Over the past year or two I’ve been to a couple of unconferences sessions about how people are increasingly measuring different parts of their lives: how far they run, how they sleep, what they eat, etc… As some readers may be aware, these efforts are often referred to as part of the “Quantified Self Movement.”Read… Read more »
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The Potential in All of Us
I found a story on American Public Media’s Marketplace fascinating. The interview discussed a recent paper by researchers at Stanford and Harvard that reveal that employers are more interested in what you may accomplish that what you already have. Essentially, people want to believe in the promise of what someone has to offer more thanRead… Read more »
VA Wrongly Sent Sequestration Cut Letters — DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Leadership lessons from successful federal leaders. The Partnership for Public Service has sat down with the Service to America Medal winners to find out what leadership tactics work and which ones don’t. Click here for the full recap. Sequestration 101 — how many of you actually know what happens if sequestrationRead… Read more »
User, Maker, Prototyper
Dark. Parking lot. I’m with a really smart research scientist, and we’ve been talking long enough we’re getting into new areas. “Have you ever finished a prototype on time?” He laughs, “If it’s controlled by time it’s a project, not a prototype.” Aha! Many watchers try to judge the value of prototype work as ifRead… Read more »
Opening up government in NSW
While largely unreported, earlier this year the NSW government became the first state jurisdiction in Australia to provide a formal written commitment to open government at a Premier level. In Victoria, which took an early lead as a state, Government 2.0 (which isn’t quite the same as open government) never received a formal commitment fromRead… Read more »
Lessons in democracy and social media from Chepstow Comprehensive pupils
This month, our elections team in Monmouthshire Council asked me along to Chepstow Comprehensive to talk to students about how people can get involved in community life using social media. This is a post about what this group of young people told me about how they use social media. A day of democracy in theRead… Read more »
IBM Report Highlights the Power of Predictive Analytics
This morning I read an important guide by IBM, Making Critical Connections: Predictive Analytics in Government, Improve Strategic and tactical decision-making. The guide highlights the benefits of predictive analytics in government and shows how data can provide insight and guide decision making for government agencies. I’d encourage you to take a look at the report,Read… Read more »
Urban Myths regarding GSA’s MAS Program – Part 1
This week marks the beginning of a new series of blog posts highlighting and debunking “Urban Myths” regarding GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. Through the Coalition’s “Myth-Busters” conversations with acquisition leadership across the federal government, it has become clear that there are certain “Urban Myths” regarding the MAS program. That’s why we are doingRead… Read more »
Pay Freeze Extended, for how long? – DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories you need to know
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Can the government team up to save the Atlantic Ocean? The Menhaden? Click here for the full recap. Is a cloud on every desktop really a reality? Maybe so at the Government Printing Office. We got the inside look from CPO’s Chief Information Officer, Chuck Riddle. Click here for the fullRead… Read more »
DARPA Seeking Suicide Predicting Algorithms, NASA to Upgrade Rover Software, and More
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking “mathematical and computational models that predict whether a person is likely to commit suicide” and to detect homicidal intent. More here. The National Institute of Standards and Technology will award $9 million to five pilot programsRead… Read more »