It’s the Monday1 after the Govcamp before, the day Dave Briggs once described as the most depressing day of all, as the exhilaration of the event crashes into the realities of working lives. I like Govcamp for a long list of reasons I wrote about last year – I won’t repeat them here, but theyRead… Read more »
As we await the State of the Union speech by President Obama, I am reminded that on a periodic basis, I too, need to present state of the business updates to my employees and network of colleagues. All leaders need to update their team and key stakeholders. How often we communicate, and how consistent ourRead… Read more »
Hiring is one of the biggest challenges in government. Getting the right people in the right position is key for an effective government. Just as hiring the right NIH scientist is key to curing disease so too is hiring the right procurement official. However, well-trained procurement officials are hard to find and the lack ofRead… Read more »
Have you ever been to one of those conferences where you spend a lot of money, sit in the audience, listen to ‘keynote speakers’ and wonder ‘what am I doing here, why did I ever think this was a good idea?’ If so, an unconference might be what you need without realising it. So whatRead… Read more »
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Social media is changing the way we sell. As most of you know, I am an avid Twitter user (follow me @duanebailey). Last week, I added a handful of new followers to my Twitter community. In a short time, one of those new connections decided to follow me back. In most cases, the engagement wouldRead… Read more »
Last year was a big year for civic technology and government innovation, and if last week’s Municipal Innovation discussion was any indication, 2014 promises to be even bigger. More than sixty civic innovators from both inside and outside of government gathered to hear three leading civic tech experts share their “Top Five” list of civicRead… Read more »
Over the last few days I’ve been reading the responses to the departure of Rod Humble, the CEO of Linden Lab – the company that owns and operates Second Life. Here are a few sites where you can find some in-depth and thoughtful discussion. The Oracle of Pixels on Andromeda, written by William Burns RodRead… Read more »
Kiran Jain (@jainkiranc) is an attorney for the City of Oakland, focused on urban development and civic innovation through her real estate, technology and municipal law practice. She was also a 2012 Leading by Design fellow at the California College of the Arts. Kiran has worked to bring citizen-centered design into City Hall by leadingRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Healthcare.gov has been a massive contracting challenge from the onset. What went wrong? And can we learn from past contracting blunders? We talk to the professors who wrote the book on government contracting Trevor Brown and David Van Slyke. You can find all of our programs online: DorobekINSIDER.com and GovLoop InsightsRead… Read more »