by John Verrico, NAGC Director of Professional Development NAGC recently put out a Call for Speakers for the 2013 Communications School. Even at this early stage of planning, the School program is shaping up to be amazing. The theme for the 2013 School is “Government Communicators: Engaging Citizens in Democracy” and promises to touch onRead… Read more »
A Whole New Mind (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is one of those books that, as I read it, I kept quietly saying to myself, “yes!” At times, I felt like Pink had been inside my mind when recounting certain anecdotes, or drawing certain conclusions. So, take this review with a solid dose of confirmation biasRead… Read more »
Can you correctly answer these three questions about our American government and nation from the 100-question naturalization test for new citizens? Most 8th and 12th graders in the U.S. could not! Read more in my new GPO Government Book Talk blog post called Quiz: Are you smarter than an 8th grade Civics student? in honorRead… Read more »
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Government Accountability Office warns congress that domestic drones raise privacy, security, and GPS jamming and spoofing issues. More here. In response to WikiLeaks, the Defense Information Systems Agency has been tasked with improving network security for all branches of the federal government exceptRead… Read more »
This was originally posted on my blog, Jennovation, which can be found here. It’s not impossible. Government CAN BE both functional and beautiful. Today the White House hosted a Champions of Change event in Washington DC highlighting thirteen local government innovators that are doing just that. According to Gov Tech, these champions have “worked toRead… Read more »
The short article below was meant for a Board of Directors of a non-profit organization. It bares a striking resemblance to joining any committee, commission, etc in order to get things done. It doesn’t matter how big the group or how important to the world is its decisions. It has more to do with establishingRead… Read more »
Whether you love it, hate it, or are leaving Facebook because of it, the Timeline is here to stay. As a former elementary school teacher, part of me is relieved that all of my old students will finally understand how a timeline works. As a former college student and early adopter of Facebook, another partRead… Read more »
I’ve blogged previously on the subject of the future of local government but some posts were very scattered and half-baked, like most of the posts I write however I have written two previous posts which I’d like to associate this one with: Part 1 – Future of Local Government Part 2 – Future of LocalRead… Read more »
This month, our elections team in Monmouthshire Council asked me along to Chepstow Comprehensive to talk to students about how people can get involved in community life using social media. This is a post about what this group of young people told me about how they use social media. A day of democracy in theRead… Read more »
At a recent writing workshop I attended, the speaker suggested one strategy to find your niche for writing: pick three things you’re passionate about, and imagine yourself in the space where those three things intersect. While I have imagined myself in the middle of many a three set Venn diagram, few sound more appealing thanRead… Read more »
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