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Enabling conditions, not just heroics

On how we cannot lose sight of the larger mission to create the conditions where digital government can be a reality. This week, I am excited to join my former colleagues and long-time co-conspirators Katherine Benjamin and Katy Lalonde at the FWD50 conference to run a workshop based on what…

Digital Government

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Enabling conditions, not just heroics
Enabling conditions, not just heroics
Digital Government

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Published in Good Trouble

·Nov 11, 2022

Resilience and the Strategy Deficit

On how we need to address our strategy deficit in order to intentionally build resilient digital systems, services and teams Last month, I had the honour of being invited to speak at the fifth annual Global Digital Services Convening co-hosted by the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and…

Digital Government

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Resilience and the Strategy Deficit
Resilience and the Strategy Deficit
Digital Government

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Published in Good Trouble

·Nov 8, 2022

What does winning look like?

On how it feels like digital teams don’t win most of the time, and so we celebrate our victories, however small they may seem. Background: Five years ago, Katy Lalonde, Katherine Benjamin and I pitched a talk to FWD50 because Ontario didn’t have a learning budget and we really wanted…

Digital Transformation

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What does winning look like?
What does winning look like?
Digital Transformation

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Dec 21, 2021

Year-end Reflections on Digital Government

On how more than ever, digital government teams need coherent and visible central agency leadership. Also, how almost everything comes down to talent Recently, Sean Boots wrote a very sobering account of the state of public sector tech in Canada, and Paul Craig shared his specific lived experience of how…

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Year-end Reflections on Digital Government
Year-end Reflections on Digital Government

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Jun 12, 2020

Asking the Ultimate Awkward Question

On change and how government in a digital era is about resetting the relationship between policy and delivery I often introduce myself in public speaking engagements as someone who is “professionally awkward.” …

Digital Government

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Asking the Ultimate Awkward Question
Asking the Ultimate Awkward Question
Digital Government

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Published in Code for Canada

·Feb 26, 2020

Summit 2020: Building a Pan-Canadian Approach to Teaching and Learning Digital

Three months ago, I joined the Canada School of Public Service Digital Academy. The mission, as I understood it? To inspire and help public servants gain the curiosity, competence and confidence they need to make digital government a reality. Our team has been reflecting lots on our existing learning programs…

Digital Learning

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Summit 2020: Building a Pan-Canadian Approach to Teaching and Learning Digital
Summit 2020: Building a Pan-Canadian Approach to Teaching and Learning Digital
Digital Learning

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Published in Ontario Digital Service

·Nov 18, 2019

Advice to new public servants: be bold, be brave, be kind

Preamble: I have been with the Ontario Public Service for a little over 13 years. I never expected to fall in love with being in the public service, but fall in love I did. Deeply. Irrevocably. For better or worse. The following is my advice for those who are just…

Government

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Advice to new public servants: be bold, be brave, be kind
Advice to new public servants: be bold, be brave, be kind
Government

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Published in Ontario Digital Service

·Jun 4, 2019

About the Simpler, Faster, Better Services Act

Last month, the government introduced the Simpler, Faster, Better Services Act as part of its Budget bill. Since then, our team has received many encouraging messages, and has been grateful to read a few insightful posts about its possibilities, for better or worse. Last month, Deputy Hartley shared her insights…

Government

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About the Simpler, Faster, Better Services Act
About the Simpler, Faster, Better Services Act
Government

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Published in Ontario Digital Service

·Jul 10, 2017

Progress on the Digital Service Standard

Update, July 14: The alpha of the Digital Service Standard is live and ready for your feedback and comments. Please do check it out and let us know what you think. Keep reading below for a look at how we got to the alpha. — As we’ve mentioned before, the Digital Service Standard, and the processes that support it, will help to ensure that all digital services provide consistent, high-quality experiences that are designed with the needs of real users in mind.

Digital Government

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Progress on the Digital Service Standard
Progress on the Digital Service Standard
Digital Government

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Published in Ontario Digital Service

·Nov 22, 2016

Putting “life” into the digital service design lifecycle

This year, I celebrated my tenth year anniversary in the Ontario Public Service, and marked this occasion by returning to work in the same area of specialty where my public service career began: working on digital government. Since I joined the team a decade ago, the team’s size has grown…

Government

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Putting “life” into the digital service design lifecycle
Putting “life” into the digital service design lifecycle
Government

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Honey Dacanay

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