The document provides an overview of the Afghan Country Stability Picture (ACSP) program. The ACSP collects and analyzes data on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan to provide situational awareness and coordinate efforts. It discusses the program's history, structure, data management activities, products, and impact in helping align development activities with Afghan national strategic goals.
This document provides a list of 31 major ongoing development projects in Regional Command North, Afghanistan as of April 2013. The projects fall under categories of improvements, education, governance, transportation, agriculture, and include initiatives such as restoring schools, constructing government compounds, building bridges and roads, developing irrigation systems, and establishing women's economic programs. The projects were scheduled to be completed beginning in 2013.
Presentation on OER - a student perspectiveLisa Yeager
OERs (Open Educational Resources) provide free educational materials that can make education more accessible for students, as they do not require expensive textbooks and allow learning anywhere. However, not all students have access to computers or know how to use online resources, and there is a learning curve for both students and teachers to use OERs. Additionally, initial funding for starting OER-based classes may not be sustainable long-term.
The document discusses the US Army Corps of Engineers' Planning Assistance to States Program (PAS) and Flood Plain Management Services Program (FPMS). It provides an overview of the civil works missions and types of assistance offered by each program, including water studies, flood damage reduction studies, and technical services. The document emphasizes coordination across districts and describes methods used to provide flood plain determinations to the public through geocoding, mapping, and engineering analysis while noting challenges in locating properties accurately.
This document describes a spatially enabled floodplain management database created for the Huntington District of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The database was created to replace a paper call log and has been expanded over time. It integrates with GIS software and allows users to document calls, lookup locations, access FEMA and USGS resources, and coordinate response more efficiently. The database provides benefits like time savings, increased accuracy, and improved mapping capabilities to support the district's floodplain management work.
This document provides a list of 31 major ongoing development projects in Regional Command North, Afghanistan as of April 2013. The projects fall under categories of improvements, education, governance, transportation, agriculture, and include initiatives such as restoring schools, constructing government compounds, building bridges and roads, developing irrigation systems, and establishing women's economic programs. The projects were scheduled to be completed beginning in 2013.
Presentation on OER - a student perspectiveLisa Yeager
OERs (Open Educational Resources) provide free educational materials that can make education more accessible for students, as they do not require expensive textbooks and allow learning anywhere. However, not all students have access to computers or know how to use online resources, and there is a learning curve for both students and teachers to use OERs. Additionally, initial funding for starting OER-based classes may not be sustainable long-term.
The document discusses the US Army Corps of Engineers' Planning Assistance to States Program (PAS) and Flood Plain Management Services Program (FPMS). It provides an overview of the civil works missions and types of assistance offered by each program, including water studies, flood damage reduction studies, and technical services. The document emphasizes coordination across districts and describes methods used to provide flood plain determinations to the public through geocoding, mapping, and engineering analysis while noting challenges in locating properties accurately.
This document describes a spatially enabled floodplain management database created for the Huntington District of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The database was created to replace a paper call log and has been expanded over time. It integrates with GIS software and allows users to document calls, lookup locations, access FEMA and USGS resources, and coordinate response more efficiently. The database provides benefits like time savings, increased accuracy, and improved mapping capabilities to support the district's floodplain management work.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
Beginners Guide to TikTok for Search - Rachel Pearson - We are Tilt __ Bright...
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Products As of 18 AUG 12
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AFGHAN COUNTRY STABILITY PICTURE As of 18 AUG 12
The Afghanistan Country Stability Picture (ACSP) is the
first and only comprehensive database available
providing countrywide situational awareness of Provincial
Reconstruction Teams (PRT), Government of Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and International
Community (IC) Reconstruction and Development (R&D)
Activities. The purpose of this overview is to align these
activities to the GIRoA strategic programs (i.e. the
Afghanistan National Development Strategy) and to
analyse their impacts at the strategic, operational and
tactical level.
