Jazoon ‘09: NASA Keynote
Speaker: Linda Y. Cureton, CIO, Goddard Space Flight Center
The speaker declares her goal today as to inspire the audience…
Some background information ensues on the history of the Goddard Space Flight Center, which has a site here.
She describes the culture as being one of pioneering, not being used to failure and very disciplined with regard project management…
Describes one of her main tasks as having been to consolidate disparate networks, to enable Web 2.0 in a consolidated manner (which – I think she is suggesting – is a fine balance).
What the network supports:
- Blogging and micro-blogging i.e. twitter
- Virtual worlds… and Linda describes an amusing experience when her avatar appeared naked in JPLs Explorer Island
- Podcasts
Linda observes that the new generation of employees are way more comfortable with the social networking the network provides.
The primary accomplishment of the network is that it gives everyone users control, and ultimately it provides value to the organization as a whole.
Ultimately Linda believes that Web 2.0 is an enabler for creating a more cohesive organization.
Do I feel inspired? Perhaps after 4 solid days of intense sessions, blogging, talking… relieved would be a better word.
