All too often, the public assumes that government, when going toe-to-toe with the private sector, always loses. Even when we trumpet major successes of government (e.g. moon shot, arpanet), the public snickers and points to the private sector government contractors who supported these initiatives. Now for the ask! Nineteen organizations have been identified as finalistsRead… Read more »
Over the past year or two I’ve been to a couple of unconferences sessions about how people are increasingly measuring different parts of their lives: how far they run, how they sleep, what they eat, etc… As some readers may be aware, these efforts are often referred to as part of the “Quantified Self Movement.”Read… Read more »
On July 26, 2012, the Center for Technology in Government (CTG) at the University of Albany / SUNY issued a press release announcing, in cooperation with SAP, an open government thought leadership program. I recently attended CTG’s workshop on this topic, along with 25 colleagues from government and academia, and we’re excited about the upcomingRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Leadership lessons from successful federal leaders. The Partnership for Public Service has sat down with the Service to America Medal winners to find out what leadership tactics work and which ones don’t. Click here for the full recap. Sequestration 101 — how many of you actually know what happens if sequestrationRead… Read more »
The most successful feds are often the most successful leaders. The Service to America Medals highlight the best and brightest feds who are really doing innovative work. All summer long we have detailed their amazing work here. But we wanted to mine them for additional leadership lessons. The Sammies are part of the Partnership forRead… Read more »
While largely unreported, earlier this year the NSW government became the first state jurisdiction in Australia to provide a formal written commitment to open government at a Premier level. In Victoria, which took an early lead as a state, Government 2.0 (which isn’t quite the same as open government) never received a formal commitment fromRead… Read more »
Whether you love it, hate it, or are leaving Facebook because of it, the Timeline is here to stay. As a former elementary school teacher, part of me is relieved that all of my old students will finally understand how a timeline works. As a former college student and early adopter of Facebook, another partRead… Read more »
I’ve blogged previously on the subject of the future of local government but some posts were very scattered and half-baked, like most of the posts I write however I have written two previous posts which I’d like to associate this one with: Part 1 – Future of Local Government Part 2 – Future of LocalRead… Read more »
This month, our elections team in Monmouthshire Council asked me along to Chepstow Comprehensive to talk to students about how people can get involved in community life using social media. This is a post about what this group of young people told me about how they use social media. A day of democracy in theRead… Read more »
At a recent writing workshop I attended, the speaker suggested one strategy to find your niche for writing: pick three things you’re passionate about, and imagine yourself in the space where those three things intersect. While I have imagined myself in the middle of many a three set Venn diagram, few sound more appealing thanRead… Read more »