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Category Archives: Rant
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
You can change culture now: 3 essential truths for public service leaders
Three profound truths that I discovered at a red light one day… Continue reading
Why open government is important to me.
This post is the second in a two part series about what motivates people to get involved in Open Government.It originally appeared in the GTEC2104 Blog. Open Government impacts our economy, political system, social stability, quality of life, beliefs, and … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Gov 2.0, My Dogs, Open Government, Rant
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Good enough, is.
I have worked with government now for about 15 years and somewhere in that period I became infected with Public Service Renewal disease. I call it that because that was I how I first learned to articulate it. But you … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Positive Change, Rant
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The Importance of Open
Over the years I have had the chance to reflect upon lessons from quite a few successful and unsuccessful projects. One of the more significant things that I have been lucky enough to be involved with is helping to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Culture, Gov 2.0, Rant
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Three truths to help you change the culture of the Public Service
This is one of two posts for the GTEC 2013 blog series where we are exploring what it means to be an Agile, Open, Collaborative and Mobile Government. My focus will be on the Cultural, Organizational and Policy Infrastructure that … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Culture, Gov 2.0, Open Government, Positive Change, Rant
Tagged Public Service Culture
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“Dreams of a digital nirvana don’t come true, but all is not lost.”
https://nusum.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/reflections-of-a-participant-observer/ When I was asked to write a post comparing technology and tools across time, I was intrigued because I believe that the tools and technology we choose shape the culture of our workplace. Twenty pages of draft text later, … Continue reading
Hope is important…
Hope is important, it is what makes good things possible I tweeted that as part of a response to something from @mgifford this morning and it sounded pretty good. So I thought I would put it here for all eternity. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Positive Change, Rant, Sustainability
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Simple password rules…
This is a bit of a rant after a wasted evening. Recently I attempted to create an account at an educational institution that shall remain unnamed. (I am associated with four similar institutions and they all take different approaches to … Continue reading
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