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The Killer Question

Carrie Bishop — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:47:57 +0000

We’re currently looking at the role of social media in recruitment - not only using the web to recruit, but also what we should expect candidates for public sector leadership roles to know about the world as a place where people are online and networked.

There are plenty who claim to know about the web because they’re on Facebook or someone they know is on Twitter, but how can we really test whether leaders (both current and prospective) embody the principles of networked working and the social web?

How can we know whether they truly understand the impact that the web has on public services? How do we tell whether they actually ‘get’ the big deal about social innovation? Is it even possible to test ’social web-ness’?

What would be the killer interview question to test the knowledge and commitment of someone who wants a leadership job in the public sector?

links for 2009-07-15

Dominic Campbell — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:00:43 +0000

White House Gives Some Details on Social Innovation Fund - Philanthropy.com

(tags: socialinnovation us government gov20 socialenterprise community)

links for 2009-07-14

Dominic Campbell — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:35 +0000

Can Data Revitalize Journalism ? | Monday Note

via @ellnmllr

(tags: journalism data maps statistics visualization information bloomberg)
White House’s Presentations on SlideShare

via @privacycampdc

(tags: whitehouse government presentation slideshare statistics gov20 us barakobama)
YouTube - Gordon Brown by Cassetteboy

Gordon "fesses up" on his record. Cassetteboy comedy classic. "MRSA is in our DNA"

(tags: youtube gordonbrown government uk nhs)
Strategy by Design | Fast Company

"In order to do a better job of developing, communicating, and pursuing a strategy, the head of Ideo says, you need to learn to think like a designer" (via @redjotter)

(tags: strategy design government organisations business ideo innovation creativity process)
Public Strategy: Digital divide: cause or effect?

Food for thought, but as ever the digital divide argument ends with a call to arms rather than a vision for an included society and means for reaching one. Less evidence, more action?

(tags: digitaldivide inclusion digital policy government)
The White House - Blog Post - Watch, Discuss, Engage: Christina Romer on Jobs of the Future

New Labour's education policy seems to arrive in the US just as it goes out of fashion in the UK?

(tags: education newlabour barakobama whitehouse us policy skills workforce future government)
The White House - Blog Post - A New Vision for Urban and Metropolitan Policy

(tags: urban cities policy whitehouse blog barakobama us)
OkTrends

Just down right interesting

(tags: blog visualization maps data statistics us)
Coming soon: Brighton TwiTrip | Enjoy England | guardian.co.uk

Travel journalism 2.0

(tags: guardian tourism journalism social media twitter)
Why Impact and Innovation Are Strange Bedfellows « Human Ventures

(tags: socialinnovation innovation socialenterprise impact)
I couldn't possibly comment

Will perrins blog

(tags: blog government uk consultation digital enquiry engagement)

links for 2009-07-13

Dominic Campbell — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:27 +0000

PeopleBrowsr

(tags: twitter tools social aggregator visualization facebook search networking)
Real-Time Conversations Hasten Social CRM

(tags: CRM twitter social marketing media microblogging roi techcrunch socialcrm)
Microsoft Ties Dynamics CRM to Twitter - Business Center - PC World

Blimey (via @cheeky_geeky)

(tags: CRM twitter microsoft enterprise2.0 customerservice business)
21st Century Network

"21st Century Network was set up to involve citizens in the discussion of the issues of the 21st century and to invite government, businesses and NGO’s to take part."

(tags: blog network socialenterprise government)
EXD'09/LISBOA

(tags: design lisbon portugal events)
Bottom up innovation

(tags: blog innovation emergent bottomup enterprise2.0 organisations)
Connected Generation 09

Outcomes from the event

(tags: connectedgeneration events london uk BIS government gov20 youth)
London Shop Fronts Shop - Postcards and Prints

Proper urban. Worth a flick around. Fancy my local "Campbell Bookmakers" myself!

(tags: londonshopfronts london hackney shops uk)

links for 2009-07-12

Dominic Campbell — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:00:21 +0000

Working Wikily

"Network tools and approaches are quickly changing how we organize and work — in business, politics, and the social sector. We call these practices the art of "working wikily," and we hope that our discussion and the resources provided here will help accelerate their spread. We invite you to join the conversation!"

(tags: monitorinstitute social media networks enterprise2.0 wiki organisations research)
Has enterprise software has always been terrible? Gnip’s Eric Marcoullier says yes | VentureBeat

"the user experience in enterprise software has always been “pure shit”" (via @socialtechno)

(tags: enterprise2.0 software userexperience)
AmericaSpeaks

"AmericaSpeaks’ mission is to reinvigorate American Democracy by engaging citizens in the public decision-making that most impacts their lives."

