“I still remember the moment you told me you’d found Adopt-a-Hydrant on our Github account, Forest. I was so impressed, so excited, and so happy. It was like a dream coming true.” — Jennifer Pahlka to Forest Frizzell (Deputy Director of IT, City and County of Honolulu) “The moment” Jen refers to happened at theRead… Read more »
Last week I received the following email: Dear Hashable Users, We regret to inform you that the Hashable mobile apps and Hashable.com will be shutting down on July 25th. The service will be unavailable after this date. While we are still very passionate about making better connections and meeting new people, the time has comeRead… Read more »
Below is a extended blog post that summarizes the keynote address I gave at the World Bank/Data.gov International Open Government Data Conference in Washington DC on Wednesday July 11th. Yesterday, after spending the day at the International Open Government Data Conference at the World Bank (and co-hosted by data.gov) I left both upbeat and concerned.Read… Read more »
Come join me at this year’s EEOC Excel Conference. Hope to see you there: John Mahoney to Speak at 2012 EEOC Excel Conference
Today’s NCDD confab call starts in a half hour or so. If you’ve registered, look for a reminder email from Ben Roberts that should have arrived in your inbox around 7am Eastern this morning. It includes the call-in number and pin that is specific to you. Note we’ll be using the Google doc at http://tiny.cc/julyconfabRead… Read more »
Usually we only highlight accompanying graphs or artwork when featuring new books, or teaching tools, or other really great resources, but I want to turn that around and share the following fantastic infographic created by Laura Black and Amy Lee for a recent paper focused on the current state of online deliberation… The graphic accompaniesRead… Read more »
Code for America fellows work on a wide variety of projects with their city partners, other organizations, community members, and interested civic hackers. The applications that fellows create range from whimsical to serious, and from simply making a point to potentially making a profit. However, in the nascent arena that combines open and transparent data,Read… Read more »
In the wake Septempber 11th, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to offices across Washington, including several Senate offices, killing five people, sickening others, and creating an atmosphere of fear and unease across the country every time someone opened a letter. Arthur Friedlander, now Senior scientist at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of InfectiousRead… Read more »
Wondering how Penn State is dealing with the hurt, anger, and conflicting emotions and opinions brought on by the Sandusky trial? Penn State’s Center for Democratic Deliberation, an NCDD organizational member directed by Dr. J. Michael Hogan, has been encouraging deliberation about the crisis on campus. Here’s a long excerpt from a thoughtful and resource-richRead… Read more »
I am so tired about hearing all the benefits of telework. I came from an Agency that had some of the first telework programs in government way back in the early 1980s. If you needed someone back then, you called and called and hoped you reached them. When the Agency determined it wasn’t working theyRead… Read more »