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An online notebook
The original GovCamp is coming back next January – which seems like a long way away, but it probably isn’t. I’ve started scouting for venues – I’m hoping we can make this the biggest and best GovCamp yet. Mark 22nd…
Good news for all ScotGovCampers! As well as Learning Pool sponsoring ScotGovCamp, we are hosting some pre-event drinks on Friday night in Edinburgh! Kicking off at 6pm at the Apex International Hotel in the Grassmarket, it will be a great…
Stephen O’Grady has a great post analysing where the open source software movement is in the Startup, Growth, Maturity or Decline model. Why would commercial organizations willingly cede the fruits of their labor to a market that might include their…
The Knowledge Hub is an ambitious project by Local Government Improvement and Development (what was the IDeA) to provide two main things: a new platform for the Communities of Practice to replace the rather clunky current one; and to provide…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Rewired State – hack UK online – "A one-day hack providing expert advice and prototyping for UK online centres, providing technical options for improving searching on the UK online centres…
Hadley Beeman has posted about a great little project idea: …there’s a gap between the government opendata vision and the reality. The datasets are often released full of unintelligible codes, information that the developers outside government (building apps and visualisations)…
A short commercial break, if you’ll excuse me. Learning Pool are rather proud of our new social care e-learning offering, and if you, or a colleague, would like to know more, we’re running a free webinar. All the details are…
Shane McCracken is a good guy, and when he blogs about something it is worth paying attention. Here’s his view on the Big Society. That is what Big Society is to me. Local people taking control of their local facilities…
The latest GovCamp is happening at the end of this month, on 31st July in Edinburgh, and it’s naturally called ScotGovCamp. Learning Pool are delighted to be sponsoring the event. These events are always good value, and it will be…
David Wilcox has been doing a great job documenting the discussions around the Big Society agenda, which according to the website, is an organisation being set up by frustrated citizens for frustrated citizens, to help everyone achieve change in their…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. How to work with online communities at Helpful Technology – "But there are many other ways to build relationships, and lots more experience to share. To help explore this further,…
Today Learning Pool are exhibiting at the Enchancing Local Democracy conference, organised by South East Employers. There are some interesting speakers on the agenda, and the workshops look good too – especially the one in the morning run by Catherine…
There are a number of great options available now to start your own blog, for free, with just a few clicks of a mouse button. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses and here I run through five of the…
If you visit this site in a browser, rather than just getting the content via your RSS reader, you’ll notice it looks a bit different. I have reverted the site to the new default theme for WordPress whilst I figure…
In my recent soul-searching post on where digital engagement is heading next, I mentioned that social media needs to embed itself back into digital work as a whole. This is in part for protection – if ‘playing around with Facebook’…
In the US, the National Academy of Public Administration Collaboration Project recently published an online dialogue guide for effective citizen engagement. It’s pretty interesting and given how much the coalition government seems to like asking people for ideas, what with…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Government Reservists 2 – an idea for the Big Society? | Podnosh – "We do need government to change itself and fast. Might government reservists now be a way for…
I’ve been thinking quite a bit since the election about where digital engagement activity fits in during this age of austerity in which we find ourselves. I’ll be honest and say I’ve had a bit of a crisis of confidence…
Robert Brook: I’m more interested in tactics than strategy. Other people can do strategy – they certainly want to and they’re better at it than I am. My tactical interest in in tools, services and methods that support delivery. Actual…
These two sites are well worth checking out that came across my radar this morning. Social Media Surgery + Firstly, Nick Booth has officially launched Social Media Surgery Plus – a site for organising, promoting and reporting on social media…