2025 Weeknote 07 : A victory amidst defeats

February 10 - 16 My โ€œweeknotesโ€ capture events, thoughts, and other items from the past week, mostly focused on work. Learn more about the weeknotes concept here. This week in Photo by Markus Winkler on Pexels.com Winning the talent war. We had a surprise (but not surprising) resignation this week that suddenly opened up … Continue reading 2025 Weeknote 07 : A victory amidst defeats

Can the Trump 2.0 era deliver us from ineffective government bureaucracies?

Ever since the 2024 election handed Trump his numerically narrow but emotionally broad margin of victory, one of my favorite government thinkers and writersโ€”Jennifer Pahlka, author of Recoding Americaโ€”has been posting thoughts on her Substack about how this new Trump era might be an opportunity rather than a threat. Here's her latest: Thoughts for inauguration … Continue reading Can the Trump 2.0 era deliver us from ineffective government bureaucracies?

New page for digital government (and related) jobs is live

While still in a "draft" mode, I've published a new page on this site, dedicated to collecting websites and newsletters aimed at posting and promoting job openings in digital government or related nonprofits or consulting firms. I will keep refining it in the weeks and months (maybe years!) to come. My intention is to share … Continue reading New page for digital government (and related) jobs is live