Posted on 03/28/2011 8:46:28 PM PDT by newheart
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Three things would change. I'd bet a round of drinks he would ...
1. Frame everything around the user experience.
Citizens are users, and the government delivers services. Guess what? Since World War II, the basic framework of our bureaucracy hasn't changed, just grown on rotting foundations. Now it's a tangled, clumsy, wobbling mass of weeds. President Jobs would restore a sense of purpose by reorienting the whole thing around people. Human-centered government begins with insisting on only releasing services that people will be irresistibly drawn to use and love. To get there, begin with keen observation. Look for super-normal actions and listen to what people don't say; qualitative insights into people's everyday lives give us the best clues to their needs and design solutions.
2. Less is more.
President Jobs would be good at saying "no." The biggest priority is restoring priorities, the government tries to do too much. There are too many programs competing for budget and attention. Few have done users much good so far....
(Excerpt) Read more at radar.oreilly.com ...
“Obama dinner with Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans sparks ... held at the Woodside home of venture capitalist John Doerr, ...”
“John Doerr is a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Together with KPCB’s partners, John has backed many of America’s best entrepreneurial leaders, ...”
It depends on how his nature is applied. If he were to apply his power-hungry control freak nature to the government itself, it could have great results. It would be trimmed down and simplified. Even though it’s huge and old, it would be run as if it were a young government still fighting for the acceptance of the people.
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Jobs/Wozniak 2012: Think Different.
Jobs/Wozniak 2012: Think Different.
I'm trying to find the part where I disagreed with that.
Well it's been a while since we had a President who could do that anyway.
I know there are a lot of folks who dislike Steve Jobs, but... I'll assume you intended this for a different thread.
Sad but true.
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Everything's gonna run on a paying basis. Out with the spiritual mumbo-jumbo and the backward ways. We're gonna see a brave new world where they hook us all up to a grid. Yes, a veritable age of reason. Like the one they had in France. Not a moment too soon. Not a moment too soon.
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