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Why public servants must learn to fail — and 3 tips for how to do it

Opinion: If you want to innovate in government, you must prepare for dead ends.

— Brian Elms, Innovation Practice Lead at the Change and Innovation Agency in the city of Denver, USA

The public servants' guide to better meetings

How to stop ‘meetings that should have been emails’ syndrome.

— Apolitical Community

Why Those Who Tell Stories Rule Society

Lesson from Defender's Day 2024.

— Najma Juma Matengo, Program Coordinator — Pollicy, Arusha, Tanzania

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Data digestion and skills with dyscalculia

I was wondering if anyone had tips for developing data skills with dyscalculia and/or adhd so information isn't overlooked or overwhelming?

— Alexandra Hackett, Commissioning Officer — Birmingham City Council, Birmingham, UK

Creating a design portfolio from gov work

I've been doing a lot of reading on design, its impact on government, design professional stories, design careers. Portfolio's have come up a lot, and it's got me thinking about making one of my own...

— Andrew K., All things change management, capacity building, and strategy development, Canada

This week’s writing exercise: Clarity counts – Writing numbers accessibly 🔢

Make a dense, data-filled sentence easier to understand, without losing meaning.

— Apolitical's Writing Assistant

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Poll: If public service were a room in a house, which would it be?

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Events for you and your peers

How to Communicate with Anyone (Really, Anyone)

18 Jun

 

How to Run Great 1:1’s

24 Jun

 

Global Lessons in Digital Resilience

26 Jun

 

A Guide to Citizen Engagement for Government

26 Jun

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Courses for public servants

Crafting a Successful Job Application in the Public Service

In this short course, you’ll learn to write an effective job application. It includes tips relevant to any job application, along with a customisable learning path which allows you to select what you want to learn based on your context.

Stakeholder Engagement 101

Stakeholder engagement is an essential skill for public servants in any kind of role or department, from policy to delivery and everything in between. In this free course, you’ll learn how to plan for stakeholder engagement.

And finally... 🇰🇷

Last week, South Korea’s broadcasters turned election night into a K-drama spectacle. Government-backed coverage featured rap battles, action spoofs and tearjerkers starring candidate avatars to draw in younger viewers and shift polling night from solemn tradition to shared pop culture event, nudging a new generation toward the ballot box.

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