| The landslide that disabled Wyoming Highway 22 in the Teton Pass has asset management implications that ripple far beyond the replacement of concrete, asphalt, and metal barricades. This week on ALN Th@3 pm ET we will have an open discussion on disasters and asset management. The agenda will include ways asset management governance approaches can be embedded in government organizations to help reduce the negative impact of the increasing number of natural disasters. We will also address how to instill an asset leadership mindset that can help prevent some disasters from occurring. Register at this link and if you want to speak in this program, reach out to Wyoming resident, Nick Knoke, ALN Director, Technology nknoke@AssetLeadership.net . See more in People. The topics in Sources and Ideas will be part of the discussion this Thursday. |
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People
| Nick Knoke , A55K has been ALN Director, Technology for more than 5 years. He has served the organization from his home in Lander, Wyoming, where he and his partner Meg h an are raising their two girls. Mr. Knoke graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts in Physics and spent a semester studying at Otago U in New Zealand. He was critical in establishing a relationship with U.S. Senator Cythnia Lummis from Wyoming and is passionate about making asset management best practices prevalent in communities big and small around the world, and especially in his home state. |
Sources
| ALN Th@3 pm EWhite House Human Behavior Report |
| Asset Management tools and processes work. We have global success stories to validate this statement. What leaders are really in need of is human behavior modification techniques for guiding stakeholders to desired outcomes with asset management governance. The Executive Office of the President National Science and Technology Council has published a paper that may help. “ Blueprint for the use of Social and Behavioral Science to Federal Policies and Programs to Deliver Better Outcomes ” was published earlier this year. It states…” The social and behavioral sciences play an essential role in fulfilling the promise of evidence-based policies that deliver these outcomes across America …” The ALN is in agreement. |
Ideas
| Calling ALL States… |
| …pay attention to Minnesota paying attention to Michigan. The formation of the Minnesota Advisory Council on Infrastructure was approved by state legislature this spring and is expected to be signed into existence by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The Council is patterned after the Michigan Infrastructure Council, which the ALN worked with on in-person and web presentations. While it will take time for the Minnesota Advisory Council on Infrastructure to get up and running, it is explicitly established to provide for “effective and efficient management of infrastructure and preserving and extending the longevity of Minnesota’s public and privately owned infrastructure.” Funding for a Director is the first step in 2025 followed by engagement of stakeholders. Increased budgets in 2026 and 2027 will allow for programs, education, and other unified asset management activities. (Shout out to our colleagues in IAM Minnesota who helped introduce the concept in their state. Your legislative leaders heard you and acted appropriately. Congratulations!) |
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