At this year’s annual Digital Communications Tour stop in Washington DC, officials from three government agencies presented to hundreds of their peers on the latest innovations in digital communications in federal government. Below is a snapshot of part of the panel session with Alan Levy, Chief Web Officer at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Read… Read more »
The goal of mindfulness is to be aware, moment by moment, of your body, your thoughts, your surroundings, and your motivations. While the practice of mindfulness originated in Buddhist meditations, secular use is very common. People practice mindfulness in different ways for various reasons, and many of the benefits are helpful in a work setting,Read… Read more »
Welcome to our weekly series, “Productive Mondays.” As you might guess from the title, we’ll post every Monday, and we’ll answer your questions about how to do better and do more in the workplace. If you have a question you’d like us to tackle, place it in the comments below, tweet us @GovLoop, or emailRead… Read more »
I don’t know about you, but I live and die by my calendars. Between my smartphone and my Outlook calendar at work, my entire life hangs in the balance of these handy electronic schedulers. Rather than feel confined by this, I actually like it that way. I love being able to open my Outlook calendarRead… Read more »
GovHack is over for 2014, with teams finishing their hacks by 5:30pm on Sunday, 13 July. With over 1,200 participants organised into 176 teams, 204 projects were developed in under two days, with 138 projects (based on my count) eligible for the approximately $70,000 in national prizes. Note: GovHack has informed me they are stillRead… Read more »
GovHack is over for 2014, with teams finishing their hacks by 5:30pm on Sunday, 13 July. With over 1,200 participants organised into 176 teams, 204 projects were developed in under two days, with 138 projects (based on my count) eligible for the approximately $70,000 in national prizes. National prizes will be awarded in a redRead… Read more »
Every day people make the choice to embrace a more positive way of thinking. Every day people take steps to make their psychological, physical, relationship facets congruent with each other in a positive and progressive sense. We see these people arrive at parties, at work, at the gym with huge smiles and seemingly mammoth changesRead… Read more »
One our ever-insightful NCDD members, Tiago Peixoto, shared a summary of some important civic participation research that shows that “mixed results” of participation efforts say more when we delineate between “tactical” or “strategic” interventions. We’ve shared Tiago’s piece from his DemocracySpot blog below, and you can find the original here. Social Accountability: What Does theRead… Read more »
One our ever-insightful NCDD members, Tiago Peixoto, shared a summary of some important civic participation research that shows that “mixed results” of participation efforts say more when we delineate between “tactical” or “strategic” interventions. We’ve shared Tiago’s piece from his DemocracySpot blog below, and you can find the original here. Social Accountability: What Does theRead… Read more »
When it comes to performance improvement, it’s important to know that being wrong is ok – in fact, doing so may be a sign of effectiveness. When we were in college, we conducted experiments with a certain hypothesis or theory and drove testing to the point of confirmation – either right or wrong. We triedRead… Read more »