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Disruptive Diplomacy
This post was originally published by Portland as part of a series of articles on digital diplomacy and the G8. Diplomacy, and how we define diplomacy, is changing. No longer is it just an art for the elite or … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Diplomacy, Government, Innovation, International, Technology
Tagged cultural change, DDC, DDC chapters, Digital Diplomacy, Digital Diplomacy Coalition, Diplomacy, Emerging technologies, G8, gov 2.0, Government, international, leadership, Lovisa A Williams, Lovisa Williams, organizational transformation, Portland, social government, Social Media, Social technology, training
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Digital Diplomacy Open House
The Digital Diplomacy Coalition (DDC) is excited to announce we will be hosting the first Digital Diplomacy Open House and reception. This event is part of Social Media Week DC. This open house will bring together fourteen different embassies and … Continue reading
Posted in Global Citizenship, Government, International, Public Diplomacy, Social Media
Tagged British Council, British embassy, Chief, Delegation of the European Union to the United States, Digital Diplomacy, Digital Diplomacy Coalition, digital diplomats, diplomatic community, EDiplomacy, embassy of austria, Embassy of Greece, embassy of israel, embassy of italy, embassy of peru, Embassy of sweden, Embassy of the kingdom of the Netherlands, Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, European Union, exhibit hall, gov 2.0, Government 2.0, international, kingdom of the netherlands, Levick, Levick Strategic Communications, Lightning Talk, lightning talks, office of innovative engagement, open house, Public Diplomacy, social gov, social government, Social Media, social media week, social media week dc, State Department, u.s. department of state, Washington DC
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The Leadership Choice
I am not much of a creative writer, but please be patient with my attempt at storytelling. There once was a great and powerful king who was known for being a kind and just king. He owned a vast kingdom … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Lovisa A. Williams, Open Leaders, Organizational Transformation, People
Tagged @lovisatalk, apple of knowledge, apple of wisdom, choice, Gov20, Government 2.0, king, knowledge, leadership, Lovisa A Williams, lovisawilliams, organizational transformation, personal vs. professional, policy, social government, social media policy, social organization, story, storytelling, thought leadership, wisdom, wise man
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Tips for Government Transparency
People often ask me how to make government more transparent? What steps can I take? Here is my advice. Allow your employees at all levels to tell the story of your government and of their specific agency. Middle level employees … Continue reading
Transparency Challenge
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about transparency. Mostly in the context of how do governments view and implement transparency in what they do. Some people associate the concept of transparency as being part of a big data movement i.e. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Management, Government, Lovisa A. Williams, Organizational Transformation
Tagged big data, Business, community management, crisis communications, Data.gov, gov 2.0, Government, Government 2.0, Lovisa A Williams, Lovisa Williams, Open Government Directive, Transparency, trust, trust relationships
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How Many Community Managers Does it Take?
I have been asked to start contributing my ideas and thoughts about Community Management to The Community Manager. This is a great resource for people who are just starting a position as a Community Manager and also for those more … Continue reading
Posted in Community Management, Government, Organizational Transformation, People, Social Media
Tagged 5FAM790, Business, community management, community manager, gov 2.0, Government 2.0, Lovisa A Williams, Lovisa Williams, Management, office space, One Forty, organizational transformation, Social Media
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Disruptive Changes
I talk a lot about how technology, like social media is a disruptive force in our lives. It makes us change how we think, asks us to look at life and ourselves differently, and it also asks us to change … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Lovisa A. Williams, Open Leaders, Public Diplomacy
Tagged 5 fam 790, change, Change management, disruptive technologies, Emerging technologies, gov 2.0, Government, Government 2.0, Lovisa Williams, lovisaawilliams, office of innovative engagement, oie, People, Public Diplomacy, technology, u.s. department of state
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Open Gov West 2011
Last week I was in Portland, OR for the first time. I flew out there to participate in Open Gov West 2011 organized by Sarah Schacht and the Knowledge As Power team. I was going to participate in a panel and meet … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Lovisa A. Williams, Open Leaders
Tagged Aaron McGowan, adaptu, Alan Rosenblatt, Business, canada, CAP, Center for American Progress, DCI Group, Department of State, Elizabeth Topp, gov 2.0, Gov20LA, Government, Government 2.0, julie germany, Knowledge As Power, Local government, Lovisa A Williams, Lovisa Williams, michael riedyk, Open Gov West, open government, Portland, Portland Oregan, Portland Oregon, sarah schacht, Shift Alliance, Social Media, Tiago Peixoto, Unconference, United States, United States Department of State, w2p, world, World Bank
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Digital Diplomacy Panel at Gov20LA
I had the honor in February to be on a panel on Digital Diplomacy at this year’s Gov20LA. The panel included Martha McLean of the Canadian Government, Gina Evans of the UK Government and myself. Our discussion was very interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Lovisa A. Williams, Public Diplomacy
Tagged alan w. silberberg, Arab Spring, Digital Diplomacy, diplomacy 2.0, Gina Evans, gov 2.0, Gov20LA, Government, Government 2.0, Government of the United Kingdom, martha mclean, Public Diplomacy, Social Media, UK Government, United States, video
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