Meet Jenny, she is a 12 and-a-half year old arthritic Samoyed German Shepard abominable snow dog. She is a sweet old soul and enjoys being pulled around Washington DC in her wagon. Like me, Jenny is into social media, she’s also on twitter. A couple weeks ago, our friend Karima suggested to me that JennyRead… Read more »
Today I interviewed Karen Trebon, Deputy Program Manager and Tammi Marcoullier, Program Manager from Challenge.gov on the inaugural episode of #Hi5Gov featuring Challenge.gov and the amazing impacts Challenge.gov is making for agencies and the public across America. Follow Tammi – @TammiM Follow Karen – @KarenTrebonGovt Follow Joseph – @JosephPorcelli Want to be a guest onRead… Read more »
I just met Paul David Flagg from the National Science Foundation where we are both presenting at the NOAA Communications Cafe for their executive team in Annapolis. I noticed he had some amazing pictures on his iPad and asked what they were. He said I was looking the National Science Foundation’s Science360 iPad App –Read… Read more »
Today, during lunch some of GovLoop crew Pat, Allison, Lauren, and I went on a Hi5Friday mission to Hi5 as many people as we could in about an hour. We gave out about 300 Hi5’s. Watch the video and see the pictures below. 7 lessons we learned: Be Confident – initial approach matters most BeRead… Read more »
The answer is astoundingly YES! This morning I was greeted by a powerful email from my friend Scott Heiferman, the Co-Founder & CEO of Meetup that he sent out to all members of Meetup. In his email he tells the story of how Meetup was born as a result of 9/11 to see if theyRead… Read more »
I just got this awesome email: Happy High-Five Friday! My name is Emerson Souza and I’m currently an intern at HUD for the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. I was at the Next Generation of Government Summit with a few co-workers from my office. We all really enjoyed the entire conference, veryRead… Read more »
The mayor of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius had a cool idea. Make a promo vide of a tank running over illegally parked car. Any other creative uses of video a municipality has used to make a point? Read the original story on CNN.
Fellow GovLoopers: Last Friday at the Next Generation of Government Summit, we launched #Hi5Fridays. The concept is simple: Hi5 at least 5 people each Friday. Here are 10 reasons to High5 five people today: Hi5’s rock! You worked hard this week You will make five people feel great It’s a great way to build yourRead… Read more »
I just got an email invitation from my friend John Werner, the Managing Director of Citizen Schools to his “Annual dinner celebration of amazing emerging leaders.” He does something very innovative in his invitation… He asks and then shares “Interesting” facts about the people attending. His strategy – make you want to meet the peopleRead… Read more »
Giving a High5 is a great way to acknowledge an awesome co-worker, a job well done, and teamwork. I try to give a least five High5’s each day. In honor of all the awesomeness going on at our 2011 Next Generation of Government Summit, I am launching #High5Fridays and I’m asking all GovLoopers to helpRead… Read more »