Making the invisible visibleManaging your (and your projects’) digital footprintPhoto (CC) : http://flic.kr/p/7PZwbo@gquaggiottoPractice Leader, Knowledge and InnovationUnited Nations Development Programme
Today’s presentationDigital footprint?Personal vs. projectWhat tools can you use?
Analogue vs. digital self A week in NY (according to Foursquare)  Egyptian revolution (on Twitter)Photo (CC) : http://flic.kr/p/9pBhet
What makes up your “info shadow”? Email
 Mobile phone
 Social media (e.g. Facebook)
 Photos
 Presentations
 .. And moreAnd how far do you want to take it? http://www.tlclark.com/atlasofthehabitual/
http://www.fitbit.com/http://bit.ly/otDD8s
Others create your digital footprint, too- you cannot control it
Advantages of digital footprintIt’s searchable/findableAnalysing “invisible” patternsSupports networking with like-minded peoplePredictionsPossibility of adding “layers”Read more: http://bit.ly/lsIVgs
Digital footprint in action http://mapkibera.org/
Digital footprint in action http://huduma.info
Digital footprint in action
What % of your work & expertise is “invisible”?
Why does this matter?http://www.peerindex.net/undp_europe_cis
Competencies to manage your digital footprint Know what your footprint isListen/monitor conversations about you/your projects/ areas of expertiseControl vs. influenceTalking while you are doing something, not at the endBeing interesting to stand out from the clutterThink not only information, but people & networksProfessional vs. personal boundary Know your privacy and securityCurating and facilitating
Tools to assess your digital footprint- aka the digital narcissist toolkitGoogle.com“Me on the Web,” Google dashboardPipl.comKlout.comLinkedin InmapsPeerIndex.comVizualize.mehttp://www.the-social-list.comThe Museum of MePersonal Digital Footprint Calculator
Something to remember…Photo (CC) : http://flic.kr/p/8LfvTm
http: //vizualize.me
Be mindful of time…Source: Xefer.com/twitter
Know thy network
What do you want the rest of UNDP to see/know about you?
What is your digital influence?Arrows pointing “in” indicate this person is “followed”This person does not have “expert” in their official title…
What about the footprint of your projects?Photo (CC) : http://flic.kr/p/9pBhet
What makes up UNDP projects “info shadow”? Atlas
 Websites
 ???What % of our work is “invisible”?
Making the invisible visible
Making the invisible visible
Digital “smoke signs” throughout the project cycleProject/programme/knowledge lifecycleSource: @galipeau
Real time footprinthttp://www.akvo.org
Imagine a world where 80% of our work is “visible”Less “I don’t who does what?”Emergence of expertiseMore sophisticated understanding of what doesn’t workTransparencyEmergence of patternsMore self-organising, less top-downReal-time responseGreater visibility vis a vis donors
> Digital footprint = > donations? Source: Mashable, http://on.mash.to/jSjqmh
> Digital footprint = > Long term sustainability? Source: The Media Blog,  http://bit.ly/qYdue9
> Digital footprint = > Transparency?Tier 2: “These donors generally show an explicit commitment to aid transparency but they are inconsistent in their current levels of performance on the availability of information. Good performance in one area is usually counterbalanced by poorer performance elsewhere”.Source:  Aid Transparency Assessment 2010

Making the invisible visible. Managing the digital footprint of development projects

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    Making the invisiblevisibleManaging your (and your projects’) digital footprintPhoto (CC) : http://flic.kr/p/7PZwbo@gquaggiottoPractice Leader, Knowledge and InnovationUnited Nations Development Programme
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    Today’s presentationDigital footprint?Personalvs. projectWhat tools can you use?
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    Analogue vs. digitalself A week in NY (according to Foursquare)  Egyptian revolution (on Twitter)Photo (CC) : http://flic.kr/p/9pBhet
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    What makes upyour “info shadow”? Email
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    Social media(e.g. Facebook)
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    .. AndmoreAnd how far do you want to take it? http://www.tlclark.com/atlasofthehabitual/
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    Others create yourdigital footprint, too- you cannot control it
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    Advantages of digitalfootprintIt’s searchable/findableAnalysing “invisible” patternsSupports networking with like-minded peoplePredictionsPossibility of adding “layers”Read more: http://bit.ly/lsIVgs
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    Digital footprint inaction http://mapkibera.org/
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    Digital footprint inaction http://huduma.info
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    What % ofyour work & expertise is “invisible”?
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    Why does thismatter?http://www.peerindex.net/undp_europe_cis
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    Competencies to manageyour digital footprint Know what your footprint isListen/monitor conversations about you/your projects/ areas of expertiseControl vs. influenceTalking while you are doing something, not at the endBeing interesting to stand out from the clutterThink not only information, but people & networksProfessional vs. personal boundary Know your privacy and securityCurating and facilitating
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    Tools to assessyour digital footprint- aka the digital narcissist toolkitGoogle.com“Me on the Web,” Google dashboardPipl.comKlout.comLinkedin InmapsPeerIndex.comVizualize.mehttp://www.the-social-list.comThe Museum of MePersonal Digital Footprint Calculator
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    Something to remember…Photo(CC) : http://flic.kr/p/8LfvTm
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    Be mindful oftime…Source: Xefer.com/twitter
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    What do youwant the rest of UNDP to see/know about you?
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    What is yourdigital influence?Arrows pointing “in” indicate this person is “followed”This person does not have “expert” in their official title…
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    What about thefootprint of your projects?Photo (CC) : http://flic.kr/p/9pBhet
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    What makes upUNDP projects “info shadow”? Atlas
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    ???What %of our work is “invisible”?
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    Digital “smoke signs”throughout the project cycleProject/programme/knowledge lifecycleSource: @galipeau
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    Imagine a worldwhere 80% of our work is “visible”Less “I don’t who does what?”Emergence of expertiseMore sophisticated understanding of what doesn’t workTransparencyEmergence of patternsMore self-organising, less top-downReal-time responseGreater visibility vis a vis donors
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    > Digital footprint= > donations? Source: Mashable, http://on.mash.to/jSjqmh
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    > Digital footprint= > Long term sustainability? Source: The Media Blog, http://bit.ly/qYdue9
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    > Digital footprint= > Transparency?Tier 2: “These donors generally show an explicit commitment to aid transparency but they are inconsistent in their current levels of performance on the availability of information. Good performance in one area is usually counterbalanced by poorer performance elsewhere”.Source: Aid Transparency Assessment 2010
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    Successful development2.0 orgs-the “social business”Real timeAbility to identify patterns/analyse dataEvery employee is a communicatorExperts as thought leadersEngaging contentFeedback loops
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    What is thedigital footprint of..(aka what other case see of…)Your daily workYou workshop/conferenceYour CoPYour project
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    You can starttoday!Online Personal ProfileFacebookTwitterLinked inSlideshareFlickrBlogIssuuOpen Data
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    Read moreThe powerof the visible: open up for social changeWeb squared: web2.0 five years onThe information shadow of development projectsDigital smoke signals (UN Global Pulse)
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    Make your workvisible! @gquaggiottoPhoto (CC) : http://flic.kr/p/7PZwbo