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ACSP Today As of 18 AUG 12
OF-4 Antonio PORRELLI , ,ITA A
OF-4 Antonio PORRELLI ITA A
(ACSP Chief)
(ACSP Chief)
ICC Eduardo ALMEIDA
ICC Eduardo ALMEIDA ICC Joseph TRIMBOLI
ICC Joseph TRIMBOLI ICC Alexandru ANGHEL
ICC Alexandru ANGHEL
(ACSP GIS Specialist ) )
(ACSP GIS Specialist (ACSP Technical Advisor)
(ACSP Technical Advisor) (ACSP DB Manager)
(ACSP DB Manager)
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ACSP Mission As of 18 AUG 12
The Afghan Country Stability Picture (ACSP) provides country-wide
situational awareness of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT),
Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA), and International
Community (IC) on Reconstruction and Development (R&D) Activities.
Major Components:
• Gathering Data
• Disseminate Information
Major Activities:
• Data management
• Product Management
• Outreach Activities
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Internal Overview As of 18 AUG 12
Data Customers
Management
RC’S
RC’s & Training
PRT’s
PRT’S
Common
Operating
Picture
COMMANDS
GROUPS
ACSP TEAM
COUNTRIES
Products
WORLD
CIDNE DB
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Data Flow As of 18 AUG 12
EXTERNAL
Ronna
ACSP Web-Site
EXTERNAL
Civilian Data
Providers
Data will be entered INTERNAL
by ACSP Team for
organizations who EXCEL
do not have access SPREADSHEET, ACSP
ACSP
UNCLASSIFIED
to INDURE/CIDNE. ETC UNCLASSIFIED
Afghan Wiki
Afghan Mission
Network (AMN)
INTERNAL
INTERNAL
CIMIC Data
Providers INDURE
INDURE
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
ACSP CIDNE
CIDNE
SharePoint ACSP
QCC
CLASSIFIED
CLASSIFIED Afghanistan
QCC
Future Picture
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Data Management As of 18 AUG 12
• Continuous Data Quality Evaluation
• New Project Tracker Form Release (15
October 2012)
• Improving user interface through “My
Projects” Dashboard Development
• Data Ingest
• Orphan Project Concerns
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Data Management As of 18 AUG 12
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Data Management As of 18 AUG 12
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Product Management As of 18 AUG 12
Arghanj Khwah ISAF 27
MRRD 18
UN 27
All 3 Sources 18
Out of 27
Argo ISAF 153
MRRD 116
UN 154
All 3 Sources 115
Out of 154
Baharak ISAF 66
NATO/ISAF UNCLASSIFIED
MRRD 40
UN 67
All 3 Sources 39 100%
27 154 67 77 59 75
Out of 67
80%
Darayim ISAF 77 18 115 39 55 51 61
60%
MRRD 55 Unique Values
27 154 67 77 59 75 Validated
UN 77 UN
40%
40 55 MRRD
18 116 51 62
All 3 Sources 55 ISAF
20%
Out of 77 27 153 66 77 59 74
Darvaz ISAF 59 0%
Arghanj Argo Baharak Darayim Darvaz Darwaz-i-
MRRD 51 Khwah Payin
(Mamay)
UN 59
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External Overview As of 18 AUG 12
Data Mining Customers
RC’S
Coordination
Country Stability Picture
PRT’S
Working COMMANDS
Groups
ACSP
ACSP
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED GROUPS
Alignment
of Effort COUNTRIES
Technical
Support
WORLD
CIDNE DB
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Outreach Activities As of 18 AUG 12
NATO/ISAF UNCLASSIFIED
Contact Name – contact email address – contact phone number
Contact Name – contact email address – contact phone number
Contact Name – contact email address – contact phone number
Contact Name – contact email address – contact phone number
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25. UNCLASSIFIED
ACSP Key Message As of 18 AUG 12
“Help us obtain high quality
data so we can build a
clear picture available to
all CIMIC oriented Cross
Functional Teams within
IJC”.
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Skill Sets As of 18 AUG 12
• Database management
– Evaluation and processing of large datasets
from multiple sources
• Programming/Scripting Skills
– Microsoft Excel/Access
• Geospatial analysis
– Integration of simplistic regional pattern
techniques
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27. UNCLASSIFIED
Summary As of 18 AUG 12
• History
• Current Structure
• Desk Activities
• Impact
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Editor's Notes
(U) Hello and welcome to the Afghan Country Stability Picture, aka ACSP, briefing.
