twitter convert? Well,...

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Credit crunch costs blogs dearly

Natasja Paulssen — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:32:21 +0000

Or maybe it’s only me? In these challenging times we all take extreme care to take the extra step in our jobs, meeting deadlines and avoiding an in-between-jobs state. So I see the number of unread blog items in my RSS reader not being nearly as high as I expected after returning from a frantic,...

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4 Stages in Content Management – part 3

Natasja Paulssen — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:58:43 +0000

Towards a transparent and controlled CM Process In the first postings I considered the one-way content management process of creation, management and publication. In the next stage I introduced a demand-driven process, like was introduced in supply chain management. Now we are finally ready to look...

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4 Stages in Content Management – part 2

Natasja Paulssen — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:40:31 +0000

Towards a transparent and controlled CM Process In principle create, manage and publish form a one-way content management chain, spreading content management through the entire organization. Sharing the effort was a good idea, leveraging knowledge already available in the organization. However,...

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4 Stages in content management – part 1

Natasja Paulssen — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:13:53 +0000

Towards a transparent and controlled CM process Lately I have come to a new insight in the different stages an organization goes through when embarking on the content management learning curve. This is the first time I have tried to write it down. Funny thing is you then immediately see it all...

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Citizens are interested in results

Natasja Paulssen — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:39:13 +0000

IT for transparency and measurability The book has arrived, even sooner than promised. A framework for evidence-based policy making using IT, by Hans Stol. From flipping through its pages you can tell: this is the hard stuff. But let’s start at the beginning, the introduction in Chapter...

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Who will use what I write?

Natasja Paulssen — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:52:26 +0000

Demand-driven content management Each month in ‘Filosofie Magazine’ another euphemism is discussed. This month it is ‘creating for yourself’. The author warns for artists who claim only to create for themselves, claim independence of acknowledgement by others. They only take cover for rejection....

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Transparency as touchstone

Natasja Paulssen — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:48:46 +0000

The freedom to drown in information? I would have never thought this, but the current president of the USA had some really interesting things to say about information. Barack Obama at his White House ceremony told the world that from today on we are to share information, and not to withhold it....

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Dancing documents

Natasja Paulssen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:32:06 +0000

@Intelligent Content 2009, Palm Springs Scott Abel freaked the hell out of me in Palm Springs yesterday. Not with his story of bad customer experience, but with his story of good customer experience! He sketched a world of companies providing me with more information than I ever asked for. And the...

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