Tag: GCPEDIA
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I Heart Gnomes
In observance of National Public Service Week, I’d like to recognize some of my stellar peers who are contributing to making GCPEDIA the brilliant, vibrant place that it’s becoming. Specifically, I want to offer my thanks and a small token of my gratitude to the gnomes and gardeners who are toiling regularly to make our…
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ONLY YOU Can Prevent Edit Wars
Recently, I resolved an edit war on GCPEDIA. Well, that’s a bit of an overstatement I suppose. I intervened in a situation where a couple of users were beginning to revert each others’ edits and exchange words via the edit history comments. I smelled smoke, then stomped out the sparks before any serious fire could…
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It’s Your Job to Edit GCPEDIA: Add It to Your PLA
I consider editing (and administrating) GCPEDIA a part of my job, and I always have. If you read the wording of your job description, there’s probably some significant wiggle room for creative interpretation, provided that your primary product or goal continues to be produced or achieved on time. For example, do your duties specify that…
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GCPEDIA Peer Helpers – “Official” Rollout
Back in September of last year, sometime after I was already entirely swept up by obsessive compulsive wikignoming—grafting and pruning the site in a way I hoped would make it prosper—it occurred to me that a similar role should exist to help users grow and prosper. I created the Peer helper category on GCPEDIA, made…
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Clerk Edits GCPEDIA – Public Servants Rejoice
Note: This post contains links only accessible within the Government of Canada network. On my administrative rounds this morning I was pleased to read a familiar name in GCPEDIA’s recent changes log: Wayne Wouters, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. I was already aware of Mr. Wouter’s support of GCPEDIA, having…
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Why Wiki Isn’t New to Government
In government, where change is recurring and often stressful to the employees affected, Web 2.0 can be a tough sell. One of the biggest hurdles in implementing technology in the workplace is not resistance to technology per se, but the cultural shift that the new software represents. But when a technology is introduced which replicates…
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GCconnex Development – November 2009
Note: This post contains links only accessible within the Government of Canada network. In my last GCconnex update about the recent user survey, I encouraged everyone to contribute their opinions about the look, feel, and usability of the Government of Canada’s internal professional networking platform via the GCconnex Professional Network Pilot Working Group forum. I’m…
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The Future of GCconnex
Note: This post contains links only accessible within the Government of Canada network. Recently, GCconnex (the Government of Canada’s professional networking platform) conducted a 14 day survey (October 20 to November 2, 2009) to gather user impressions. Now, Thom Kearney has posted the results of the 253 completed responses, along with an invitation for users…
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How GCPEDIA will Save the Public Service, revisited
In March of 2009 David Eaves suggested that GCPEDIA will save the public service . As a public servant and a GCPEDIA administrator, I’d like to believe he’s right. His main argument was that GCPEDIA has the potential to become the repository of much knowledge that will be lost (or at least not conveniently accessible) once…