Weekly Round-up: December 13, 2013

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 20:15

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Eight Actions to Improve Defense Acquisition

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 20:12

In this report, the authors look back at history, noting that the Department of Defense (DoD) has made numerous attempts to reform its acquisition system over the last 50 years, but that these and similar reforms have pro­duced only modest improvements.

Required Reading: Agency Strategic Plans

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 20:10

Many agencies have been quietly posting their draft strategic plans on-line for public comments, such as the draft plan for the Department of Veterans Affairs.  But the full set of finalized agency plans will soon be available, along with their FY 2015 annual performance plans. These should be a treasure-trove of useful information if you are interested in understanding federal priorities and how cross-agency collaboration could be improved in coming years.

Weekly Round-up: December 20, 2013

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 20:08

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Four Roles for Citizen Co-Creators

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 19:42

A new report presents an innovative frame­work from which to view citizen “co-creation” of government services.   The IBM Center for the Business of Government has released “Engaging Citizens in Co-Creation in Public Services Engaging Citizens in Co-Creation in Public Services,” which continues to explore the of public service co-creation and co-delivery, following the Center report,

What Is the Public's Role in Government?

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 19:40

So, who are we?  Customers?  Taxpayers? Citizens?  Or something else?  And how should government managers respond, given the differences implied by these various roles?  A recent academic article by Georgia State University professor John Clayton Thomas provides some useful context, as well as practical guidelines for public managers. He starts by saying it is not an “either/or” distinction, but rather “all of the above,” depending on context.

Weekly Round-up: January 10, 2014

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 19:37

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Slow reading, deep thinking.

I'm sharing only two links today.  The first is to a trend piece from Fast CoDesign on trends for 2014.  Some of the more salient ones:

Disintermediation: The Internet’s Impossible Promise, And Ten Ways It Is Changing Government for the Better

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 19:36

In 2012, social media found itself besieged by discontents, from the literary to the economic, from the fields of technology and of business.  The Guardian published a 12,000-word excerpt from Jonathan Franzen's book about a 19th century German cultural critic that panned Twitter, Facebook, and by extension, the entire modern internet.

Does Management Matter?

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 19:28

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Slow reading, deep thinking.

I'm sharing only two links today.  The first is to a trend piece from Fast CoDesign on trends for 2014.  Some of the more salient ones:

Weekly Round-up: January 17, 2014

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 19:20

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Opening Data, Sharing Stories: I read a lot this week about new sources of data being opened, and how people ar sharing their stories (but not necessarily their data) online.

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