(tags: amerciaspeaks us government gov20 deliberative consultation engagement collaboration activism community democracy politics policy tools)
TEDGlobal | Oxford

"Registrations for TEDGlobal 2009 are sold out, but you can still join our live webcast."

(tags: TED TEDGlobal events speech education learning technology oxford uk)

links for 2009-07-10

Dominic Campbell — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:37 +0000

Flu.gov

Crowdsourcing a public health campaign

(tags: us barakobama community government health gov20 campaign)
OpenAustralia

Australia's sunlight foundation

(tags: politics blog government australia gov20 sunlightfoundation openaustralia)
Local PoliTechs

Local. Politics. Technology. innit.

(tags: politics us government technology localauthority local gov20)
World Streets

(tags: sustainability cities environment transport)
State of loneliness | Society | The Guardian

Charles Leadbeater argues that supportive relationships are key to tackling social ills

(tags: government publicservices guardian olderpeople disruptivetechnology relationships society human)
Joint Area Inspection: Haringey | Home Office - HMI Constabulary

Verdict back on Haringey

(tags: safeguarding2.0 haringey childrensservices)
Public Media 2.0 Field Report: Building Social Media Infrastructure to Engage Publics — Publications — Center for Social Media at American University

via @derekeb

(tags: twitter research social media microblogging news engagement)
Be Vocal

Using social media and public data for social good in Birmingham

(tags: social media uk birmingham local nonprofit digitalmentors socialinnovation opendata)
comscore-top-20-highest-engagement-social-networking-countries-may-2009.jpg

Russia rocking it

(tags: social networking marketing media international russia)
Universal Mccann on Social Media

Analysing the impact of social media (via @lilianbarton)

(tags: research social networking media measurement)
The Generation M Manifesto - Umair Haque - HarvardBusiness.org

High quality thinking, if a little too polarised and inherently ageist/stereotyping

(tags: social media politics youth community business culture olderpeople society inspiration manifesto)
Crafting for the Body and Soul - NYTimes.com

Top notch design for disability (via @redjotter)

(tags: enabledbydesign disability design products)
Top 10 technologies for the next three years | Technology School at CityU of Seattle

So like now then…

(tags: enterprise2.0 green technology software gartner visualization future cloud rubyonrails)
Us Now - Channel 4

Wow. VERY exciting to see it screened to a mass-ish audience

(tags: democracy digital film usnow ivogormley digitalengagement)

FutureGov competition winner Liz Azyan reporting back from PDF09

Liz Azyan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:44 +0000

So how does it feel to be apart of the "biggest, most diverse, politics and technology conference in the world?" (@misif) Well, let's find out.... A big thanks for @FutureGov for giving me this brilliant opportunity! :-) Let me just start of by saying, this is possibility the most important and impressive conference I have ever attended. This doesn't just extend to the fact I had my long time dream come true, which is coming to New York City but also down to everything and anything that had to do with the conference.

links for 2009-07-09

Dominic Campbell — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:00:28 +0000

Common Look and Feel

"Have you implemented Web 2.0 tools for a Government of Canada CLF compliant site and/or successfully been able to implement a Social Media presence for your organization? Share your story here at commonlookandfeel.ca!"

(tags: internet government work canada gov20 ottawa)
digitalOttawa :: Building eGovernment :: Common Look and Feel, Web 2.0 & Social Media

(tags: internet government digital communication canada gov20 ottawa)
what are we doing today, brain?

Nice social media and gov blog from Adviser to Senator Kate Lundy, Pia Waugh

(tags: social media democracy blog ideas government technology publicservices australia gov20)
21st Century Councillor

"A manifesto for modern local politics"

(tags: howto government localauthority uk councillors manifesto)

links for 2009-07-08

Dominic Campbell — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:00:39 +0000

Parity Podcast | CIM Matters Podcast

A number of interesting and related podcasts from a couple of recent FutureGov events (Gov2Gov and Learning to Listen) with interviews with Emer Coleman (GLA), Chris Heuer (Social Media Club), Lovisa Williams (US State Dept) and - me

(tags: events podcast futuregov GLA g2g statedepartment g2guk parity smc)
Society is Like a Packet-Switching Network - Endesha - Where Leaders Meet

(tags: internet government networks gov20)
Views on Local Govenrment | FG Film Final Edit | YouTube

What do you think of local government and how can we fix it? Check out our recent video quizzing Londoners and leave your views at:
http://futurelocalgov.uservoice.com

(tags: democracy government localauthority publicservices local hyperlocal gov20 rebootbritain futurelocalgov)
And if you really wanted to transform local government? « Honestlyreal

I dropped in a throwaway (aren’t they all?) tweet during the session:
"#rebootbritain the big breakthrough for local gov? STOP thinking in terms of a service portfolio. START thinking about role in community."
What on earth did I mean?…

(tags: government localauthority uk gov20 rebootbritain futurelocalgov)
Living with rats: Reboot Britain: a reality check

Nice sideways take on Reboot

(tags: politics government events london uk activism networks gov20 rebootbritain)
Open Knowledge Foundation Blog » Blog Archive » Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0 Released

License open data (via @citizensheep)

(tags: data copyright law opengovernment gov20 open opendata)
Park It DC

"Park It DC is an application that allows you to check a specific area in the district for parking information."

