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Public floods BP with oil response ideas

USA Today reports the public submitted 123,000 ideas to BP on how to stop the oil flow and clean up the spill.

Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , oil spill , USA Today , Thad Allen , transparency , Gov 2.0 , Gulf Coast

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Federal News Radio Book Club Meeting - "The New Social Learning"

Federal News Radio Book Club meets to discuss "The New Social Learning".

Tags: Book Club , The New Social Learning , Tony Bingham , Marcia Conner , Andrew Krzmarzick , Mark Oehlert , Debbie Weil , social media , technology ,

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New research firm analyzes government innovation

Alan Silberberg and Ray Wang of Constellation Research Group told the DorobekINSIDER how their firm helps agencies achieve Gov 2.0.

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Census must change to survive

The Census must change the way it does business if it wants to stay in business, NextGov reports.

Tags: Census , Robert Groves , budget , technology , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , Nextgov

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Craig's List founder shares innovation tips

The DorobekINSIDER moderated the Fed Talk Conference and panelist Craig Newmark, the Craig of Craig's List and a government innovator, about innovation.

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Do you know what your employees know?

Washington Business Journal offers ways to encourage workers to share ideas.

Tags: Washington Business Journal , management , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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How to get people to buy into your ideas

Harvard business professor John Kotter offers ideas about how to get others to buy into your idea in his book, "The Buy-In," which he writes about in a post in the Harvard Business Review.

Tags: best practices , management , John Kotter , Harvard Business Review , "Buy-in" , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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USPS puts green on the road

The first electric vehicle joined the Postal Service fleet in 1899, more than 100 years ago, after proving to be more efficient than a horse and buggy. USPS's Sam Pulcrano tells us how that tradition carries on today.

Tags: Federal Drive , Greening of Government: transportation , USPS , sustainability , Sam Pulcrano , management

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WSJ names 2010 Technology Innovation Award winners

The Wall Street Journal's independent panel of judges gave awards to 49 entries this year.

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How rules demean public workers

Stephen Goldmith, the deputy mayor of New York City, writes in Governing Magazine that the "cocoon of rules" designed to protect workers also kills worker initiative to find creative ways to increase productivity.

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