“When I go to Heaven, I’ll Spank God’s Ass” by alphadesigner Let’s face it, new hires want everything. Senior management, perpetually seeking out the best and the brightest, hopes to give these new hires everything they desire but are often too busy with the work to bring the change to the bowels of the organization,Read… Read more »
The MTA wants to make a long-abandoned parcel available for development and two architects hope technology can turn the space into an underground park. Original post
Just weeks after Transport for London (UK) introduced real-time bus arrival information, thousands of riders are taking advantage of the updates. Original post
More examples of advice and guidance on using social media tools in government, this time from New Zealand. The first bit is the High Level Guidance, described as helping: organisations when they are trying to decide if they should use social media in a communications, community engagement, or a policy consultation context. It is intendedRead… Read more »
This week, in preparation for the International Open Data Hackathon on Saturday, the Vancouver Parks Board shared one neighborhood of its tree inventory database (that I’ve uploaded to Buzzdata) so that we could at least see how it might be leveraged by citizens. What’s interesting is how valuable this data is already (and why itRead… Read more »
Tweet This commercial creeps me out in ways I can’t even begin to describe. I just don’t get Black Friday. I’ve tried to understand but it’s just not happening. Somehow the wonderful holiday of Thanksgiving, designed for us to spend time with family and friends and simply relax, has been unceremoniously cut short because peopleRead… Read more »
We caught up with our Plenary Session participants yesterday to talk a bit more about sustainability in their respective companies. Visit the GOVgreen YouTube site for more interviews. Original post
GOVgreen Attendees do, now! Visit the GOVgreen YouTube channel for more post-plenary interviews. Original post
Wow… the college football season… almost over… but stay tuned for our college football bowl pick’em contest right here on Govloop!! This will tide you through the holiday season, until get get to college hoops… Inclement Weather Policy Changes and Potential Salary Freeze Let’s start, though, with some important government news… OPM has updated itsRead… Read more »
As an avid reader of books, blogs, and articles, I’m always looking for ways to capture the key nuggets of knowledge to organize, apply, and share in the future. I currently use Google Docs to capture my notes from these various sources, but it has been a challenge to keep my research organized. My KindleRead… Read more »
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