(tags: maps us community government cities mashup local apps washington appsfordemocracy gov20)
Caterina Fake on the (Creative) Value of Sharing | GOOD

Open matters. And getting stuck in and contributing (via @derekeb)

(tags: social media sharing culture flickr content open)
Task.fm - SMS, Phone and Email Reminders

"task.fm is the worlds fastest productivity tool. create smart reminders right from your email, twitter or through the app" (via @ewebber)

(tags: twitter tools sms diary productivity email tasks web reminder)
Councillors and social media: the LocalGovCamp session « Policy and Performance

Summary of the connected councillors online conference and localgovcamp

(tags: howto democracy participation government events localauthority digital IDeA councillors localgovcamp gov20)
A Bit Visceral : The Blog: A bit of cognitive behavioural therapy is needed

Nice take on Reboot Britain event from Anne, including a mention of our local government session

(tags: events headshift futuregov psychology rebootbritain futurelocalgov)
The Great Seduction: Digital Vertigo

Good to see what Andrew's up to and worth a follow in the Telegraph too now

(tags: twitter internet siliconvalley telegraph andrewkeen)
25 must-follow #gov20 heroes on Twitter | GovFresh - Government 2.0

(tags: twitter social media us government uk people gov20)
textually.org: Boston to launch complaint-filing iPhone app

(tags: us government cities localauthority apps iphone reporting fixmystreet gov20 boston)
Think Social

"We are a growing community of people brought together by a passionate interest in the communication platforms collectively known as social media. We believe that social media used by people and institutions in the public interest — like print, television and radio in the past — can enable more effective responses to the social, economic and environmental challenges of our time."

(tags: social media us government policy future nonprofit nyc gov20 socialchange thinksocial)

links for 2009-07-07

Dominic Campbell — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:00:37 +0000

Gathering of Leaders

"The Gathering is more than a conference.
It's a community. A shared commitment to social change. An entrepreneurial mindset. A passion for scaling innovation. A belief that transformative change is possible. It's action.
Gathering participants come together each year with a shared purpose—to catalyze the development of new ideas, relationships, and resources needed to build stronger nonprofit organizations and create widespread change. And they also work to make the change they talk about happen through an ideas-to-action focus."

(tags: events socialenterprise business entrepreneur gatheringofleaders)
Citizentube: New start-up creates quick guide for Congressional YouTube channels

"Apture, a new start-up, has created a guide for Members of Congress that includes links to their YouTube channels." Spotted Apture at PDF09 conference. Look out for big things. A fan.

(tags: us government congress transparency opengovernment content gov20 apture)
Thinkpublic News - Issue 2, Summer 2009

Second of the thinkpublic newsletters, including their top notch user experience work with London local authorities

(tags: design london localauthority uk thinkpublic publicservices socialinnovation servicedesign)
Leonard Cheshire Disability : The Stelios Award : Introduction

Rewarding disabled entrepreneurs

(tags: enabledbydesign disability charity entrepreneur awards leonardcheshire)
NESTA Connect: Peripheral Vision at Venturefest

Great presso from Roland on open innovation

(tags: events innovation nesta networks collaboration openinnovation presentation oracle virgin)
Towards an Interactive Charter

"Towards an Interactive Charter is a project to encourage and support public and voluntary sector organisations in unlocking their interactive potential through the use of social media."

(tags: social media politics participation government policy localauthority uk engagement collaboration gov20 interactivecharter)
Spoiling the party… « Honestlyreal

"it seems that we hardly ever hear the issue of national-politics-at-the-local-level raised, nor much from the local politicians themselves on what value it actually adds. So do please join in and tell us."

Great instant feedback and thinking from Paul on our session today. Share your thoughts on the future of local government at:

http://futurelocalgov.uservoice.com

(tags: politics government localauthority uk nesta futuregov GLA gov20 rebootbritain futurelocalgov)
What this means for public services | Social by Social

Me as Enabled by Design on the future of public services

(tags: enabledbydesign government uk nesta publicservices futuregov gov20 socialbysocial)
Social by Social

"A practical guide to using new technologies to deliver social impact"

(tags: enabledbydesign social networking media uk books nesta futuregov rebootbritain socialbysocial)