Today’s Morning Buzz is by brand new Morning Buzzer Susan Steward – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m reading: Causal Inference: The Mixtape by Scott Cunningham What I’m watching: Kim’s Convenience (the cast is just amazing!) What I’m listening to: “High Hopes” Panic! At the Disco Strategic planning is probably simultaneously the most over-used and misunderstood term … Continued
This opportunity shared by our friends at the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership in the School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University. In an age where trust in government (and indeed in all institutions) is at an all time low, and indifference toward local government is at an all time high, the … Continued
Guest post brought to you by City Sourced CitySourced (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) is an enterprise platform that provides governments with a complete native mobile app for residents to communicate with every department of their community. The title of Chief Information Officer (CIO) in government organizations has never been as accurate a title as it is today. Over the last … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Justine Triola. Justine is UrbanLeap’s first employee and Product Designer. She’s passionate about applying her background in design and anthropology to solving problems in urban innovation. When it comes to software products, government is known to get stuck with products of a poor-quality experience for high price points. There’s … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Kelly Houghteling, Assistant Town Administrator, Town of Wellington, Colorado. Congratulations, you landed your dream internship! For many traditional students, an internship may be your first time working in a formal office setting. Don’t let this intimidate you, an internship is your chance to apply classroom knowledge and gain … Continued
Bang the Table’s Engagement Manager, Jeremy Shackett, teaches us how to think beyond the typical survey. Your organization’s engagement with your residents might consist of surveying them once or twice when you need a representative sample. If so, they view your organization as the building they visit to pay the utility bill. To build relationships and trust … Continued
Before we get started, I want to give a shout out to the City of Milwaukee, who recently stuck up for their Public Works Department to the tune of $168,000 in parking tickets during a snow event — during my 5 years in Rochester, NY, I would have done some pretty ugly things to see … Continued
Guest post brought to you by CitySourced CitySourced (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) is an enterprise platform that provides governments with a complete native mobile app for residents to communicate with every department of their community: Mobile | Web | 311 | CRM. tl;dr Native apps, which can better access device capabilities and enhance user experience, outperform other apps. The push to … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Mike Skibbe, the Deputy Director of Public Works (and self-proclaimed Jenga champ) and 2018 Clarity Award winner from the Village of Buffalo Grove, IL. As recipients of the Management Innovation Award from APWA Lake Branch, I recently created a five minute presentation to celebration five years of hard work integrating … Continued
By Brandi Leos, Senior HR Business Partner at City of Tigard, Oregon What I’m reading: Becoming by Michelle Obama What I’m listening to: The Daily podcast What I’m watching: The final season of Fixer Upper My favorite government job before I got into human resources was as a management analyst with a large state agency. … Continued
