Implementing NGGS into your lives...

I'm excited to hear from many people how they have already implemented NGGS lessons learned into their daily work lives, like Emily:

Your hard work in hosting the Next Generation of Government Summit, finding so many speakers who are walking their talk, and creating a "family" atmosphere is already paying off for my organization. To give just a few examples:

• Passing it on: 3 new staff in my department this fall will receive copies of the New Hire Guide and Scheming Virtuously; 30 AmeriCorps volunteers will also learn about these concepts in their orientation (if my proposal is accepted); per your suggestion I have drafted a one-pager with key lessons to share with colleagues; my team is very interested in incorporating lessons from the book Consider which Steve awarded me; we are also talking about starting a monthly lunch about interesting ideas to build a young leaders network;

• Sharing green innovations: some federal GSA staff members and I will be comparing notes about green teams and GSA innovations; our interagency electronic records team will learn about an inspiring case study from the federal VA;

• Reaching out: our team is reframing our view of an upcoming community event from a PR exercise to a way to find collaborators in the community, based on the Gov 2.0 Ninja session; we'll check out what is available on apps.gov to support our internal innovation efforts now that we know the terms were also negotiated for local governments;

• Recruiting: a fellow attendee and I have started editing each other's op-eds about how to bring more talented young people into government; and Patrick Ibarra has offered to meet when he's in Oakland to talk about great examples in succession planning.