(U) This presentation will begin with a short history of the ACSP concept, how it evolved and changed over time, and will end with our current activities.
(U) The history of the ACSP is a long one – it is not only the name of our Desk but it is also a concept having its roots in the idea of “Enhanced Civil-Military Cooperation Support”, also known as CIMIC, for our current Afghanistan Mission.
(U) According to the open source internet web site Wikipedia, Civilian-Military Co-operation activities began as lessons learned from NATO operations in Bosnia and Kosovo. It “…is the military function through which a commander links to civilian agencies active in the theatre of operations”.
(U) As part of lessons learned, the Afghanistan Country Stability Picture (ACSP) was initiated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to develop and maintain a comprehensive geographical database of reconstruction and development activities across Afghanistan. Under the heading “Additional Information” the Wiki describes three additional CIMIC programs: the Civil Military Overview (CMO) / Civil Military Fusion Centre CFC), the CECIL, Coordinated Effect Based CIMIC Information Link, AND the Afghan Country Stability Picture. All of these efforts represent the creation of a shared situational awareness.
(U) The database began as a Microsoft Access database distributed to strategic partners to COLLECT reconstruction and development data. It was supported by a much larger team of people and was INTEGRATED into the outreach activities by training and technical support. The Microsoft Access database provided a center of COORDINATIN G activities that brought together the interests of various commands, agencies, and GIRoA organizations across Afghanistan. The ACSP reached 140 data sources in a 5-years period. It summoned more then 100,000 projects and covered all aspects of Reconstruction and Development. (U) The ACSP initiative was acknowledged by various organizations that used the reconstruction and development data to create products such as Development Analysis, Stability Evaluation Reports, and Intelligence Reports. Some of those organizations include: the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU). An independent research institution based in Kabul whose mission is to inform and influence policy and practice by conducting high-quality, policy-relevant research. This example is seen in this slide.
(U) … the Defense Intelligence Agency is another organization This example includes describing a lack of reporting in the ACSP Database by USAID, and it concludes this resulted in inconsistent funding allocations, effected project progress, and project schedules suffered. This report is dated 2009, released in 2010.
(U) Various national agencies also referenced the ACSP. This example from the Netherlands is entitled: “MEASURING PROGRESS IN RECONSTRUCTING AFGHANISTAN”. It also contains the idea of a a wider framework capable of gauging stability and prosperity in a post-conflict environment. This is dated 2010
(U) ESRI – Creator of GIS software solutions – included the ACSP geographic web portal as an item in their regular “DEFENSE” publication. It references the portal effort of 2007 under the heading of Command and Control and Mission Planning. The benefits it describes are: a consolidated picture of all reconstruction and development projects, complex spatial queries that are transparent to users, and ease of use for non-GIS experts.
(U) And – as an oddity, if you search Google using the “Afghan Country Stability Picture” as a phrase approximately 1600 results are returned. This shows the extent of the ACSP efforts in the open source community and also how the idea of sharing project and reconstruction information has been received well beyond our immediate vicinity.
(U) The ACSP database was used to support Afghanistan Mission Development from the beginning and was integrated into the planning process for future operation. This example shows a NATO/ISAF Desk Note of the Economic Impact of Transition.
(U) As time progressed, the previously mentioned GIS “web portal” was developed that supported the Afghan Country Stability Picture. It was described as a “Google Earth” type interface, based on the ESRI GIS server and was previously mentioned in the History of the ACSP as part of volume 4 of the Annual ESRI defense Publication. (U) This made the information more widely available and presented an attractive interface to all interested parties. However, these examples of previous database management and data sharing activities are now distributed across the International Security Assistance Force and reside as activities in a multitude of decentralized efforts.
