I am blogging today from the Government as a Social Machine forum hosted by ANZSOG and featuring Professor Dame Wendy Hall from the University of Southhampton in the UK. The discussion this morning involves a diverse range of stakeholders from both public and private sector organisations discussing the challenges organisations and citizens face in adaptingRead… Read more »
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Half of Government Employees Fear Phishing Attacks
In our recent GovLoop survey, we found that 49% of respondents are most concerned about phishing attacks. Below, I wanted to share a case study from our recent guide, Winning the Cybersecurity Battle, and offer 3 solutions to avoid falling victim to cyber attacks. We’ve all probably received an email that is a phishing attempt.Read… Read more »
SUCCESS RULE #21 – DON’T WHINE
Or as my dad used to say, “Quit your belly aching.” You know what? Life isn’t fair, and in fact sometimes it just downright stinks. Yup, sometimes you’ll get stuck with a crappy assignment, maybe you have a boss who is ill prepared for their role, or the person in the cube next to youRead… Read more »
Join us at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday!
Tired of tense, unproductive public meetings? Want to embed better online and face-to-face processes in the way governments work? Making Public Participation Legal, a new publication of the National Civic League, presents a valuable set of tools, including a model ordinance, set of policy options, and resource list, to help communities improve public participation. TheRead… Read more »
Coffeeneuring #3: Union Market
The great thing about coffeneuring is that it gets you biking to new places. Coffeeneuring #1 sent me to Buzz Bakery and their delicious red velvet cupcakes. Coffeeneuring #2 was a trip to hipsterville aka Big Bear in Bloomingdale. For my third coffeeneuring adventure, I decided to visit Union Market. This wholesale market in NortheastRead… Read more »
2013 Gathering of Dialogue and Deliberation Practitioners in Virginia
Nancy Gansneder at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia and Lucas Cioffi, board member for the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, have teamed up to host a 3-hour gathering and knowledge exchange for Virginians working in the fields of dialogue and deliberation, and… you’re invited!! RSVP here byRead… Read more »
Modern IT Portfolio Management: Why the need for a business model?
This morning I started R&D for on developing business models for the Modern IT Portfolio Management Practice. Why Business Models for the practice one would ask? A answer is simpler and more complex than one would think. Over the past several decades I’ve continually been throw or volunteered to drive IT Economic methods in variousRead… Read more »
Friday Photo: Two Phones Edition
I have two phones on my desk. I had too much fun during the government shutdown, taking advantage of the unpaid break to drink in beer gardens, eat delicious jamon and go on coffeeneuring adventures. But now it’s back to work. While my bank account is thankful for this, the reintroduction to the absurdities ofRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: October 18, 2013
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week is all about data in its many forms and for its many uses: Pew Research details “12 trends shaping digital news,” the importance for government agencies: make sure your information is optimized for the formats in which people access it! Business Technology asks “E-government: Has the dam broken on government data?,”Read… Read more »
Group Facilitation Skills Workshop from Sarah Fisk
We have another post today submittedvia our Submit-to-Blog Form, this time by NCDD member Sam Kaner of Community At Work. Do you have field news you want to share with the rest of us? Just click here to submit your news post for the NCDD Blog! Community At Work is pleased to be of aRead… Read more »