Videos
‘The Big Short’ end of the stick
I don’t know much about the intricacies of Wall Street and the world of subprime mortgage bonds, collateralize debt obligations (CDOs) and credit default swaps, but Michael Lewis’ The Big Short does a excellent job of highlighting what went wrong in the last decade that led to our economic crisis.
Anonymous Extraordinaries
“Anonymous Extraordinaries are people who work selflessly and vigorously for what they believe in. People who are motivated by conviction and not recognition.”
‘Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure’
Retired Army four-star general Stanley McChrystal gives an excellent TED Talk on leadership, especially as it relates to leading in the military in the age of new media.
Restrepo
Just finished watching Restrepo, a National Geographic documentary that chronicles the experience and camaraderie of soldiers stationed in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, “one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military.”
The Internet in Society: Empowering or Censoring Citizens?
The latest animation from RSA Animate features Evgeny Morozov, blogger and author of the recently-published The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, and his talk The Internet in Society: Empowering or Censoring Citizens?
DOJ CIO Vance Hitch on cybersecurity, cloud computing
I interviewed U.S. Department of Justice Chief Information Officer Vance Hitch during FedScoop’s Cybersecurity Summit, where he discussed cybersecurity priorities and cloud computing security.
NIST Deputy Cyber Security Advisor Donna Dodson shares public service career advice
This week at FedScoop we’re featuring Donna Dodson, Division Chief of the Computer Security Division and the Deputy Cyber Security Advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), as FedMentor of the Week. I interviewed Dodson during FedScoop’s Cybersecurity Summit in February. Full playlist:
Little boxes
The Small House Society is re-defining Malvina Reynold’s take on Little Boxes with its tiny house movement. These are brilliant, beautiful homes that could change the way we live, and I want one.
How to make work work
37signals founder and CEO Jason Fried’s TEDxMidwest talk discusses why the office is ineffective in fostering productivity and how managers and meetings are the real problems. He offers three solutions to a more productive work environment, but you have to watch the video yourself to learn what they are.