Vizify Digital Resumes

ELGL has recently been turned on to Vizify.com a Portland, Oregon based start up company that has created a platform where you can sync all your social media accounts and transform them into a digital resume. Here’s what they have to say about their program: “A visual representation of you. Present yourself to people GooglingRead… Read more »

Selling a revolutionary idea in 5 minutes or less ?

The 2013 Next Generation of Government Summit includes a speaker contest where nominations were solicited for topics that identified an innovative project or a great idea to revolutionize government. The uniqueness of the contest is that the speakers only had “5 minutes” to sell their idea. Although my topic was not selected, the challenge inspiredRead… Read more »

Where Are the Low-Priority Programs?

What ever became of the new statutory provision requiring agencies to “identify low-priority program activities?” The GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 requires agencies to annually “identify low-priority program activities based on an analysis of their contribution to the mission and goals of the agency and include an evidence-based justification for designating a program activity asRead… Read more »

New Sensation with Caleb Howe, City of Independence

Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would theyRead… Read more »

29 May Podcast Weekly Mobile Review

By Ryan Kamauff In this podcast I examined some of the top mobile stories of the past week. As I stated in the podcast, a lot has been going on in the mobile world. In a few short weeks there will be Apple’s WWDC, in which they will announce what’s going on with iOS7, theRead… Read more »

Marketingspeak

Change happens. We have no choice. There are choices about how we use change, which shows a lot about us. “For your convenience, the number has changed. Please hang up and dial the new number.” …says what exactly? Tips 4 The Big Chair – Obvious after you know it.

Interesting elsewhere – 29 May 2013

Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be — I.M.H.O. — Medium Technology isn’t so much about what’s possible as it is about what’s profitable. The primary reason we haven’t landed a human on Mars yet has less to do with the technical challenges of theRead… Read more »

The Luke Center: 2013 Pacific Program

The Luke Center Board of Directors is opening the application period for the 2013 Pacific Program. You can find the 2013 Pacific Program Brochure and Application on the Luke Center website under the Pacific Program tab. The Pacific Program is an intensive 6-day program held at the Kah-Nee-ta Resort in Warm Springs, Oregon.​ The curriculumRead… Read more »