(U) ACSP products use to be distributed as a DVD but now have evolved into the backbone of “Nation Building” concepts. As an interesting note - I fist arrived here in Afghanistan at the Corps of Engineers North District - my National Support Element. As I walked through the compound I noticed a GIS Lab that I later decided to pay a visit to. As I discussed the ACSP and mutual data mining efforts, I mentioned the DVD – immediately, one of the individuals left the room and came back with an original ACSP DVD. My fellow Corps of Engineers team members were excited about reviving a mutual data effort. An effort that sounded more like a Technical Working group where people shared not only their data but also their technical expertise.
(U) TO SUMMARIZE: The ACSP concept “WAS and STILL IS” to align civil and military reconstruction and development activities through database development for the analysis of impacts on strategic, operational, and tactical operations and programs. This is a pure CIMIC activity in its historical form “ENHANCED” with IT development.
(U) Our desk evolved from a ten person Section at the STRATEGIC level (ISAF HQ) to a four people Desk at the OPERATIONAL level - inside the ISAF Joint Command (IJC). Recent personnel changes include the replacement of the Deputy/GIS Outreach Coordinator with a Technical Advisor; the team now consist of a Geo Specialist, a Technical Advisor, a Database Manager, and a CIMIC operator, who is the Section’s Chief.
(U) Our mission has two major components : Gathering data and Disseminating Reconstruction and Development Information. Our success is based on three major activities that influence the success of each of the others: Data Management, Product Management, and Outreach Activities. (U) Data Management includes developing an effective internal reporting process (data focused) with Regional Commands and Provincial Reconstruction Teams AND collecting data from outside sources. Product Management is based on the Requests for Information process with additional requests that can come from outside sources. AND (U) Outreach Activities that include coordinating with Cross Functional Teams and approaching external agencies to coordinate data exchange and validation.
(U) Internal activities include engaging Regional Commands and Provincial Reconstruction Teams as data providers and customers, managing project submittal workflow through CIDNE interface design, and coordinating reporting system improvements. Training and product outputs are a CIDNE support function but are also integrated into the Afghan Country Stability Picture Product development and outreach activities. Our coordinating efforts are based on our technical experience and feedback from system users.
(U) Our data management mission is complex and covers CLASSIFIED and UNCLASSIFIED systems that puts an emphasis on coordinating efforts. One of our most anticipated results of our coordination efforts is the CIDNE release of the “Project Tracker Form NonCERP” expected 15 th of October 2012. In preparation of this event we have updated contact information for our Regional Commands and Province Reconstruction Teams to make the change-over easier. The expected benefits include easy data entry for end users resulting in increased data flow and quality. This new form will also be replicated on the INDURE UNCLASSIFIED system that is used for external customers.
(U) Other data management activities include development of Dashboards that link Project Reconstruction and Development CIDNE “Outputs” directly to the end users. Coordinating data ingests from past efforts: one source was a Provincial Reconstruction Team effort, while another is the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. We have also begun efforts to contact end users and solicit feedback and suggestions on data quality issues. (U) Data quality is based on the fields needed to produce quality Reconstruction and Development products. Recent efforts to analyze data quality categorize the necessary fields as descriptive, category types, cost fields, administrative status and location. The total number of fields necessary to produce a comprehensive analytical data product are twenty five . Every field left empty increases the amount of effort needed to produce products and in addition can reduce the amount of viable records in the database.
(U) The process of developing a new “Project Tracker Form NonCERP” in CIDNE represents how integrated these data management activities are in the IJC. There are many systems being designed to collect and query data and it is imperative that ALL the projects from ALL the funding sources have the ability to be included. (U) If NOT then the products suffer and the reconstruction and development picture of Afghanistan through the International Security Assistance Force structure is incomplete. (U) The current ‘Project Tracker form OTHER’ is available in CIDNE (under Create Report->Transition-> Project Tracker form – OTHER) and is depicted on the left on the slide: (U) The “NEW Form”, as depicted on the right side of the screen, was developed after detailed analysis of the current reported data, intensive efforts of coordination with the PRTs as the end users and primary data sources, and close cooperation with the CIDNE team. This processes extended well over a year period and included close coordination with CIDNE and the CCRMB, CIDNE Change Requirement Management Board.
