No small task: Building Plans for Open Government at the Next OGD Workshop
Are you working on the Open Government Directive for your Agency? If so, keep your snow shovel handy, and mark your calendar. On the heels of the successful first OGD Workshop at DOT, the next session is slated for 2/17 in NW DC. It's a spot, if I recall, not far from Farragut North.
Team-3 hashtag for today is #OGDT3 but also using #OGD & #OpenGov
I've accepted the role of facilitating onsite "Team-3", and I'm excited to be a part of it. But we definitely have our work cut out for us. Our focus: developing content to fuel Agency OGD Plans, which I believe are due 4/7. Last workshop the groups looked at divergent ideas. What could Open Government be? Energy this time is on convergence, that is, getting down to specifics.
Update as of 2/13 8:00pET: Check our new Team-3 Playbook Wiki for the latest !!
Update as of 2/10 4:30pET: When building an effective brainstorming team, there are some key factors that come into play. Do these points describe you, and/or others you know who should be working with us?
1 - Bias for active participation - interest in problem solving, critical thinking.
2 - Depth of relevant background - solid experience working in or with the Federal Agencies
3 - Thoughtful perspectives on Open Government (ideas, challenges). What does success in Open Government look like to you? Try to answer in the context of a Fed Agency you can identify with. It's a tough question. Not everyone has a clear vision just yet. So I've included challenges on the list. The good news? At this stage, there's no right or wrong answer, but we'll need our members to bring a "point of view".
4 - Diversity of (multi-agency) insights - no need for feedback on this; just be sure your agency associations are clear; I'll use this factor as a "tie breaker" to fine tune participation & ensure balanced inputs.
Interested in being a part? I can look at your GovLoop OGD posts to get a sense, but if you like, shoot me a note with your thoughts to fill in any blanks. You can "friend" & "message" me on GovLoop to compare notes, DM me via Twitter (@SourcePOV), or you can send an email. Just mention "OGD Workshop."
Transparency, participation and collaboration in Government are new ideas to many, except for those who may remember NPR ("Reinventing Government") from the 90's. The tools are much more powerful now, but adopting the new "Web 2.0" solutions remains a challenge to everyone working in "1.0"-minded world. No surprise there is still significant cultural resistance ... change management challenges are everywhere.
In a true sense, the OGD frames a paradigm shift in how government can work for the people it serves. That's no small task. Our team will take a comprehensive approach, brainstorming content for OGD Plans, but focusing as well on value and viability of each idea.
Meaningful change is never easy. But it starts with an informed conversation. Let's have one. I look forward to working with you, as we collaborate on ways to advance Open Government.
Meaningful change is never easy. But it starts with an informed conversation. Let's have one. I look forward to working with you, as we collaborate on ways to advance Open Government.
About me? I'm a principal with SourcePOV, a consulting firm in Raleigh NC, with depth in collaboration and a personal desire to help drive transformation in government. I've served in leadership, strategy and delivery roles across a variety of sectors, including the Federal space, in areas like KM & IT. Living and working both inside and outside the Beltway has given me a broad perspective on the challenges. But as I said in a blog comment yesterday, the balance has shifted: with Gov 2.0 and OGD, it's time to start "thinking outside the Beltway."
Tags: OGD, OGD Plans, agency, brainstorm, open government, opengov
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Permalink Reply by Megan on -
Recommend that the session be available via web conferencing for those of us on the other coast, and to enable broader participation in general.
Would be very interested in being part of your team...
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Permalink Reply by Lucas Cioffi on -
The event will be livestreamed from 2pm-4:30pm EST when the groups are presenting their findings in front of the judges. Details for the livestream will be available on the homepage of the OpenGov Playbook on February 17th.
We are going to turn the cameras off during the morning when the teams are collaborating so they can have some honest discussions with each other.
Here is the invitation for anyone who is considering signing up for a team here in DC. The event will be at the Charles Sumner Museum and Conference Center (17th and M Street NW).
