I’ve seen some interesting dicussion in LinkedIn’s Gov 2.0 group (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=91073). There’s some different stuff there about Web 2.0 use in government, since even foreign government employees have joined in. I hope that most of those folks are members of GovLoop too!
“The moment you think of yourself as great, your slide toward mediocrity will have already begun,” Jim Collins. “Wisest is he who knows what he doesn’t know.” Plato I read these quotes the other day and I really like them both. I think mainly because it is an interesting time for my career as forRead… Read more »
How can the building industry use Web 2.0 tools to enhance delivery of services and better integrate new concepts like sustainability? These are some of the questions and issues that will be discussed at the upcoming barcamp, Be2Camp, to be held at The Building Centre on Store Street in London on Oct. 10, 2008. ThisRead… Read more »
I’m often asked why I’ve chosen to work for the government. Sometimes it’s asked at conferences by other gov’t officials who are looking for guidance on how to recruit and retain Generation Y. Other times it’s just at a social gathering and is asked by a non-government official often in a negative tone (Really? WhyRead… Read more »
newsletter_ aug08.pdf I was out of town when the August Green Team newsletter came out, so here it is, a couple of weeks late. Though one article is Nevada-specific, the other is applicable to any office environment! I hope that you find these newsletters interesting. Please feel free to post/share in your offices. We postRead… Read more »
I’m currently reading Thinking for a Living by Thomas H. Davenport. Excellent book for those who want to improve their work environment and their own productivity. Focus is on where processes and knowledge meet.
Last week, I presented at the 2008 APWA Congress; the topic – virtual public works. My portion of the workshop focused on the use of Web 2.0 tools in the public works and government sectors. Representatives from TEEX and World2Worlds also participated. You can check out my presentation at this link. Those who would ratherRead… Read more »
From a big city to a small town, from a poor family with limited resources to gaining a university degree and fighting to achieve higher education, I believe that my experiences and the opportunities I was given throughout my educational career has changed my life. In the summer of 2007, I obtained my first professionalRead… Read more »
I have found that thing that I’m get immediately passionate about. And this thing makes me want to throw large objects through glass windows, it makes me want to punch people, it makes me want to scream and it makes me want to act to change the world. This thing is American Housing Policy. I’mRead… Read more »
In case you haven’t been following Mark Drapeau‘s series of Mashable articles on Gov 2.0, here are links to all three. They’re all interesting and insightful. I don’t know if there will be more, but if there are, I guess I can edit my post… 1. Government 2.0: An Insider’s Perspective 2. Government 2.0: ARead… Read more »