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When Everyone’s Responsible, No One’s Responsible

Frank Sonnenberg Online

That reminds me of the “Responsibility Poem” by American journalist Charles Osgood. Be a team player rather than expecting others to shoulder the burden. The fact is, most people won’t respond to a cry for help, if others are present , because they’ll expect someone else to act. His poem illustrates this point very clearly.

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“Government Entrepreneur” is Not an Oxymoron

Harvard Business Review

Chris Osgood and Nigel Jacob brought the country’s first major-city mobile 311 app to life, and they are public entrepreneurs. The Mayor’s team in Boston that started-up the One Fund in the days after the Marathon bombings were public entrepreneurs.