Here’s my take on the Social Media Club panel discussion last night. Interesting discussion, and as a bonus I met Steve and Andy in person for the first time. Thanks for the comments guys and see you soon. Last night the Social Media Club of DC organized a Government 2.0 discussion in downtown DC. TheyRead… Read more »
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Performance Plus and Social media
We had a great performance management event last Friday, sponsored by the IDeA and the Local Authority Research Councils Initiative. There was a great line-up of speakers who covered everything from the academic theoretical side of performance management to the nuts and bolts of systems thinking to rubbish collection and disposal in Northern Ireland. ThisRead… Read more »
Bureuacratic Archetypes: Darth Vader, SES
So a while ago Steve posed the question: Is bureaucrat a bad word? He and I had a spirited dialog about the whole thing, and in he responded with a crystal clear mental model of his definition of the word: I’d like to reclaim the word “bureaucrat” as a true insider’s word. Kind of likeRead… Read more »
GovLoop Member of the Week – Mark Stelzner
Happy 2009! I’m with Mark Stelzner, the founder of Inflexion Advisors, Washington, D.C. My sincere thanks go to Mark for taking the time for this interview. Where are you from? I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but have spent time in California, Texas and Illinois throughout my adult life. I currently reside in Washington, DC.Read… Read more »
“Well Done is Better Than Well Said.” —Benjamin Franklin
adrielhampton.com – And with the above quote in mind, I’ll go ahead and say it. 2008 was a good year, 2009 will be better. After a three-year hiatus from doing much writing at all, I came back this year at just the right time to catch the wave of social media. I had a lotRead… Read more »
Applying Crowdsourcing/Collaborative Models in a Government Environment
This is the third of three in a mini-series of blog entries. In the first blog entry, I described Gov 2.0 as a world of “permeable boundaries”, characterized by crowdsourcing and collaboration, and described the challenges that created for leadership. In the second blog entry I looked at some model organizations that are already workingRead… Read more »
Models of Leadership in a Crowdsourcing/Collaborative Environment.
This is the second of mini-series of three blog entries. In the first blog entry, I described Gov 2.0 as a world of “permeable boundaries”, characterized by crowdsourcing and collaboration, and described the challenges that created for leadership. In this blog entry I’ll look at some model organizations that are already working (and very effectively)Read… Read more »
USAID Development 2.0 Challenge – THIS WEEK ONLY!
Hi everyone, Just a quick post here to bring an initiative to your attention. Through the USAID Development 2.0 Challenge, you and I are able to vote on our favorite international projects at: http://www.netsquared.org/usaid/vote. Register, login and vote! But hurry because they’ve limited feedback to December 8 -12! The world is waiting… UPDATE: There areRead… Read more »
Leadership in a World of Permeable Boundaries (Part 1 of 3)
In this first blog entry I’ll explore the main changes that Gov 2.0 will bring and the corresponding changes that will be needed in the style and culture of our leadership and organization. I’ll argue that the primary change of Gov 2.0 is the creation of “permeable boundaries”. With increasing engagement and collaboration, work andRead… Read more »
Media 2.0 Must Follow Fed 2.0
Earlier today, Steve (@govloop), tweeted that he’s a late early adopter, which makes him a government innovator. Heritage media works the same way, often adapting to trends just as they change. I know, because I worked in small and mid-size news orgs for seven years, as an editor and reporter. I started a work-related blogRead… Read more »