On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Jennifer Pahlka, Deputy Chief Technology Officer & Founder of Code for America, kicked off the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. She outlined her six lessons learned for change agents. Click here for the full recap. But up front: Lessons learned from #NextGenGov We are just coming off two days atRead… Read more »
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Puerto Rico TechSummit Reimagining the Tech Industry
When I took the challenge to serve as Chief Information Officer for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, I knew there was a lot at stake. Security and Jobs were the most important points on the Government’s agenda, and it is the CIO’s responsibility to enable the tech sector to respond accordingly. We started by unitingRead… Read more »
Mental health dialogues happening tomorrow in Sacramento and Albuquerque
This Saturday, community members in Sacramento and Albuquerque are coming together to discuss mental health topics and identify priorities. Not in CA or NM? Follow @MentalHealthCCS or join the online dialogue at www.theciviccommons.com/mentalhealth. A bit about the project… An important component of the National Dialogue for Mental Health, “Creating Community Solutions” is a series ofRead… Read more »
Can-Do Opportunities in Government Management
Freezes, furloughs, sequestration, budget cuts, increased scrutiny on conferences and trainings – government managers are dealing with quite a plate of challenges these days. Amongst these issues, how can government leaders inspire their teams to provide great public service? On yesterday’s DorobekINSIDER Live, Chris Dorobek discussed the climate of government management with a line-up ofRead… Read more »
The Changing Social Paradigm
The Web provided the pathways. The software provided the user with sophisticated tools and utilities. Social media – like Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Twitter, GovLoop – provided the community and forum. All of which has contributed to far reaching change in the way we interact, conduct business, pursue careers, and entertain ourselves. bitod (back inRead… Read more »
8 Ideas on Innovation Toolkit – Presidential Innovation Fellows
Last year, I wrote my thoughts on a number of the Presidential Innovation Fellowship projects. Personally they were fun to write and I heard back from a number of fellows that they were helpful. So year 2 is here & I thought I’d write my thoughts on a few of the projects. Up first –Read… Read more »
Reminder: CCS webinar tomorrow on how to organize multiple dialogues in your community
Hey, everyone! We have a one-hour webinar scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1pm Eastern for the national dialogue initiative Creating Community Solutions. Two NCDD members I just adore — Martha McCoy of Everyday Democracy and Daniel Clark of AmericaSpeaks — are leading the webinar, on the topic “Organizing Multiple Conversations Across Your Community.” If you’reRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: June 14, 2013
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week: Nationals. On Her Majesty’s [Digital] Service. The BBC takes readers “Inside the UK Government Digital Service“ Crowdsourcing Canada. There’s still time to join a meetup to help “connect and build the open data community in Canada.” Excel-lent Aussies. The Financial Review reports that the Australian Treasury “will release budget papers inRead… Read more »
3 Key Elements to BE the Change
Mahatma Ghandi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” We’ve all heard that a thousand times. Yet have you ever stopped to consider the implications of truly BEING the change? For the Conscious Leader, BEING the change is a tall order, and it requires 3 key elements that may not beRead… Read more »
June is a month for breaking down barriers
On the back of the Guardian article today, I thought iId share this slightly longer explanation and summary around Create / Innovate. June is a month for breaking down barriers – First and foremost Create and Innovate is about thinking differently it will be about experimentation, discovery, play, learning and reflection. One of the reasonsRead… Read more »