FWD50

This afternoon at #fwd50 I am a 'mentor' talking about hiring and retention over in the Workshop space https://www.fwd50.com/session/1229/mentor-meetups-convo-codes

I will have cookies and stickers in an attempt to bribe people to come say hello so I'm not Billy No Mates for an hour

“The ‘digital’* skills we most need are people skills.” ~ Ebony Sager** @ #fwd50

*Air quotes mine
**Here, (re)posting very much = endorsement 🙌

“Answering this question in English would be different than answering this question in Kanien'kéha. In English I'd say, 'everything is connected' but in Kanien'kéha it's built into our language in fundamental ways.” Brad Greyeyes-Grant #fwd50

Loving the complexity theme this morning at #fwd50 trying to solve complex problems with approaches that work with complicated problems does not work with complex issues according to @tomski. Every public servant, especially leaders should know the difference. The key is the feedback loop.

Great Q in the #fwd50 chat about how we replace tech but culture is more resistant to change. Makes me think about pace layers -

Hello #FWD50 😃

"We need to be able to iterate, in production! Instead of getting stuck in planning, in procurement, and in waterfall development. Then we risk running out of budget, running out of time, and getting shut down." Xiaopu Fung #fwd50

Getting ready for day 2 of @fwd50 after an impromptu morning book club with Jen Pahlka in the lobby. #fwd50

"I had to move the public service to deliver as quickly as possible." Minister Anita Anand on procuring PPE early in the pandemic #fwd50

We're adding Christine Lau and Anna Wong, directors from the Service Health Office of the CIO and Digital Talent Development to the #FWD50's mentor lineup to tackle your hardest questions. https://www.fwd50.com/speaker/2053/anna-wong https://www.fwd50.com/speaker/2058/christine-lau

How do we move from directives to dialog? Trusting people to solve the problem in the best way they know how - Great talk by @pahlkadot about not just staying in your lane #fwd50

I do think (and I've said it before) that it all needs a refresh - or at least a formal reflection. It has been a decade plus and there is too much dogma now. We (and I'm part of the problem) failed to be agile about it all - we missed out on the interate, iterate, iterate element! #fwd50

Fantastic panel from Daphnée Nostrome, Xiaopu Fung, and Ebony Sager. ”We are in trouble but we have the advantage of knowing we are in great trouble. – James Baldwin” #fwd50 @fwd50

"How do we get mass adoption? We have to make it seamless and easy for our customers." Minister Terry Beech #fwd50

"We've designed policy with the last 10% last, which is, how do you deliver that? We need to flip that." Minister Terry Beech #fwd50

”…it‘s a piece of software, I guess…” Highly accurate line of the day from Xiaopu Fung. 😅 #fwd50

”We are all part of the solution, we can’t just stay stagnant and blame other people. We have to take action.” Xiaopu Fung #fwd50

Early morning bookclub with @pahlkadot at #fwd50 ...the #gov20 journey continues:)

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Former head of the Ontario Digital Service and now CEO of U.S. Digital Response, Hillary Hartley is no stranger to #FWD50. She's part of the crew taking over the stage for this year's Regional Digital Government Summit! https://www.fwd50.com/speaker/2027/hillary-hartley

“For 13 years it's been my job to advocate for users. We expect a lot of trust from people, as governments, but we don't give a lot of trust back.” Martha Edwards #fwd50 @marthaedwards @fwd50