Michael Knapp at Connect 2016: small businesses are forging a radical new model for capitalism

On November 2, 2016 I was invited to give the keynote speech at Connect 2016: Heart of the Start. Connect is an annual event put on by the Hannah Grimes Center for…

RUSSIAN’S HACK EVERYTHING IN SIGHT TO BRING ABOUT TRUMP’S ELECTION

For writers of books, the Authors…

The Case for Integrated Client Histories

This August, the City of Boston slipped $200,000 worth of code into the internet’s free box. More specifically, they licensed and copylefted their Coordinated Access System under GPL3, and we donated developer hours to get it up on Github.

Beyond Boston: The #SFHomelessnessProject

Over the last two weeks, this country has seen an unprecedented media event unfold out of San Francisco. The #SFHomelessnessProject, led by the SF Chronicle and furthered by 70+ other participating organizations, has forced attention to the ballooning…

Vermont State Procurement

Our state, like many governmental bureaucracies, struggles with technology. Vermont may have a relatively tiny population, but it exists in the 21st century, and needs systems to support its operations and serve its people. What’s troubling is the price tags and implementation…