Miscellaneous

Weekly Research and Best Practices

Research 1. The Challenge of Co-production (12/15/2009) – Co-production is a new trend of users and professionals working together to design and deliver public services in equal partnership . It has the potential to deliver a major shift in the way we provide public services http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/challenge-co-production 2. Canada’s Measurement Tool for Government Services (06/13/2010) –Read… Read more »

Special Event: Social Media in the Federal Community

Join us for a networking breakfast event to discuss the findings of Market Connections’ highly anticipated Federal Community Social Media Study. Expert analyst John Kagia will present the study findings, followed by a panel discussion with experts from government and the contracting industry. Market Connections President and CEO Lisa Dezzutti will moderate the panel. AttendeesRead… Read more »

Want to learn how to build more effective pages on AKO/DKO?

If you are an Army or DOD Knowledge Manager, there’s still time to register for the 2010 AKO/DKO Community Page Administrator Workshop! To reserve a seat, you must log on to the CPAW page on AKO (https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/636873) and look for the phrase, “Registration for CPAW 2010”; or you can go directly to www.mcraemeetings.com/ako. If youRead… Read more »

Practicing Happiness

“Happiness is the Consequence of Personal Effort” This is a quote I pulled out of my copy of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eay Pray Love – – a book I’ve kept next to my bed for the past 3 years that serves as a fixed reminder of the utter sweetness of striving. The other day while cleaningRead… Read more »

MEMBER-OF-THE-WEEK: SCOTT SPAN

Scott Span, MSOD currently serves as President of Tolero Solutions, an independent organizational development and change management-consulting firm. He is an organization development and change management practitioner with experience working in strategic and transformational change. Scott has worked both internally, externally, and as an independent contractor in the Public and Private sector. Mr. Span isRead… Read more »

Project of the Week: National Veterans Wheelchair Games

Two weeks ago, as America celebrated its hard-fought freedom on the Fourth of July, hundreds of U.S. military veterans gathered in Denver, CO, for the 30th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. HP, one of GovLoop’s 2010 Partners, was a proud National Sponsor of the Games and they wanted to bring the event to the attention ofRead… Read more »