While it’s been years since I wrote Scheming Virtuously: A Handbook for Public Servants, interest in the document seems constant. Over the years I’ve invited people to contribute directly to the document on GCPEDIA, I’ve released an updated version myself, and even worked with my good friends at Govloop to spice it up visually. TheRead… Read more »
I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this week’s book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It by Charles Duhigg Why I read it I readRead… Read more »
Be warned this is a radical approach to a complex problem as such it would require a certain degree of intestinal fortitude to pull off; I came to it on the fly in a moment of guerilla inspired creativity during the Next Generation of Government Summit last week: Put a mason jar in your officeRead… Read more »
I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this week’s book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clay Christensen Why I read it This book isRead… Read more »
I spent last week in Richmond Virginia and Washington DC. I visited old friends and made new ones. I put in a couple days of probono work for the great city of Richmond, and spoke at the Next Generation of Government Summit in DC. It’s been a whirlwind week and I am completely exhausted butRead… Read more »
A long time ago, in a bureaucracy far far away a policy wonk named Nick was tasked with creating a wiki dashboard that showed – in real time – what everyone across the policy sector had on their plate. The idea was to help the sector coordinate its business better and encourage a more proactive,Read… Read more »
Sometimes the best thing you can share is real life advice you’ve given someone. What follows is an email [almost verbatim] I sent to someone who asked me about the blurring line between professional and personal lives online (emphasis added): My first impression is that this [person] is doing something awesome [online]; and that IRead… Read more »
I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this week’s book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal Why I read it I wantedRead… Read more »
The other day I took down a notice from the communication board, took it back to my desk, and made some alterations with my Sharpie. I got the idea from Austin Kleon’s book Steal Like an Artist (which references his previous work Newspaper Blackout in which Austin uses a sharpie to black out newsprint toRead… Read more »
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