I love books — I just do. I never get to read as much as I hope, particularly these days, but when one finds a book that causes you to really think… well, that is something that deserves celebration. One of the best ways I’ve found to make books come alive is as part ofRead… Read more »
Originally posted on www.govlife.ca William Eggers recently shared an article on Twitter by Tiffany Dovey Fishman called Creating Change in Government. Change is something we are all very familiar with in government. As someone who’s been around for a while I’ve certainly seen my fair share. Most of it positive, with the odd head shakerRead… Read more »
***Hear author Bill Eggers keynote our Government Innovators Virtual Summit on 9/10 – free RSVP **** Over the long weekend, I read Bill Eggers’ latest “The Solution Revolution: How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises are Teaming Up to Solve the World’s Largest Problems.” Bill is one of the top thought-leaders in the government space soRead… Read more »
Ogilvy Worldwide and Netvibes developed this tool in January, although I discovered it today. Selection of RSS feeds evidently is customizable if one sets up an account on Netvibes. This could be the best English-language aggregation of Word of Mouth marketing sources. I think studying these sources can help us motivate employees to engage inRead… Read more »
Rub elbows with the author’s of “Power of Pull” this Friday evening at the free book launch party at L2 Lounge in Georgetown. “Power of Pull,” has won acclaim from readers like President Bill Clinton, Google’s Eric Schmidt, and “Megatrends” author John Naisbitt. Authors (and Deloitte Center for the Edge leaders) John Hagel and JohnRead… Read more »
Cross-posted from Wired to Share – In a new book that applies systems thinking to complex government initiatives, “If We Can Put a Man on the Moon … Getting Big Things Done in Government,” authors Bill Eggers and John O’Leary describe the moment that a public initiative translates from design to reality – the momentRead… Read more »