Building Your Agency’s Innovation Quotient
Thinking outside the normal and expected confines of our jobs isn’t easy to do. It takes deliberate actions and activities to open a pathway to true innovative thinking.
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(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Starting Your Own Podcast
Podcasts require careful planning and attention to the needs of your audience. You must develop a template for consistency, invest in the proper hardware and find the software and hosting to suit your budget and needs
Gotta Love Grammar… Or Not
It only takes a misplaced apostrophe or incorrect word usage for a writer to lose credibility with an audience.
GIS as a Civic Engagement Tool
Because most if not all data that government agencies use is spatial, GIS is a very effective civic engagement tool.
4 Reasons to Attend a Creative Mornings Meeting Near You
Creative Mornings provides fresh insight and spirited conversation for professionals of all backgrounds. With themes like community, chaos, honesty and intentionality, the message often challenges the way we view our work and ourselves.
7 Tips for Hosting International Visitors At Your Public Agency
If hosting international professionals at your agency is a new thing, keep these seven things in mind.
Why Accountability and Communication Matter to Teamwork
Listen to what other team members are saying and acknowledge their input by accepting or building on suggestions offered.
The Value of a Good Reputation to a Leader
Your reputation will always precede you. Make sure it’s a good one by doing what you say you’ll do, consistently doing the right thing even when nobody is looking, and giving credit to others.
Becoming Cloud Smart(er)
The Cloud Smart strategy should sync with the data governance requirements in the Federal Data Strategy for agencies to have a comprehensive view of their data.
How to Modernize Digital Services Without Throwing out the Baby With the Bath Water
How do you deliver modern and user-friendly digital content and services when anchored by years of acquired habit and vintage infrastructure?