Research and Best Practices eNewsletter

Research Survey connects transparency and citizen satisfaction (03/01/2011) – PEW study finds open data creates a better relationship with government. Citizens who view their government as transparent are more satisfied with the overall government performance.http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/08-Community-Information-Systems.aspx Youth and the Internet (02/23/2011) – MacArthur study finds ways to build youth engagement with digital media. For many, spendingRead… Read more »

Praising WMATA tweet by tweet

Looking to offset the stream of negative tweets about WMATA, a new Twitter account is devoted to extolling the virtues of the often beleaguered agency. Original post

Short and sweet

I am struggling, a little, to write with the same frequency I used to. Not because my words are going elsewhere (though they are) but because my time simply has contracted in an effort to keep up with all the things I have committed to do, as well as keep up with the sudden explosionRead… Read more »

WordPress as a Platform for Journalism

An experiment in blogging live via the iPhone…. DESCRIPTION March 8, 2011: Personal Branding and Lessons from Journalism, with local WordPress enthusiasts Ben Balter and Greg Linch. Greg and Ben will be sharing best practices and how you can take the next step with WordPress as a platform. Pulling from their wide-ranging experiences in journalism,Read… Read more »

March 14 PublicForum Webinar Focuses on Action Engagement

“All Talk, No Action?” Using SMART Conversations® to Create Action Engagement A PublicForum WebinarMonday, 14 March, 7-8pm Eastern (New York)(60-minute webinar)$15 USD for Circle Club members$20 USD for non-members Register for this program at http://www.publicdecisions.com/publicforum_2011mar08.htmlRegistrants receive access to the session recording (a $20 USD value) and the program slide deck. Can we have too manyRead… Read more »

Hosting SecondLife Orientations Focus of March 9 Virtual Worlds for Engmt Mtg

Please join us this coming Wednesday (tomorrow!) for our March Virtual Worlds for Stakeholder Engagement Working Group. This month’s meeting focuses on the subject “Orientations to Second Life.” Beth Offenbacker/PublicDecisions (Bettina Mint in SL) and Hope Kandel Gershik/Learning Times (Rye Checchinato in SL) will speak on the key elements of hosting an effective Second LifeRead… Read more »

Democs: Smart In-Person Process for Small-Group Consultations

Stephen Whitehead, researcher at London, UK-based New Economics Foundation (nef), recently alerted me to a new paper of theirs: Connected Conversations Reflecting on nef’s decade of experience in democracy and participation, this pamphlet argues that tackling the biggest issues, from climate change to social inequality, needs to start with small conversations between friends and neighbours.Read… Read more »

“Gentoring” ™: Barriers to Bridging the Generational-Digital Divide – Traditionals and Boomer ‘Hot Buttons’” – Part II

Hi, Getting some enthusiastic and thoughtful response to the Gentor ™ and Gentoring ™ concepts: a) the legal magazine, KNOW, wants to publish my first “Gentoring” article (see link below), b) a Colonel at a military war college wants to brainstorm program ideas re: my “Bridging the Generational Divide” programs, c) another Colonel and colleagueRead… Read more »

Announcing moreopen micro-grants

Cross-posted from the new blog over on moreopen.org, here Steph announces some small-scale funding available for public sector-oriented digital events and projects: As UKGovcamp 2011 fades into the memory, and exciting events such as ShropCamp (19 April) hove into view, it’s time to formally lift the veil on our mini grant scheme to help getRead… Read more »

Recruitment 411: From the front lines to the front page — using employees in marketing

When you’re in the market for a new ride, you ask a car nut for advice. When you’re looking for a good cookie recipe, you go to grandma. When you want to learn more about a career with a certain company, you ask someone who works there. This “ask-the-expert” approach has worked well for theRead… Read more »

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