gdp's Comments

CPSRenewal.ca : On Professional Maturation

Fri, 1 Sep 2017 15:04:35 +0000

Funny - I just got a long text from one Kent Aitken who expressed similar feelings as well. Something in the water? He and I are going to catch up next week. Lmk if you want to join, we'll send you details.

CPSRenewal.ca : Digital Governance Theatre

Tue, 4 Apr 2017 15:57:23 +0000

Venkatesh argues that there aren't any examples in governance. Outside of governance I would say the music industry and journalism professions are two places that have been disrupted by software.

CPSRenewal.ca : Digital Governance Theatre

Tue, 4 Apr 2017 15:54:38 +0000

Good Q - does a potato maximization strategy makes sense if that's all one can reasonably achieve?

CPSRenewal.ca : Digital Governance Theatre

Tue, 4 Apr 2017 15:53:44 +0000

Doug - you aren't the only person who thinks the political allegory is a bit of a stretch + I agree that we are often even today still buying potatoes like its 1990.

CPSRenewal.ca : On People, Public Policy, and Technology

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:52:38 +0000

I don't think co-design is not a value neutral process (especially in resource scarce environments) though a lot of the rhetoric seems to cast it as inherently beneficial. I think the point you raise about 'properly selecting the pool of users' points to this (as does 'monitoring people to control bias'). My main point of concern is government capture by constituents.

CPSRenewal.ca : Innovation: Design Process or Street Fight?

Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:41:01 +0000

You should just write posts John ... thanks for the comments and links!

CPSRenewal.ca : Innovation: Design Process or Street Fight?

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:56:47 +0000

I don't think you needed to clarify -- I get it. Much like my response to you guys on Twitter, sometimes you write things a certain way because you need to evoke a response. I'm also fairly non-combative in my approach ... that said sometimes you do need to swing your elbows!

CPSRenewal.ca : Innovation: Design Process or Street Fight?

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:55:22 +0000

I'm not coming out against his post, just trying to bridge the gap between thoughtful reflection and actual implementation.

CPSRenewal.ca : Innovation: Design Process or Street Fight?

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:54:25 +0000

CPSRenewal.ca : 5 Insights for Policy Innovators

Mon, 6 Feb 2017 22:16:51 +0000

Ryan - It wouldn't be an insight if it wasn't working! Now of course I can't independently verify each organization's success but each of the interviews characterized their efforts as successful and/or lessons they've learned along the way. Specifically re: playbooks, everyone said that laying our the terms and conditions of collaboration up front was one of the best things they every did for their organizations.

CPSRenewal.ca : The Many Challenges of Convening the Policy Innovation and Experimentation Ecosystem

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:46:37 +0000

Luckily (for pseudo-philisophizers on the future of government like me) the politics of those choices fall above the electoral fault line (to your point) :) Kidding aside - we do need to seek clarity on an experimental frame for social issues. Full disclosure and opt in are good places to start but do little to bound a region or mitigate selection bias. These are issues we will be grappling with for some time!

CPSRenewal.ca : The Many Challenges of Convening the Policy Innovation and Experimentation Ecosystem

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:43:46 +0000

Thanks for taking the time Chris -- I think we will continue to see both bottom up and top down approaches to innovation within organizations, the trick might be trying to ensure that they are as complimentary as possible and that they don't go to war with eachother for scarce resources. Cheers

CPSRenewal.ca : The Many Challenges of Convening the Policy Innovation and Experimentation Ecosystem

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:42:04 +0000

You should post your email to me :)

CPSRenewal.ca : Handbook: Scheming Virtuously

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:29:12 +0000

Hi Leah - try this link: http://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/gcwiki/index.php?title=S...

CPSRenewal.ca : What Keeps Deputy Minister\'s Up at Night?

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:37:01 +0000

not to my knowledge; you'll have to watch the video :)

CPSRenewal.ca : The future of innovation labs: accelerating social movements or convening solutions ecosystems?

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:51:20 +0000

I think I'm going to keep watching to see how it all plays out IRL; let's see if anyone hits the markers as you've described them :)

CPSRenewal.ca : The Gentrification of #w2p

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:54:26 +0000

Go back and read the comments on Kent's earlier thread: http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2015/08/tricksters-hacke...

CPSRenewal.ca : The future of innovation labs: accelerating social movements or convening solutions ecosystems?

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:59:40 +0000

Thanks for the links!

CPSRenewal.ca : Our Governance Algorithms

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:04:25 +0000

Great point about those who are typically excluded from data collection ... Justin Longo is doing some interesting work in this regard, might want to connect with him if you haven't already.

CPSRenewal.ca : Our Governance Algorithms

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:02:22 +0000

Love this: "There is a place for patience - governance may be it"