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In extremis: what Ukraine 2.0 tells us about reforming government and the public sector

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

I don’t know much about judo or any of the similar martial arts, but I gather one of the central features is the ability to use the power and momentum of the attacker to your advantage.When you are attacked, the trick is to turn the aggressor’s energy back on itself. Defence becomes attack. Aggression is transformed into strength. It’s a clever combination of physics, deep philosophy and a very practical kind of experiential intelligence.

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Why the Resolution on Guaranteeing Virtual Participation in ALA Governance?

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With SRRT Councilor Tara Brady, I sponsored a resolution about making ALA governance available virtually. Right now the bylaws say that Executive Board and Council meetings “ may be held in either fully virtual, or hybrid virtual-and-in-person modes.” and we want to change that may to shall. Since this involves a bylaws change (The first one with his new set of bylaws!

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CFP: LIASA CONFERENCE 2023 (Cape Town, South Africa) THEME: LIBRARIES - WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER

A Library Writer's Blog

CFP URL: [link] LIASA Conference Cape Town, South Africa October 10-13, 2023 LIASA CONFERENCE 2023 - Call for Papers THEME: LIBRARIES - WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER Rationale In 2021 we emphasised that Libraries Matter, which in turn led us to reimagine and repurpose our libraries to demonstrate the resilience of libraries in 2022. Building on these themes, this year’s conference aims to look at the future of libraries.

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