An online notebook
I found LocalGovCamp a really refreshing and cheering event this year. I’m going to spend a few quick posts writing up my thoughts. Communities always come up a lot, in terms of engagement and also new methods of service delivery. The trouble is that organisations such as local authorities like scalable, repeatable processes – and … Keep reading
I found LocalGovCamp a really refreshing and cheering event this year. I’m going to spend a few quick posts writing up my thoughts. Mary McKenna brilliantly facilitated an excellent discussion on collaboration – why it is needed, why it hasn’t worked that well up to now, and how that might be fixed. Some great input … Keep reading
I found LocalGovCamp a really refreshing and cheering event this year. I’m going to spend a few quick posts writing up my thoughts. Another thread of discussion was around – as it often is – how do we engage more people with process x, or y. Catherine Howe led a very interesting session on local … Keep reading
I found LocalGovCamp a really refreshing and cheering event this year. I’m going to spend a few quick posts writing up my thoughts. Lot and lots of discussion about culture and culture change. This discussion has been going on since forever, and if we are being frank with ourselves, it isn’t going to change dramatically … Keep reading
I spent a really enjoyable morning today at Devon County Council, facilitating an internal unconference. It was a senior managers’ get together, a regular event, which normally has a proper agenda and proper presentations. The idea was to turn things around a bit, giving all those in the room the chance to pick the brains … Keep reading