So you know how to write a Hamburger Essay. So what, right? How does this translate into a top notch cover letter? Before I get too deep into this topic, I need to explain my philosophy on cover letters (and resumes too, for that matter). I am a utilitarian — give the employer what theyRead… Read more »
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Don’t Worry; Trust the Government – Why Citizen Engagement is Difficult
It’s a rather obvious observation that the modern world is complex and confusing. There is a lot that have major influences on our lives but we don’t know much about. Things like climate change, global poverty, Mideast peace, etc. When we feel ignorant about a subject that affects us personally, we do research to learnRead… Read more »
Taking Kaleidoscopic AIM: Designing a Matrix for “Cognitive-Communication” Consciousness
[If you do not wish to receive my free mailings, email [email protected]] Hi, As we rapidly stream through the holiday season and New Year, I hope you can reconnect with loved ones, whether in person or electronically. I hope too you will take the time to pause and recall both fond memories and any feelingsRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up December 02, 2011
Gadi Ben-Yehuda On December 07, GSA is presenting a Webinar on social media metrics that I will be moderating. Here are some of the articles that I’m likely to touch on: Make it like a game. As the Apps for Healthy Kids site can attest, people are more likely to do the things they shouldRead… Read more »
FedInsider: Intel Community Operative Builds Electronic Crystal Ball
FedInsider: Intel Community Operative Builds Electronic Crystal Ball Deep in the intelligence community, a project seeks to build a model for detecting the future. Its goal is to someday give analysts a way of knowing what technologies are gestating in labs and research houses. If analysts knew which ones would emerge as successful products, suchRead… Read more »
Fernández-Barrera on Gov 2.0: How Can Government Leverage User-Generated Content?
Dr. Meritxell Fernández-Barrera of Cersa (Centre d’Études et de Recherches de Sciences Administratives et Politiques)- CNRS has posted Legal Prosumers: How Can Government Leverage User-Generated Content?, on the VoxPopuLII blog, published by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School. In this post, Dr. Fernández-Barrera describes new, innovative methods of analyzing very large quantitiesRead… Read more »
Communications is not a swear word (& neither is PR)
Imagine this. You work for a Council. You’re on the periphery of a few services, have a job which needs you to learn very quickly how a number of sub sets of services work to see if they’re using digital in the most appropriate and cost effective way for them and more importantly their residentsRead… Read more »
Federal Jobs By Major – Cool List
I get this question asked a lot – what federal jobs should apply for by major? Cool list by USAJOBS Federal Employment Information Fact Sheets: Federal Jobs By College Major http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/JobsByCollegeMajor#icc Help Download the PDF file To help you choose the right career field, we have prepared the following table that groups Federal jobs thatRead… Read more »
CityCamp Colorado Recap
The 2nd annual CityCamp Colorado was held on October 28, 2011, with about sixty participants from eighteen cities and counties around Colorado, several private IT sector leaders, members of academia, and the engaged public. (Cross posted from the Open Colorado website, http://opencolorado.org/blog/citycamp-colorado-recap-2/) Here’s a rundown of how the day went: Opening remarks from Tom Downey,Read… Read more »
Hybrid or “Blended” Education – After Week One
“Why is that, do you think,” I ask my students, “we say blended instead of hybrid here? Usually the first thing a teacher, an instructor, a professor or a trainer does is write the class a welcome letter. I have just had my second class with two classes in different locations. One class is urbanRead… Read more »