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Disruptive Diplomacy

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Lovisa Williams

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 | Leave a comment

Tips for Government Transparency

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Lovisa Williams

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 →

Posted in Government, Lovisa A. Williams, Organizational Transformation | Tagged advice, community management, gov 2.0, Gov20, Government, Lovisa A Williams, Lovisa Williams, tips, Transparency | Leave a comment

Transparency Challenge

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Lovisa Williams

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 | 1 Comment

Twitter Cliff Notes

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Lovisa Williams

As easy as Twitter is to use when it comes to tweeting for the Government there are a lot of things you need to know. One of the big obstacles we run into is our senior management doesn’t always understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Management, Technology | Tagged best practice, community management, Department of State, gov 2.0, Government, Government 2.0, GSA, guidance, Lovisa A Williams, Lovisa Williams, Open Government Directive, policy, Social Media, Sub Council for Social Media, Twitter, u.s. department of state | 1 Comment

Choose Your Own Adventure

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Lovisa Williams

When I think about SXSW, I think about how many different ways there are to experience what SXSW has to offer. I don’t think one way is better than another, they are different paths for achieving different objectives. Some come … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Lovisa A. Williams | Tagged austin, Brett Petersel, community management, Drench Networks, Erik Boles, gov 2.0, Government, Government 2.0, Life Net, Lovisa A Williams, Lovisa Williams, panelpicker, Social Media, sxsw, SXSW Interactive, sxswi, sxswy2, texas, The Community Manager, Venson Kuchipudi, voting | 2 Comments

Disruptive Changes

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Lovisa Williams

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 | 8 Comments

Open Gov West 2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Lovisa Williams

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 | Leave a comment

Digital Diplomacy Panel at Gov20LA

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Lovisa Williams

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 | Leave a comment

Importance of the Social Media Office for Our Future

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Lovisa Williams

We are living in interesting times, especially if you are in the Government and happen to be working on implementing Government 2.0 in your agency. Doing this is not something that happens overnight. It takes a lot of time and … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Lovisa A. Williams, Organizational Transformation | Tagged Barack Obama, future, gov 2.0, Government, Government 2.0, innovation, Lovisa A Williams, Lovisa Williams, organizational change, organizational transformation, President Obama, social media office, survey, training | 7 Comments

Gov 2.0 LA: Digital Diplomacy, Blogging Ambassadors, Mobile and More at the Beach

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Lovisa Williams

Last weekend, I participated in the second annual Gov 2.0 LA event held in Santa Monica, CA. This year’s event happened literally on the beach at the Annenberg Community Beach House. This is the second year I have helped Alan … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Innovation, International, Lovisa A. Williams, mobile, Public Diplomacy, Social Media, Technology | Tagged alan w. silberberg, Bill Grundfest, chad catacchio, christina gagnier, constellation research group, Department of State, Digital Diplomacy, eric garcetti, fco, Foreign Commonwealth Office, Gina Evans, Global, gov 2.0, Gov20LA, Government, Government 2.0, hilary clinton, Internet Freedom, Jack Bienko, Jeanne Holm, john duncan, kurt daradics, legal, Los Angeles, lovisaawilliams, maribel lopez, martha mclean, NASA, Public Diplomacy, rock creek strategic marketing, rraywang, Santa Monica California, scott johnson, Small Business Administration, stephanie morgossian, UK Government | 6 Comments

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