Our increasing participatory and interactive behavior in the Internet is evolving at such speed that our metamorphosis into digital species feels like it is happening overnight. We are collectively developing all sorts of digital ecosystems and new market laws where things are moving so fast that marketers have little time to find out what areRead… Read more »
A few weeks ago, a member of the Whorunsgov community contributed some valuable information to the profile of Douglas Evans Coe, a leader in “The Fellowship.” This contributor did a great thing by trying to help us all know more about Mr. Coe, and even provided a source. But there was one problem: The sourceRead… Read more »
Hi everyone, I just wonder if anyone met examples of web 2.0 in government use or in citizen activity in Central and Eastern Europe. Currently I am doing research “Citizen speak out” about experience of CEE societies in new media use for citizen communication, interaction, mobilisation etc. I didn’t find yet good examples although socialRead… Read more »
An email we see daily at Whorunsgov often comes from a reader suggesting an addition or change to a profile. While emails like this often mention valid changes, the reader could have made the change directly in the profile without informing us first. The strange part about these emails; after we suggest the readers makeRead… Read more »
When I talk to people about the possibilities of engaging with people online, using social technology, I often get questioned about the numbers issue. Stuff like: How many people in our area actually use Twitter? What about people who don’t have web access? What do we do about people who don’t like using the internetRead… Read more »
It’s been a little while, but I have a few upcoming posts on performance management. In the meantime, here are a few upcoming events that are of relevance in the government performance management realm: The Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) holds its international conference in Bellevue, Washington this year on Oct 1-2. CIC is a greatRead… Read more »
Warranting a mini-post, Scott Heiferman of MeetUp fame just rocked the Rapid Fire session at the Gov 2.0 Summit. In short: Do It Ourselves – Do it DIO style Use the net to get off the net Build sustainable, built-to-last groups Have people with Roles, not people as audience alone Spark C2C – Do itRead… Read more »
The problem with leadership development is that as humans we are predisposed to think we know a good leader when we see him. (notice I said see “him”) Unfortunately, this view overlooks a wide talent pool of women and minorities who if given the chance could become special leaders. A recent study revealed that genderRead… Read more »
I was asked to speak on a panel at the Open Government & Innovations conference about GovLoop. The title of my presentation was “GovLoop – From 0 to 15,000 Members in One Year – 7 Steps to Building a Community” I need to fully flesh out my ideas but since a few people asked forRead… Read more »
Happy Friday! Here’s the last two enterprise 2.0 principles from my recent guide. Principle #9 – Status Updates Consumer social networking has driven the status update phenomenon, with most services including function so we can see what our friends, family, coworkers and other associates are up to. While it may seem that the status updateRead… Read more »