(U) Another recent achievement is the ability to manage the data access requests of the UNCLASSIFIED community in INDURE. This begins at the invitation stage and continues all the way through the process of assigning the appropriate permissions. Efforts are being made to increase the number of contributing users to this system by developing automated Cross Domain Solutions making the collected data available to the military (SECRET) network community.
(U) One of our Major Ongoing Product efforts is a geospatial database system that collects and compares the various names and locations of villages. It pulls together Village names and locations from four major sources included in our outreach efforts: the United Nations, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, the ISAF gazetteer, and the available base raster mapping. (U) Along with this type of data validation comes the benefit of integrating other data sources that use place names as their primary location. It is our goal is to integrate this product into organizational efforts across the country. (U) Also, concurrent with the “Village Name” effort is the “The Ultimate Schools List”. The schools list uses village names as locations and as the “Village Names” are identified so are the locations of the schools. This will provide a clear picture of education infrastructure and assist in the development of strategies that maintain the education sector. (U) These are expected to be ongoing and updated as new data becomes available.
(U) External data mining activities are vital to providing an accurate Reconstruction and Development Stability Picture and these activities are occurring in Cross Functional Teams within the command and higher level working groups. Our external efforts mirror internal ones but are distributed over a different community of data providers and users. This outreach continues to coordinate data exchange and technical support activities.
(U) An Outreach Activities database has been developed for the purpose of organizing and tracking a more distributed outreach effort. This allows for the addition of creating working groups and leveraging other outreach activities in the command. Internal POCs have been updated and efforts have been made to increase coordination activities within the Cross Functional Teams. A recent example includes emailing the individuals in the INDURE/PiX system to solicit feedback on issues and improvements. (U) The development of the Database for Outreach Activities has focused on: Historical/New Contacts, Email addresses and verification, cooperation with other offices in the outreach effort, scaling up our agenda to match other Cross Functional Team activities, finding new data sources, maintaining contact information and working relations with Regional Commands and Provincial Reconstruction Teams, and maintaining contact with INDURE users.
(U) Short of changing our Mission – the ACSP is still focused on the remaining pieces of the original concept. All the elements are here but due to the distributed nature of our IT environment more people are INVOLVED in forming the Afghan Country Stability Picture. We would like to begin the efforts of identifying “THE PILLARS” of our organization that holdup and build the ACSP. Using our business model as the dynamic example: Data Management, Product Management and Outreach Activities – we would like to align outreach activities NOW!
(U) As part of our Desks efforts to increase participation in the IJC internal processes, we are looking to integrate our capabilities into the analysis activities that are performed on a regular basis. Our skills can be summarized as database management, Office Application Programming, and Geospatial Analysis capabilities. (U) Examples include: (U) TECHNICAL ANALYSIS such as Data evaluation and corrections; along with Geospatial Evaluations. (U) INTEL PRODUCT Support for Maps, Charts;, Graphs; and Reconstruction and Development Data; (U) STABILITY PICTURE products for various geographical scales; (U) TECHNICAL SUPPORT including programming for all Office Applications and Macro development (U) GEOSPATIAL product enhancements through spatial analysis; (U) QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS, including CIDNE-INDURE workflow; (U) ENHANCED CIMIC ACTIVITIES related to outreach and working groups; (U) INDURE trusted agent for managing users accounts;
(U) Enhanced CIMIC has progressed at an extreme rate and the face of ACSP activities has changed greatly, (U) Our current organization and location allows this past experience and technical skills to be leverage as part of the IJC. (U) It is recognized that our activities focused on data quality and quantity, as well as the Reconstruction and Development mission, can be leveraged by the IJC by identifying new opportunities. (U) ACSP has contributed and assisted in the “Federation of Databases” and will continue these efforts by diversifying our technical skills and experience to include a larger customer base. (U) We can find ways to assist through a concentrated and deliberate effort focused on utilizing these skills to improve others activities (U) We would like to engage an ever widening group of interests who want to align mutual efforts of data efficiencies through collaboration. (U) And in closing – please feel free to contact me if you have additional questions or mutual interests… (U) THIS CONCLUDES ACSP BRIEFING