Comments on: How Can Government Work With Philanthropy? http://blog.bradrourke.com/2009/08/13/how-can-government-work-with-philanthropy/ Thoughts for leaders where new media meets public life. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linda Ziskind http://blog.bradrourke.com/2009/08/13/how-can-government-work-with-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Linda Ziskind Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:38:40 +0000 http://blog.bradrourke.com/?p=1367#comment-316 Oops, your blog doesn't like 'cut and paste'. Alright then, here's the quote about GM: "G.M. executives found out just how far the company had fallen on Monday when more than 100 consumers - some of them vocal critics of the company - were invited to test their latest products. The event, held at G.M.'s proving grounds outside of Detroit, was as humbling for some executives as the months of debate over the company's federal bailout. "I learned a lot," said Fritz Henderson, who became G.M.'s chief executive in April. The awareness of our products was painfully, almost pitifully low." The quote from Katz, was the second bullet from the recap. Oops, your blog doesn’t like ‘cut and paste’. Alright then, here’s the quote about GM: “G.M. executives found out just how far the company had fallen on Monday when more than 100 consumers – some of them vocal critics of the company – were invited to test their latest products. The event, held at G.M.’s proving grounds outside of Detroit, was as humbling for some executives as the months of debate over the company’s federal bailout. “I learned a lot,” said Fritz Henderson, who became G.M.’s chief executive in April. The awareness of our products was painfully, almost pitifully low.”

The quote from Katz, was the second bullet from the recap.

]]> By: Linda Ziskind http://blog.bradrourke.com/2009/08/13/how-can-government-work-with-philanthropy/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Linda Ziskind Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:31:55 +0000 http://blog.bradrourke.com/?p=1367#comment-315 Thought provoking post, Brad. It's something I hadn't thought about, but I like your line of reasoning. In fact, one of Katz's comments made me think of an article about GM in yesterday's times with quote that indicated a similarly insular operation: <> So the company went through how many CEOs before it stumbled on one who thought, "Gosh, I wonder what the people who drive our product are thinking?" Katz & the government seem to have donned similar blinders. <> Someone might want to point out to Katz that words like 'integrated' and 'collaboration' don't mesh with 'cascade down'. There is a world of doers and best practices out there and they're all talking to each other in the online meta-community. Like GM, it's high time the government joined the conversation. And it's not like it's logistically impossible. I believe we just elected a president using that very tactic. Thought provoking post, Brad. It’s something I hadn’t thought about, but I like your line of reasoning. In fact, one of Katz’s comments made me think of an article about GM in yesterday’s times with quote that indicated a similarly insular operation:

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So the company went through how many CEOs before it stumbled on one who thought, “Gosh, I wonder what the people who drive our product are thinking?” Katz & the government seem to have donned similar blinders. <>

Someone might want to point out to Katz that words like ‘integrated’ and ‘collaboration’ don’t mesh with ‘cascade down’. There is a world of doers and best practices out there and they’re all talking to each other in the online meta-community. Like GM, it’s high time the government joined the conversation. And it’s not like it’s logistically impossible. I believe we just elected a president using that very tactic.

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