A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Government communicators and web managers need a framework and specific steps to effectively use digital communications to help their organizations meet mission-critical goals. In this half-day pre-conference workshop, Joseph Porcelli and Natalie Fedie of GovDelivery will teach you strategies and tactics you can implement right away toRead… Read more »
The objective is the most important element of a successful endeavor; it drives everything. If not well defined and understood, you will “miss the mark” – you will waste time and resources. There can only be one objective; if there is more than one objective you have more than one project or initiative. What isRead… Read more »
Join us on Wednesday, April 10th at 2pm Eastern for an NCDD “Confab Call” with Brad Rourke. After the Newtown shooting, Brad worked quickly to develop an Issue Advisory (or brief issue framework) for the National Issues Forums Institute titled “How Can We Stop Mass Shootings in Our Communities?” I asked Brad to talk toRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This past week, I attended SxSWi, at which there were numerous panels and meetups of interest to Gov20. The three most prominent strains that I saw developing centered around open government (meaning both opening government data and government processes), expanding government into the digital space, and conversations about the role of government inRead… Read more »
Solutions come from discussions. Strategic solutions develop from structured discussions. For strategic planning, a facilitator is like the conductor of an orchestra – does not write the music or play the instruments, but does bring it all together for the desired result. The facilitator is an asset to a critical planning session bringing their experienceRead… Read more »
I spoke to a group of civil servants this week as part of their development program’s lunchtime speaker series; the talk covered a lot of ground and I wanted to take the opportunity to share some of my key messages from the discussion. The web is disruptive The internet has disrupted, is disrupting, or willRead… Read more »
So why do our elected leaders have few initiatives? The dictionary defines “initiative” as the action of taking the first step; responsibility for beginning or originating; the characteristic of originating new ideas or methods; the ability to think and act without being urged by another. Napoleon Hill, a well known author on how to beRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley Samsung KNOX is the kind of comprehensive game changing security and mobile risk management solution the community has been calling out for. It was one of the features announced at today’s rollout of the Samsung Galaxy S4. There are several sources of information on the capabilities of this system, including: A pressRead… Read more »
Quiip and Delib Australia have just released the Australian Online Community Management Report, the first research that has ever been conducted specifically on the emerging profession of online community managers in Australia. The report has been designed to: assist people professionally managing online communities to articulate their skills, challenges and support requirements, support organisations enteringRead… Read more »
This piece is cross-posted on TechPresident where I post articles on the intersection of politics, technology and transparency and serve as an editor. Three years ago, after a chance encounter with Daniela Silva and Pedro Markun of Sao Paulo and a meeting with Edward Ocampo-Gooding and Mary Beth Baker in Ottawa, with whom I sharedRead… Read more »