There have been a lot of things said about AlphaGov since its launch in April. For the most part, reaction to AlphaGov has been very positive. The accomplishments of the team have been highly impressive given the scale of the nut they are trying to crack so all the praise they’ve received is well deserved.Read… Read more »
The 80/20 rule by @willperrin The 80/20 rule is something I’ve written about elsewhere – and yet somehow, in trying to share learning with others, I’ve once again missed the point myself. 80% of everything I do should be task drive, objective focused, performance indicator measured and efficiency motivated. My problem thus far this yearRead… Read more »
A few weeks ago, we welcomed our summer interns to Code for America. During that time each of the Fellows was asked to name one fun thing about working at Code for America, so now we have a list “fun” things — however biased — about working for Code for America, which I thought we’dRead… Read more »
I was working with a business owner who wants to step back from his business. He has learned that means getting sales help, since in its absence, he has learned that sales is the most important thing he does. I showed him the Sales Model, and he understood it immediately. I spend over 80% ofRead… Read more »
The SLA Division of Government Information was the lead division for the Wednesday, June 15, 2011 program: ROI and Beyond. The speakers were Jennifer Klang, U.S. Department of the Interior Library, and James King, National Institutes of Health Library. Here are a few takeaways from the program: Some thoughts on how to increase ROI inRead… Read more »
The SLA Division of Government Information was the lead division for the Wednesday, June 15, 2011 program: Mining Public Records. This session was co-hosted by the News Division. The speakers were Jennifer McMahan and Bridget Gilhool of the Justice Department Library. This was one of those programs that made you glad you stayed for theRead… Read more »
The SLA Division of Government Information had their annual business meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, featuring special guest speaker: Blane Dessy, Federal Library and Information Center Committee. Here are a few takeaways from the program: Government information professionals often find themselves in an invisible role in their agencies, in interagency groups and task forces,Read… Read more »
How Social Networking Can Reinvigorate American Democracy and Civic Participation Free webcast sponsored by the Brookings Institution Tuesday, June 28 at 10am eastern Learn more and register at http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0628_social_media.aspx “The 2008 campaign represented a textbook example of digital mobilization and impact. Using social networking outreach tools such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, a number ofRead… Read more »
Managing Online Communities – Rik Panganiban (TechSoup.org) Tuesday, June 21 at 1pm Pacific, 10am Eastern Free Keeping an online community lively and exciting is a combination of psychology, sociology, social engineering, user interface de Original post
One of the things that struck me most about Beijing was the sheer size of everything. Beijing, it often seems, is built at a Las Vegas scale – the buildings, the roads, the airport – it’s all huge. The size can be deceptive when looking at a map, it is not unusual for a cityRead… Read more »