Heather Kerrigan, Correspondent, GOVERNING Author of GOVERNING’s Public Workforce newsletter Heather on the World Wide Web: Twitter: @governing; Facebook: Governing; E-Newsletter: Public Workforce Background Check on Heather Heather Kerrigan is the author of GOVERNING’s Public Workforce newsletter and a contributor to the print publication. the Public Workforce newsletter identifies significant developments and trends in areasRead… Read more »

Top 5 Hawaiian shirt-wearing movie characters Welcome New Member: Madilynn Bishop, Portland State University, Committee Assistant Join ELGL: Students (free), individuals ($20), and organizations ($250) Upcoming Forums: February 21: ELGL Willamette Valley Presents Behind the Curtain: Tour of the Hult Center March 1: ELGL Conference Planning Committee Meeting March 7: Tiffany Couch, Financial Investigation andRead… Read more »

The other day Zac Townsend published a piece, “Introducing the idea of an open-source suite for municipal governments,” laying out the case for why cities should collaboratively create open source software that can be shared among them. I think it is a great idea. And I’m thrilled to hear that more people are excited aboutRead… Read more »

Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web World building 201: Heuristics – Charlie’s Diary The ratio of the near future is: 90% of it is just like today, 9% is stuff that is on the drawing boards, and 1% is unutterably strange and alien and unexpected. Creativity at the heart of government –Read… Read more »

NetFlix has released its ‘manifesto’ detailing how they operate and why, a document that Facebook’s COO has described as “the most important document to ever come out of Silicon Valley” and that has attracted well over three million views on Slideshare. It is the best document I’ve ever seen on building a smart and innovativeRead… Read more »

Introduction: New ELGL Column: “An MPA From My Apt.” The New York Times published an article recently about the 10K B.A., a news concept inspired by a Bill Gates challenge. Governors in Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin are exploring what it would take to offer the equivalent of a four year college degree for less thanRead… Read more »

Hello! During the Wyatt’s well deserved vacation to a top-secret beachfront location, Kent has decided to take the questionable risk of letting me be the guest buzzer for February 12th. I currently work as the College Activities and Greek Life intern at Linfield College while applying to MPA programs. Before working for Linfield, I workedRead… Read more »