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ELK #2: Success Through People (Terry Cooke-Davies)

On Thursday, February 28, APPEL’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge series sponsored a live-streamed learning event on the topic of “Developing Talent in the Federal Workforce” from NASA TV’s studio at Headquarters. This ELK session consisted of a keynote presentation delivered by Terry Cooke-Davis, Group Chairman of Human Systems International. The presentation was moderated by NASA […]

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ELK #2: Developing Talent in the Federal Workforce (Panel Discussion)

On Thursday, February 28, APPEL’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge series sponsored a live-streamed learning event on the topic of “Developing Talent in the Federal Workforce” from NASA TV’s studio at Headquarters. The federal government faces two immediate challenges with its workforce: preparing for retirements in order to maximize knowledge transfer from one generation to the […]

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ELK #2: Two Worlds, Two Mindsets (Terry Cooke-Davies)

Not everyone may be naturally cut out to do the necessary planning needed by a project, according to Terry Cooke-Davies, Human Systems International Group Chairman, during NASA’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge (ELK) event on February 28, 2013. Context plays a critical role in managing projects.

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The Future of Space: Participatory Exploration (Nicholas Skytland)

Masters Forum 17 marked a very special occasion in NASA’s history: the 50th anniversary since the Agency’s founding in October 1958. This presented a unique opportunity to reflect upon the amazing achievements accomplished over the past five decades, their significance, and lessons learned from those accomplishments. Nicholas Skytland works in the Strategic Partnerships Office at […]

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ELK #2: Behind the Scenes with Terry Cooke-Davies

Human Systems International Group Chairman Terry Cooke-Davies engages in an impromptu interview before the live-streamed Engaged Leaders in Knowledge (ELK) event. Stay tuned for the full-length video of the event. Learn more about ELK events http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html

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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft onboard is seen on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Academy Infographic: LDCM’s Instrument Heritage

NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission’s two instruments come from a line of cutting-edge technologies.

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Hoffman, Gaddis, and Yost.
PM Challenge Archive: Insights from NASA Practitioners

ASK the Academy looks back on its PM Challenge coverage from the past few years.

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This overall view of the Shuttle (White) Flight Control Room (WFCR) in Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control Center (MCC) was photographed during STS-114 simulation activities.
CKO Corner: JSC’s Jean Engle and Brent Fontenot

Jean Engle and Brent Fontenot discuss knowledge management at Johnson Space Center.

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This is an image of magnetic loops on the sun, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). It has been processed to highlight the edges of each loop to make the structure more clear. A series of loops such as this is known as the a flux rope, and these lie at the hears of eruptions on the sun known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). This is the first time scientists were able to discern the timing of a flux rope’s formation. (Blended 131 Angstrom and 171 images of July 19, 2012 flare of CME).
Message from the Director: Why Have a Knowledge Policy?

Doesn’t a new policy just mean another layer of bureaucracy?

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