Report on A National Dialogue Lessons Learned on Building a Collaborative Government Presentation to the Federal CIO Council Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Old Way To many, government looks like this: 1. Government makes a decision 2. Government reveals it to citizens 3. (Repeat.) 2
Collaborative Brainstorming Citizens engage the question and submit their ideas
Text, Links, Video, Pictures, Documents, etc.
Seven‐Day Time Window
The Crowd refines ideas, votes the best ones to the top, and invites others in to help “grow” the discussion community
Discussion
Voting
Social Networks
Catalysts use their expertise to guide, focus, and track the discussion
Actionable, Citizen‐Centered Guidance 3
Rich, Constructive Discussion
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Lessons Learned: Health IT & Privacy ● The challenge for government: Help citizens link HIT with better personal health outcomes ● Principles informed by public engagement can be a starting point for crafting policy ● Further exploration of three key themes is necessary: ● Health and Privacy Trade‐Offs ● Promising technologies ● Best Practices 5
Lessons Learned: Civic Engagement ● Civic engagement = good government ● Collaborative approaches can foster a more constructive conversation ● Civic engagement exercises are not “one and done” events
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The Challenge for Government ● “We cannot meet 21st century challenges with a 20th century bureaucracy.” – President Obama ● ● ● ●
Stovepipes and hierarchy Oversight, mandates, and budget constraints Legal and policy issues Organizational culture and traditions
These are technology management challenges. 7
How Do We Manage Differently? The Old Way The New Way 20th‐century industrial‐era 21st‐century emergent, hierarchy agile networks The citizen at the end of a The citizen directly involved service delivery chain in governance Focus on doing it “faster, Focus on doing it differently cheaper, better” Need‐to‐know Need‐to‐share 8
Build Problem‐Solving Communities Tools
Which approach will create the most value?
Community
Who is the community I can engage on this?
Problem
What problem is driving my need for innovation? 9
Powerful Outcomes Identify important gaps in public knowledge
Host a Dialogue • Climate Change • Health Care
• Key priorities identified
• Fiscal Future
• New ideas surface
• Energy Independence
• Stakeholders engaged
Gain buy‐in for attention and action on the issue Assemble the community again for a more focused discussion Propose policy changes to reflect citizens’ input 10
Three Overarching Recommendations
Infrastructure
Data
Culture
Build an open IT infrastructure
Treat data as a national asset
Create a culture of collaboration 11
When You Leave This Room
Believe This isn’t going to happen – it has happened
Learn
Act
Engage with new Find a program approaches and partner and pick a platforms problem to solve 12
About Us The Collaboration Project The Collaboration Project (www.collaborationproject.org) is an independent forum of leaders who share a commitment to the adoption and use of collaborative technologies to solve complex problems of public management. With the support of dedicated staff and access to the National Academy’s distinguished Fellows and other subject matter experts, the Collaboration Project convenes members in person and online to share best practices; produces research on the opportunities and challenges of collaboration; and assists agencies in implementing collaborative tools and approaches.
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Appendix
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The National Dialogue
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Leveraging Social Networks
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Leveraging Social Networks
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Leveraging Social Networks
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Leveraging Social Networks
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Leveraging Social Networks
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Leveraging Social Networks
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Geographic Diversity
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Rural, Urban & Suburban
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