Fellowship of the Ring: Government and civil society
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Commitment to social justice can erode in times of austerity, change, and uncertainty. The divergent views of the blue-ribbon panel...
Tapping into Our Collective Intelligence
2 min read
Wanted: Government Intrapreneurs If you’re interested in exploring our collective capacity as collaborative leaders of change, and eager to share...
Lessons on stifling innovation
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Francis Fukuyama is best known for his book, The End of History. He has written a paper called What is...
e-Voting: Is it time?
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Canada has been among the more active countries in conducting trials in e-voting. To date, e-voting has been used only...
Individual philanthropy, collective power
2 min read
“I wasn’t really nervous until he hooked up the wires,” said the raffle winner about his prize – the supervised...
Proudly Serving Canadians
3 min read
As next week marks National Public Service Week (NPSW), I have been working diligently as departmental lead planning engaging and...
Striving for performance excellence
4 min read
In mid-2011, concerns about New Brunswick’s deficit and the province’s increasing demographic challenges were raising questions about the government’s long-term...
Shifting Seasons: Personal, Professional and Organizational
4 min read
Remember New Year’s Day? It was a little over five months ago. You may have set some personal goals for...
A possible counter to Canadian risk aversion
2 min read
A U.S. report by Deloitte looks at how federal agencies can build what it calls a "risk appetite framework" based...