Archive for August, 2008
Investment Management Blog
Posted by webmaster 30 August 2008Congratulations to Treasury & Finance who have just started a blog on Investment Management.
The purpose of the new blog is to provide an online space that participants across a range of government departments and beyond can share their knowledge and experiences of the investment management standard and to provide a single platform on which collaborative [...]
Mental Floss (95)
Posted by webmaster 28 August 2008Well done to Stephen Manley of Human Services who responded with: The man was a window cleaner on a cleaning platform and he then jumped into the building from the outside. This week’s question is:
In order to improve road safety, a law was passed making the wearing of seat belts compulsory. The number of road [...]
An invite to “Crime and Continuous Improvement” with John Silvester
Posted by webmaster 26 August 2008The CIN invites members to attend a luncheon seminar hosted by CIN Chair, Christine Nixon and featuring John Silvester who is a crime reporter based in Melbourne.
John has won five Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards, five Victorian Law Foundation Awards, a Walkley Award and a Ned Kelly award for true crime writing. This year he [...]
An Invite to “Awakening Emergent Leadership”
Posted by webmaster 26 August 2008Most would agree that we are of a highly complex, emergent space now. The complexity of the problems we face will not be solved with leadership that belongs in a more stable time. The future will be different, and the habits of the past will not be sufficient to deal with this future. In this [...]
An Invite to Rapid Precision Reading (2)
Posted by webmaster 26 August 2008To cater for demand, we have now scheduled a second Rapid Precision Reading workshop.
In our continuous improvement efforts it’s easy to identify problem areas to work on, but what of the things we do quite well and take for granted ? Reading is one such area. The CIN invites members to participate in a Rapid [...]
An invite to “Rapid Precision Reading”
Posted by webmaster 26 August 2008In our continuous improvement efforts it’s easy to identify problem areas to work on, but what of the things we do quite well and take for granted? Reading is one such area.
The CIN invites members to participate in a Rapid Precision Reading workshop to help improve our reading speed and habits.
We know that with the [...]
RSVPing
Posted by webmaster 26 August 2008Sponsored CIN events represent a significant investment in staff made by the State Coordination & Management Council which comprises of the Departmental Secretaries from each Department.
To ensure that this investment is used to its greatest potential we request that members do not RSVP to attend events until such a time that they can reasonably ensure [...]
Lean Problem Solving & Improvement
Posted by webmaster 25 August 2008Today Peter Walsh of the Lean Institute led group of VPS staff through a full day session in Lean Thinking and problem solving.
The session commenced with a discussion about the origins of Lean thinking and the underpinning concepts. This was done so that the associated tools are applied with greater effect if the conceptual basis [...]
Mental Floss (94)
Posted by webmaster 23 August 2008Congratulations to John Simmons of ESTA who responded with: Just over 10cm. The number of grooves per cm is not relevant as the needle does not go round the record, the record turns and the needle travels from the outside edge to the centre. Because it follows a slightly curved path, the distance would be [...]
An Invite to “The Lean Office Demystified” with Don Tapping
Posted by webmaster 23 August 2008Learn new methods to improve the productivity in your office and administration.
In this Lean Office Demystified Workshop which has been organised by Insights to Excellence , you will learn the concepts and principles underpinning a lean office. You will be shown how you can dramatically reduce waste and improve customer and employee satisfaction. Running the [...]
Victorian eGovernment Centre in the running
Posted by webmaster 22 August 2008The top ten who are changing the world of internet and politics !
Politics Online and the World eDemocracy Forum have announced their nominations for the Top 10 who are changing the world of internet and politics and our own eGovernment Resource Centre from within Innovation, Industry & Regional Development is one of the 25 finalists.
The [...]
An Invite to the Star Innovators Breakfast
Posted by webmaster 20 August 2008What makes an organisation innovative?
Join this breakfast session and learn about strategies, cultures and influencing factors in innovation.
You will hear from guest speakers:
Geoff Wenborn, Head of Transformation – National Australia Bank
Randall Straw, Dep Sec – Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development
Roger La Salle, Creator of matrix thinking and author of “Think New.”
Alistair Murray, CEO [...]
Leading with Learning Syndicates
Posted by webmaster 15 August 2008In today’s “Fast Track Leadership” taster session at Airlie, a number of people from across the public sector got together to share insights and learn a bit about leadership development, using self-managed learning syndicates.
Andrew Fenlon, formerly of the Dept of Infrastructure and currently with Primary Industries shared a unique and practical approach to the building [...]
Mental Floss (93)
Posted by webmaster 15 August 2008Well done to Phil Oude-Vrielink of Human Services who responded with: It was the owner’s son, who was speaking in the third person. This week’s question is:
An LP record (remember those?) measures 32cm across. There is a 1cm margin around the edge and a centre label which measures 10cm across. There are 30 grooves per [...]