I’m not a developer. I don’t code. So the following might be entirely wrong, and if it is I apologise, and will happily stand corrected if necessary. But; developers aren’t some special strand of humanity who don’t have anything in common with the rest of us. you can talk to them outside of unconferences andRead… Read more »
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Good Meetings Are Simple. Really.
We’ve all been there. We have all been in terrible meetings or run terrible meetings. I know I have. I catch myself even now doing a poor job at planning and managing a discussion well. It’s so simple to do it well. Why don’t we do it more often? Why do I forget the basicsRead… Read more »
Tweeting for Your Country
Greetings from BarCamp Canberra 2011 in in Canberra, where John Sheridan, First Assistant Secretary, Austrlaian Government Information Management Office is talking about how he uses social networking in Government (AGIMO are sponsoring the event). After giving good advice on what to say (and not say) and how to use it generally (there is a “AGIMORead… Read more »
Please help keep this building a Comic Sans free zone
Greetings from BarCamp Canberra 2011 in the new Commerce building at the Australian National University in Canberra. There are about two hundred delegates for the free event, but there is room for a few more, so come along.The first session for the day is about how to give a presentation by Donna Spencer (@maadonna) .Read… Read more »
An Itch or A Need: What Makes Me Open Your App?
I’ve been downloading and trying out a bunch of new apps lately. In most cases I realize as soon as I try them that I probably wont ever bother opening them again. That’s not anything against the service per se, it’s just that there’s that big hump you have to get over to use anRead… Read more »
Government Crisis Management
It’s not about putting a “spin” on the story; it’s about reporting the truth – first. Crisis management in a government, city, or organization requires a team of tactful professionals and a crisis management plan in place prior to an incident occurring. In no way should the tactics include putting a “spin” on the story,Read… Read more »
The Government Man and the X-Rated Art
It is time for another blog from The Government Man, but first, a few announcements. I have been honored with an invite to present some wisdom and insights at the Federal Senior Management Conference in Cambridge, MD April 10-13th. I hope to see some of you there. Also, I have succumbed to technology and myRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up March 18, 2011
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Juice Your Blog! Federal Computer Week’s Michael Hardy details how to write a great government blog. He covers a lot of the points that I try to bring up! Coincidence? Is Bad Data Worse than No Data? Andrea Di Maio and the Center’s Dan Chenok argue open government may have unleashed streams ofRead… Read more »
Widespread errors hinder Obama’s open gov initiative
NCDD member Cindy Gibson sent me this fascinating article from nextgov.com this afternoon, and I thought those of you following Open Gov would be interested… Widespread errors hinder Obama administration’s open government initiative by William Matthews, 03/14/2011, www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110314_5330.php There are two sides to the Obama administration’s push for open government: On the positive side: ARead… Read more »
Canada launches data.gc.ca – what works and what is broken
Those on twitter will already know that this morning I had the privilege of conducting a press conference with Minister Day about the launch of data.gc.ca – the Federal Government’s Open Data portal. For those wanting to learn more about open data and why it matters, I suggest this and this blog post, and thisRead… Read more »