Morning Buzz

The Profit Returns: Why You Need to Relaunch Your Innovation Program (part 3 of 3)

Posted on July 28, 2021

Today’s Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m watching: Happy Endings on Netflix What I am listening to: Roundtrip music in the car What I’m doing: Vacationing in Outer Banks Inspired by how the show The Profit improves businesses by focusing on process, people, and product, I initially planned a three-part #ELGLBuzz...

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Bringing Gratitude Back

Posted on July 23, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. Listening To: We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle Reading: Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian Watching: Loki on Disney+ Lately, I've found myself in a cynical place. It's hard not to be...

Five Reasons to Choose Local Government

Posted on July 20, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Jessica Hoffman, Assistant City Administrator for the City of Wentzville, MO. Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn. What I’m Listening to: A local morning show radio podcast. What I’m Watching: We just finished Loki on Disney+. What I’m Reading: Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work for: A...

COVID, Biking, & Sustainable Development

Posted on July 19, 2021

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Marshall Curry, Program Manager for EPIC-N. You can find him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: In the Red: the US Failure to Deliver on a Promise of Racial Equality, UN SDSN What I’m listening to: Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald What I’m watching: Gold Cup soccer highlights Last...

The Phoenix Again

Posted on July 16, 2021

The last several months (years) have been tumultuous for all of us, with highs and lows, victories and defeats, moments of joy and moments of sadness. The Phoenix Again by May Sarton captures this in a beautiful way, reminding us to rise after the fall. The Phoenix Again by May Sarton On the ashes of...

The Many Benefits of Community Gardens

Posted on July 8, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rebecca Cormier, ELGL member, govtech enthusiast, and environmental advocate. Connect on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: In This Together, How Republicans, Democrats, Capitalists, and Activists Are Uniting to Tackle Climate Change and More, by Trammell S. Crow and Bill Shireman What I’m Watching: The Americans-I have just started so...

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How To Guide American Rescue Plan Act Funds With Community Input

Posted on July 6, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco / National Research Center. Follow Angelica on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I'm Reading: American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson What I'm Listening to: Stuff You Should Know What I'm Watching: Dog Training Videos About $130 billion is here to help communities...

Democratizing 3-1-1: Creating an Open Source Resident Request Platform

Posted on July 5, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ido Ivry, co-founder and CTO of Zencity Follow Ido on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Lights Out: Pride, Delusion and the fall of General Electric, by Thomas Gyrta and Ted Mann What I’m Listening to: City Hall Stories by Jack English, super interesting conversations What I’m Watching: Err…. no real time to tune in to...

Why Local Governments Should Have a YouTube Channel

10 Local Government YouTube Channels That Know What They Are Doing

Posted on June 28, 2021

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco / National Research Center. Follow Angelica on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I'm Reading: American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson What I'm Listening to: Stuff You Should Know What I'm Watching: Various movies starring Nicholas Cage Why should a local government have a...