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Author Archives: Thom Kearney
Once upon a time there was a little government.
Inside, every day we worked to second guess the leadership, everyday leadership tried to guess the mood of the community. Outside, a discontinuity emerged as the world became more connected and capitalism exploited the new ecosystem. Some clever people learned … Continue reading
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MarCom story tellers wanted, 2022 edition
In January and February I teach a course entitled Professional Practice, which is part of the Advertising and Marketing Communications Management Program at Algonquin College. The course is for students about to graduate from the three-year program and is intended … Continue reading
On Engagement & Collaboration
Some potentially useful resources on the topics of engagement and collaboration in an enterprise government context. Continue reading
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You’ll never know if you don’t go
Ok so this is a weird little thing that just happened to me this morning on March 24, 2021. I am doing a little early morning creative work, and trying to open an old illustrator file. The internet says I … Continue reading
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Welcome to 2020 eh?
At the end of 2019 I concluded an assignment with the very talented folks at the Policy Community Partnership Office. In my time there I explored the policy process within the GC and co-created a new framework for learning about … Continue reading
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Have a story to tell that will help 20 somethings transition into professional communicators?
From January to March I teach a course entitled Professional Practice, which is part of the Advertising and Marketing Communications Management Program at Algonquin College. This is a program that I graduated from when typewriters were the norm, and which … Continue reading
The story of Harvey
This is a hard story to tell. A few days ago we picked up an 8 week old golden retriever and we called him Harvey. He was coming home to us two other dogs, one of whom you may know … Continue reading
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Guest speakers wanted – 2019
Have a story to tell? From January to March I teach a course entitled Professional Practice, which is part of the Advertising and Marketing Communications Management Program at Algonquin College. This is a program that I graduated from when typewriters … Continue reading
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PROTECT THE DEVIANTS!
I was a “risky” hire. Not quite cut from the same cloth. A slightly irregular education. A different sort of professional background. An advocate for better, maybe not anonymous enough…someone with an opinion. The system, like any mature system, naturally … Continue reading
Conference report – culture, SNA and failure
Yesterday I was part of a panel at the Conference Board event on Public Service Transformation with Virginie Carrier, Senior Strategist, Future Workforce Strategies, DND, and Teresa D’Andrea, Director, GC Digital Exchange, Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada, … Continue reading
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