The Importance of Caring About Sharing
Data and idea sharing can help transform how local government agencies are addressing needs across communities.
Posts Tagged: learning
Continued Education, Technologically Speaking
Check out this featured bloggers favorite resources for staying up to date on technology trends.
Five Transformations for Better Learning
Whether you develop learning experiences or attend them, if you’re settling for Death by PowerPoint and days in a lecture hall, you’re wasting time and money. You can get better results more quickly by making five changes that leverage today’s available technologies and current knowledge of how the brain works.
Tis the Season: Government Conference Season
On the fence about attending an industry-based government conference? Check out this featured blogger’s top five reasons on why you should attend one.
The Pressing Case for Driving Innovation in Government
We need new criteria in government job circles. We must look for and reward innovative thinkers and realize that performance is not a zero-sum game. We must look for ways to engage in continual learning on the job, recognizing that this is a key component of innovation and creativity.
Improving the Customer Experience by Storytelling with Maps
As our government continues the journey of open data and citizen engagement, finding meaningful ways to share that data and encourage interaction will only grow in importance. Maps are just one way to improve our citizens’ customer experience.
The Best Approach to Supporting Young Professionals
Finding a mentor is the most important advice I give when growing your career. Professional networking is the other, but how do you do it? Many agree with the importance but the question is should government or private industry help build a professional network for its employees?
How to Make Trainings Critical
Just between you and me… Have you ever skipped training because something more important came up? Has a supervisor ever pulled you out of class because they needed you on a conference call?
Competency-Based Learning: It’s As Easy As 1-2-3!
This past Tuesday, I filled in for one of my teammates as a substitute instructor. The class was a soft skills class regarding how to complete an annual Individual Development Plan or IDP. I really enjoyed the interaction with all of the students, as always, but I also was reminded how well competency-based learning works.Read… Read more »
A Comic Book Lesson in Communications and Conscience
As the messengers, we have the power to create fewer Magneto’s and more Charles Xavier’s — people who engage with public institutions and their fellow humans, working together to create a better tomorrow.