This video presents eye opening statistics about the rate and pace of technological and demographic change in the world. The implications for policing – and other professions – are profound. One concept that stood out for me was the fact that students are now studying for jobs that do not currently exist. The need for police services to foster organizational …
Police Body Cameras: What Do You See?
An interesting article by Timothy Williams, James Thomas, Samuel Jacoby and Damien Cave with video footage from body cameras being worn by police officers in different scenarios. As police services strive to meet public expectations of accountability and transparency in a digital age, many see body cameras being worn by police officers as a perfect solution. The authors argue that …
Profound loss of productivity from “multi-tasking” aka “task switching”
Jessica Harris has written a great article describing the dramatic loss in productivity due to interruptions by email messages and other distractions. She describes the impact of “task mismanagement” as follows: Unfortunately, the time and productivity lost due to task mismanagement is profound. According to Inc., the estimated cost of lost productivity due to multitasking is $450 billion, and the …