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Invitation to 3rd round of dialogue on Race, Poverty & Wealth in America

Here’s an invitation from Ben Roberts of The Conversation Collaborative to participate in the third (and final) round of the innovative online conversation he’s hosting as part of the National Dialogue Network initiative… From now through October 31st, please join us on hackpad, on the phone and perhaps in person as well, as we continueRead… Read more »

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International Jobs in Government: How to Compete for a Position with the USAID Foreign Service

GovLoop, the Robertson Foundation for Government and the Association for Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) recently produced, “Making Global Impact: Guide to International Jobs in Government,” as a resource for prospective public servants. This blog is part of a series that highlights additional opportunities to launch a world-changing government career. View a Copy ofRead… Read more »

Healthcare.gov Goes Dark – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The 16 day government shutdown may be over but resentments and fears remain for many federal employees. So how do you get through the low morale and motivate your workforce? Insights from Tom Fox from the Partnership for Public Service. But First: HealthCare.gov’s continued problems The Hill reports that HealthCare.gov crashedRead… Read more »

Meeting Tips Radio Podcast

I just added a great interview to the NCDD resource center with past IAF chair Mirja Hanson and, while doing so, had a chance to learn about an excellent new audio podcast that features topics on all forms of meeting facilitation. Meeting Tips Radio describes itself as a ”resource for anyone who runs meetings including:Read… Read more »

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It’s full steam ahead for the Participatory Budgeting Project!

I’m happy to share some great news from our friends at the Participatory Budgeting Project. PBP is an organizational member of NCDD, and I’m proud to serve on their Advisory Board and to have attended both of their conferences in New York and Chicago. Earlier this month, PBP announced that they’re embarking on a newRead… Read more »

Making Public Participation Legal launched at Brookings

Most of the laws that govern public participation in the U.S. are over thirty years old. They do not match the expectations and capacities of citizens today, they pre-date the Internet, and they do not reflect the lessons learned in the last two decades about how citizens and governments can work together. Increasingly, public administratorsRead… Read more »

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Do we over measure in government? Plus your weekend reads!

Leaders are trying to use measurements as their swimming goggles. It is the major technique they are relying on. My beef with measures is that we are not applying them proportionally. – Martha Johnson. You’ve probably heard the phrase, “measure twice and cut once.” But in government it seems like we are measuring eight times.Read… Read more »

Leadership for the 21st Century and Beyond

Leadership is just as important today as it was in the beginning of human history. As far back as history can be determined, there have been people such as Jesus, Moses, Noah, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, who have been in situations that required the skills of a leader. An example of leadershipRead… Read more »

Our field’s readiness to engage people online

As part of the Online Facilitation Unconference that’s going on right now in the midst of IAF’s International Facilitation Week, I’d like to engage people around a compelling report produced by our friends at AmericaSpeaks, an NCDD organizational member. The report is nice and short (just 5 pages long!), and focuses on how we mightRead… Read more »

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