By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top mobile news and stories of the day. Microsoft shows displays with built-in Kinect, predicts future laptop integration – Microsoft is showing off some displays with built-in Kinect capabilities. These could be very similar to today’s “SmartBoards” which are a mix of computer, whiteboard and projector, as well asRead… Read more »
Read this before you sign another petition. What makes a proper petition? And are they useful? We Americans love our petitions, but too many don’t understand how they work. A well-written petition, directed to the appropriate target, can be an important tool to create change, but it can’t stand alone. Our Constitution’s First Amendment guaranteesRead… Read more »
Together with my co-author Professor Stuart Bretschneider I wrote an article that was just published for early view by Public Administration Review (PAR). In this article, we develop a model of social adoption in the public sector. Here is the abstract: Social media applications are slowly diffusing across all levels of government. The organizational dynamicsRead… Read more »
Here is the second blog post on how the use of social media can lead to smarter immigration outcomes. You can find the first blog post here. I love the discussion of the empowered civil servant. The way I like to think of it is that government has to find a way to operate inRead… Read more »
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 »
Scouring the marketplace for a new job is stressful under the best of circumstances but you can also turn it into an opportunity. You can take this time to not only improve your job situation but also to improve other aspects of your life, if you can utilize this exciting time without getting overwhelmed byRead… Read more »
A Highlight from the Upcoming NAGC Communications School. What if the worst happens? Are you fully prepared to handle a crisis? Many of us have already had to deal with a crisis in our organizations. Seemingly without warning, you look up and suddenly there are cameras in your face. When it happens, it’s a shock.Read… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Obama makes three major personnel announcements – President Obama has announced the heads of three organizations, the OMB, the Department of Energy and the EPA. All of them have extensive experience in the government, specifically in organizations. Via FedScoop, more here.Read… Read more »
I see my friend Dave Snowden is extending/rethinking/refining his Cynefin framework, which emboldens me to follow through on an idea that won’t leave me. More completely, an idea that challenges some basic axioms and cliches that have haunted my PowerPoint/Keynote presentations for years. Headed for my personal trash bin: ‘People, Process, Technology.’ There are 298,000Read… Read more »
OSU athletics: Rebranding didn’t stray too far from tradition Welcome Newest Members Corporate Member: Ben Patinkin, President, Patinkin Research Strategies Ben Patinkin, founder and President of Patinkin Research Strategies, has over a decade of experience providing research and strategic consulting for Democratic candidates, labor unions, conservation groups, issue advocacy campaigns and corporations. A graduate ofRead… Read more »