We've all been whining about the "corruption" of government forever. We all should be whining about the corruption of professions too. But rather than whining, I want to work on this problem that I've come to believe is the most important problem in making government work.

How does Finland do it?

It is interesting that the name of the Berlin agency that ranks perceived corruption of countries is called "Transparency International".

I also think it is interesting that the trend of transparency in professional organizations seems to be leading to a decrease in perceived corruption.

From Wired 15.04 cover story:

Smart companies are sharing secrets with rivals, blogging about products in their pipeline, even admitting to their failures. The name of this new game is RADICAL TRANSPARENCY, and it's sweeping boardrooms across the nation.

See... even Michael Scott gets it.

Is the key to eliminating corruption being transparent?