Lucas Cioffi
Co-Organizer
OGD Workshop Series
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Permalink Reply by Chris Jones on -
Thanks for the interest, Megan -
And Lucas, thanks for the feedback on the session timing and format -
Megan, if you can't join us onsite & have local DC agency counterparts who can be there, perhaps you can sync ideas with them offline, in advance? I believe an advantage will go to groups thinking about specifics of each agency mission. With variability across agencies, driving some critical thinking re: mission (in your case, NASA) could help.
Of course, the other extreme is also critical: diversity of insight. What makes these "f2f" (face to face) collaboration brainstorms powerful is having the group look through a set of lenses that their day job wouldn't normally afford or require.
In a true sense, it's a balancing act. In fact, our f2f brainstorms will be helping to model Collaboration behaviors required by the OGD. Living the Plan. Eating our own dog food (so to speak).
I'll update this thread when I have more detailed instructions from Lucas & Alex -
Stay tuned -
Chris Jones
Team Lead
OGD Workshop
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Permalink Reply by Alex Moll on -
Hi Chris: I look forward to working with you soon. Lucas and I are further reviewing our plans for the charrette. You and the other team leaders will receive a briefing shortly. You're right, we'll have our work cut out for us. However, Lucas and I will help coordinate and optimize the group process for collaboration, which should give you and the teams a boost.
One other thing for now to clarify: Your role will not only be to facilitate a brainstorm team, but also to help your team converge ideas (instead of only 'diverge' them) into detailed action plans. Have you thought of specific agency tools, structures, IT and business systemic problems, etc. you may want to tackle? I'm excited to be a part of this problem-solving effort with you.
Connect soon,
Alex Moll
Facilitator
OGD Workshop Series
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Permalink Reply by Chris Jones on
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Sounds great Alex. Ground support on mechanics will definitely give us a leg up.
I've put some thought to some core problems and challenges, but I also want to tap and focus on the prioritized inputs and concerns of group members. Ultimately, they're the ones integrating and implementing Agency OGD Plans.
So yes, I'll plan to offer examples, ideas of what might be possible and what is likely to prove a challenge. Basic goal: get everyone thinking.
Then, as a group, we can build from there.
I look forward to meeting and collaborating with you guys, as well. We're days away, and it appears we're already getting in the zone. Maybe all that snow can work to our advantage?
Chris
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Permalink Reply by Barry Everett on -
Virtual participants at the OGD Workshop on February 17, will work it out online with Online Team Leader Steve Buckley, at the very least from Boston, Texas and points West? See the Open Government Directive Workshop Series Group for more details from Steve. And I suspect he will be adding more information on U.S. Transparency and Open Government Radio.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Jones on
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Excited to have our new OGD Team-3 Playbook Wiki up and running. Stay tuned for specifics & progress there. But we'll definitely keep the broader OGD Team-3 framing here on GovLoop, as our unofficial "home page".
Want to help define "Open Government"? Drop the buzz words, and grab a pad of paper.
You've come to the right place.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Jones on
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Just met w/ OGD Workshop event leads (Lucas & Alex), and we're on for WEDS, snow or no snow. Team-3 is already 11-members strong and growing, with spots for just a couple more. This Workshop, its not a numbers game. It's about getting the right people working together on some tough problems.
Reach out today if you'll be in DC 2/17 and have interest in shaping Open Government.
Chris (@SourcePOV)
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Permalink Reply by Chris Jones on
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On the road to DC in about 15 minutes.
If you need to reach me, call my cell (team members have it) or I'll catch up with emails and tweets tonight. Still 2 seats open on Team3 for anyone who can join us onsite, if you want to help us lay the foundation - as "solution language" - for Open Government.
See you in Washington -
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Permalink Reply by Keith Moore on -
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Permalink Reply by GovLoop on -
Have a good time today...looking forward to seeing the knowledge that comes out of it.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Jones on
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Thanks Steve for the interest & support. RT's appreciated, love to get real-time feedback. We'll be posting progress through the afternoon here http://bit.ly/ogdT3w -
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