Summary: Using a bird metaphor, this post discusses the importance of taking calculated risks to achieve goals, as well as the costs associated with risk aversion. The lessons offered are both timeless and uniquely relevant to the adoption of social and digital technologies. Additional lessons are welcome. (from the Denovati SMART Blog) This is oneRead… Read more »
“Some portray it as a Manichean struggle between good and evil. Warren Buffett says it’s “extreme idiocy.” I’d like to recommend another way of looking at the government shutdown and the looming battle over the debt ceiling in Washington. It’s a game, played by flawed-but-not-crazy human beings under confusing circumstances. In other words, it’s anRead… Read more »
Almost two years ago now I wrote a blog post entitled “Gamification can change behaviour. I have proof“. Since that time, I have become even more interested in this emerging trend and its potential applicability towards societal issues. Last spring, I decided to do some additional research on the topic and create a visual presentationRead… Read more »
Due to the government shutdown, we’ve decided to move our annual Federal Digital Communications Event to Monday, December 9. With continued uncertainty as to when federal employees will be coming back to work, we thought it would be best to move the event back so everyone could attend. More than 650 federal employees had alreadyRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Something’s gotta give. A new survey finds federal CFOs and their staffs have only enough time, money and know-how to do the basics around financial management. Ouch. So what can they do to ease their burden? Insights from Grant Thorton. GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER #GovShutdown Reader – Day 10: The Washington Post: HowRead… Read more »
Something’s gotta give. That’s the theme from the new survey by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and Grant Thornton on federal CFOs. The survey finds federal CFOs and their staffs have only enough time, money and know-how to do the basics around financial management. The survey included 100 interviews and 180 self-selected responses fromRead… Read more »
Something that scares me enormously is the house of cards that many (if not most) governments have built with their IT systems. It can be witnessed every time government agencies get ‘MOGed’ – Machinery of Government changes where parts of agencies are shifted to other agencies to meet the latest political whim. In these casesRead… Read more »
With psychedelic splendour, the ACT government has become the first Australian jurisdiction to launch a serious whole-of-government online challenges site. Through the Digital Canberra Challenge website, the ACT is now asking “Canberra’s brightest minds” to help improve government services. The first round contains two challenges, to improve the process of event approvals and to makeRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Healthcare.gov hit some major snags after it launched last week. What went wrong? We get insights from Clay Johnson. GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER #GovShutdown Reader – Day 9: House Republicans are currently drafting a bill that would allow the Defense Department to pay out $100,000 in death benefits during the government shutdown toRead… Read more »
According to a recent GovLoop survey, analytics can improve the efficiency, productivity, and resource allocation of agencies. Additionally, we have seen countless ways analytics can improve transparency and drive better decision making for government agencies. But did you know analytics also propelled Team USA to one of the greatest comebacks in sport’s history during theRead… Read more »