Building on GovLoop’s recent post: What is your favorite Gadget? My question to you is what Gov’t Widgets do you use? Here is a new one from the IRS, very nicely done: http://widgets.clearspring.com/cscallback/urlexchange/4b4e4ccdc98d3da5/facebook.html?x=of.YaJhvmGnPbs8zlG6fbs0_gT7OPcluymzNPpxsnDjIPpwnmGiaOs05yTPPPJ07lWvKaQ
Great blog from Andrea DiMaio of Gartner – Why gov’t-wide portals have a bleak future: leaner, more Agile Agency portals can solve the same probs, evolve with the new technology, & make more sense in today’s world of new/social media. Your thoughts? http://blogs.gartner.com/andrea_dimaio/2010/02/19/two-more-nails-in-the-government-portals-coffin/ “Should we stop caring about the user interface, which has been suckingRead… Read more »
Ken Miller (author of “We Don’t Make Widgets” and monthly columnist for Governing Magazine) recently wrote an article discussing the impact of Lean in government. With budget constraints and travel restrictions across the board, times are tough for many federal, state and local government agencies. In these times, we need to focus more than everRead… Read more »
I absolutely love this article and thought I would share it with the GovLoop Community. Government managers are often told that they should look to the private sector on how to run their organizations. While government can certainly learn from best practices in the private sector, I have included a piece below that talks aboutRead… Read more »
I wanted to share a letter with the GovLoop Community written by one of our partners and featured change agents, Ken Miller, author of We Don’t Make Widgets: Overcoming the Myths that Keep Government from Radically Improving. The letter was published by Governing Magazine last month. I look forward to hearing your feedback on theRead… Read more »
Part 3 of my series review books that relate to government and should interest the awesome GovLoopers. (Check out Part 1 and Part 2). This week’s edition – We Don’t Make Widgets – Overcoming the Myths That Keep Government from Radically Improving. I received the book from Jeff Press, who is the founder and presidentRead… Read more »