via flickr.com We haven’t been out to Richmond Park for a couple of weeks – and we missed the peak of the deciduous azaleas. But the reds and oranges and yellows and peachy shades in between were still pretty amazing. Posted via web from Ingrid’s posterous
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via guardian.co.uk So, I watched the Eurovision Song Contest last night. Surely, of all the things that America misses out on by not being Europe (long history, great architecture, pedestrianised city centers, affordable universal health care) this one has to be the greatest loss. In Eurovision, a whole continent, plus honorary members Israel, come together [...]
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via nytimes.com My dad sent me a really nifty article in the NY Times about the original development of the corn we know today. Geneticisits and archeologists have discovered the ‘cradle of maize’ in Mexico. And this article speculates on those original agriculturists, their methods and ingenuity. My grandfather described in his memoirs a similar [...]
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What with Balkanisation and accession and the fall of communism and other forms of proliferation, there are just too darn many countries in the Eurovision Song Contest these days. There are two qualifying heats, shown in hinterlands of the BBC’s digital channel offerings in advance of the big Saturday night finale. And I had to [...]
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A roundup of the best content from the Social Media and Online Collaboration Community of Practice for Local Government (and partners and friends!). You’ll need to be logged in to follow most of these links. We don’t normally lead with events, but there are a couple of good ones you don’t want to miss if [...]
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Photo credit dno1967 Who cares about potholes? Everyone. Late last week, I was asked to facilitate a session on potholes at linked data in local government workshop convened by Paul Davidson, Director of Standards at the Local e-Government Standards Body (LeGSB). Potholes. Other people got sexy topics like community directories, councillor information or local government performance, [...]
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Local by Social: Social media for innovation in local public services 16 June 2010, Bevin Hall, Local Government House 12:00 til 16:00 Join us for lunch for this half-day event. Social media is changing the world in which we work, socialise and govern. From Twitter to eBay, Facebook to YouTube, new tools are emerging every [...]
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via dukenews.duke.edu How does a gal from small town in Tennessee end up living in London and working with local government in England? It’s all down to Usenet, of course. And now it’s shutting down. DURHAM, NC — This week marks the end of an era for one of the earliest pieces of Internet history, [...]
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The IDeA’s Communities of Practice space has been a big success, it’s nearing 60,000 members. There are over 1000 communities, used for a variety of purposes. In my work on policy and performance management, customer insight and social media and now with efficiency, too – I’ve found the space absolutely invaluable in terms of gathering, [...]
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Quick review of new content from the Policy and Performance CoP and the Efficiency Exchange CoP Review performance management arrangements for efficiency Based on forum topics, it seems like quite a few councils are reviewing their performance management frameworks with an eye toward efficiency. Knowsley Council was looking for a definitive list of statutory services [...]
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