Source: Adapted from Open Data’s Impact Repository – odimpact.org Transparency and open governance have rapidly become the new ‘baseline criteria’ for best practices in our current tech-centered economy. Across the country, residents are increasingly reliant upon (and expectant of!) accessible and easy-to-understand sources of information about their community. And these expectations of ‘open governance’ are … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Josh Edwards, so be kind or not– either way, connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What does Structure have to do with Strategic Planning? What I’m Listening To: The Greatest Showman Soundtrack What I’m Reading: Fire Season, Philip Connors What I’m Watching: My two Undefeated teams lose… Sad times for Wake … Continued
Rewind! Did you miss the City of Scottsdale, AZ and Zencity webinar? Here’s your chance to watch it in full! Click here to watch the webinar!
Rewind! Did you miss the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement & Civic Leadership webinar? Here’s your chance to watch it in full! Additional resources from the webinar: Training page Certificate program
Join ELGL, City of Scottsdale, AZ and Zencity for a webinar titled: Revamping Local Government Workflows with Data-Driven Communication This webinar is free but requires an RSVP here. Thursday, October 3, 2019 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. ET
Zencity has developed a new comic strip series to share perspectives with the local government community. Check it out, and share your ideas for future comics with us in the comments! For the average Jane and Joe living in a city, their daily commute can feel a bit like an obstacle course. For a local … Continued
ZenCity had the chance to speak with Kristi Rowland, Organizational Development Manager for the City of Renton, WA, about the data overhaul process that the City will be launching this fall. So what’s a data refresh process? As an organization, we’re going to review all of our data processes because it’s been a long time … Continued
Register for this event! September 18, 2019 10:00 a.m. PT/1:00 ET Trust in government (and indeed in all institutions) is at an all time low, indifference toward local government is at an all time high, and the challenges facing communities are more complex than ever. In this context, finding authentic, inclusive and effective ways to … Continued
Relive the glory of the Three Norsemen of the Datapocalypse webinar and learn from Mike Skibbe, Tom Milas, and Steve Fritz about how the Village of Buffalo Grove, IL moved to data focused decision making in the Public Works Department.
This guest blog is by ELGL member Cori Burbach, the Assistant City Manager in Dubuque, Iowa. That was one of my assigned duties after being appointed city manager of the City of Dubuque. But, what did that mean exactly? Up until that point in my government career, high performing meant things like financial accountability. Standard … Continued
