I have been thinking and writing a considerable amount about innovation over the last several months. Much of this has been focused on how innovation improves the capacity of government to serve and be responsive to the public. The reality though is that fostering a culture of innovation within an organization is a much moreRead… Read more »
Earlier this month, Captain Mike Parker of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spearheaded two networking sessions to highlight use of instant messaging for policing to many Southern California law enforcement agencies. Representatives from 63 agencies were in attendance. Captain Parker was joined by law enforcement partners; Commander Laura Farinella, Long Beach PD, Lieutenant JohnRead… Read more »
On September 27, the President signed the Small Business Jobs Act. This now opens the door for a renewal of the 90% SBA guarantee on the 7(a) loan program thru the end of December 2010. The fee relief afforded under Section 501 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been extended throughRead… Read more »
That’s what’s being discussed at this New York City meetup tonight, with a focus on New York State. http://www.meetup.com/openny/calendar/15046216/ The speakers list includes: Brandon Kessler, Founder of ChallengePost, the platform that runs BigApps, Challenge.gov and World Bank’s Apps for Development Andrew Hoppin, NY Senate Chief Information Officer and others. The hashtag will be: #OpenNY AnyoneRead… Read more »
Please join us for the 3rd Thursdays B2G Networking Event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC This is a no-cost event for high-level professionals in government, government contracting (B2G) or other sectors to meet and share best practices with other like-minded professionals. For more info & to register, http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com Jennifer Schaus contributed recently toRead… Read more »
Repost from http://www.thegovernmentgeek.com It’s no secret, more and more Americans distrust their government, especially at the national level. The table on the right gives a small taste of increasing discontent with federal agencies. Part of the problem is the sheer size of gov’t….it often begs the question, what the hell are they doing all day?Read… Read more »
As many leaders in the government industry know, we live in an increasingly borderless world. Greater access to technology has removed many barriers to connecting people and resources. In order to understand how to effectively operate in this new, complex environment, IBM conducted a Global CHRO Study with nearly 600 face-to-face interviews with HR executivesRead… Read more »
“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” – John Steinbeck I recently came across a post stating that the House and Senate Ethics Committees Protecting the Most Corrupt Members of Congress. While no one is surprised to read about corruption in government my question is how can weRead… Read more »
“This is Service Design Thinking” by geschenkt I’ve been playing with this notion in my head over the last couple of weeks that while it’s clear that there are digital literacy skills needed, there seems to be little progress made on what those literacy skills look like. I spent the day at the Chicago Children’sRead… Read more »
I’ve had a really interesting week last week. I spent time in Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria. In Edmonton, I delivered social media training at the Affects Symposium hosted by the Alberta Federal Council. I ran three separate workshops on social media: (1) Putting the Social in Social Media; (2) Social Media 101 for Personal DevelopmentRead… Read more »