ELGL member Anthony Petchel is living the dream of every kid in Portland. He is working for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). While we’re sure his job is fun, he doesn’t spend his days in the science playground playing with silly-putty or making sand castles. Instead, Anthony is the Director of DevelopmentRead… Read more »
By Bryan Ware The Boston Marathon bombing, subsequent manhunt and current investigation are unprecedented – not only due to the nature of the attack but because of how much information has been available to law enforcement, the public and the suspects. Unlike any previous large-scale attack, data came in at a staggering velocity within secondsRead… Read more »
Here is my list of the best focus group guides and resources. Knowing how to pitch, plan, facilitate, record and report the results of focus groups can be daunting. Whether you are using a contractor and want to ensure the quality of the research or you have to run a focus group yourself because thereRead… Read more »
I don’t mean to brag, but I work for a pretty neat agency. Sorry, I know. But it’s Public Service Recognition Week! I wanted to share this awesome blog post with the GovLoop community because I think it really hits at the core of who we are and what we do. I am very happyRead… Read more »
This is very useful information. I’m not involved in focus groups but the approach can be used with any workgroup that’s assigned to develop a new project. Thanks!
By Bob Gourley For disclosure: I am on the Invincea advisory board. I’m incredibly proud of to be associated with those guys and I’m hoping my pleasure with them comes through in this post. Invincea delivers an enterprise grade breach prevention platform. Capabilities they field include an ability to run software in a totally virtualizedRead… Read more »
Information is beautiful, as others have said, and the City of Sydney, working with Carbon Arts, is now seeking proposals for a temporary public artwork that engages with open data on Sydney’s progress towards Sustainable Sydney 2030. Not part of GovHack, this initiative is part of ‘Sensing Sydney‘ a program to communicate sustainability through theRead… Read more »
I don’t think this has been widely noticed in government yet, but Australia achieved an interesting Gov 2.0 first this week on the back of the Myers disability scandal. The backstory: after the Prime Minister announced that DisabilityCare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), would be partially funded through an increase of 0.5% in theRead… Read more »
This week has been designated by Congress as Public Service Recognition Week, and, as a professional public employee, I want to recognize the thousands of public servants at all levels of government for the services they provide, not just to residents of the United States, but throughout the world. They include aid workers in Africa,Read… Read more »
A couple of weeks ago I decided to run in a race that I hadn’t participated in before, the Wear Red Race in Charlottetown.The race started in 2009 and is in support of military families in need and also to help promote Wear Red Fridays to show public support for our men and women inRead… Read more »