Sarah

There’s a very vibrant CS Group already active on Google Groups that you may want to check out: http://groups.google.com/group/contentstrategy?pli=1

Sounds like your session was full of awesome. Congrats!

KH

I think you have covered most things…I’ll post up my notes over the next few days once I get back into work.

Carl

Thanks for your comment too Janet – and of course that is true. Someone else suggested that constructive disrupters were all at work A lot of the people there though have been in the disrupter role before and didn’t seem as keen on agitating this time round. Perhaps it’s because things are changing in gov; perhaps we all know each other too well; perhaps it was just conincidence on the day. Whatever the reason as long as disrupters still exist somewhere I’m not too worried!

Of course, some of us who sometimes ask questions – even if it’s just to act as devil’s advocate – weren’t there this year.

I’m happy to throw my hat into the ring and help with the next localgovcamp if needed. Not to have one come June would just be utterly unthinkable to people – like me – who really rely on it to recharge batteries and inspiration.

There’s so much to nod in agreement at with this.

Someone made the point to me on Twitter after they read this post that perhaps all the constructive disrupters were actually at work rather than GovCamp. I had to admit that perhaps that is true, and perhaps also of the skeptics that would challenge any group think which (it feels to me at least) may be emerging in this community.

I think, as a movement, GovCamp attendees are still pushing toward Making Government Better and I think there is still frustation in some parts as to the lack of power and progress they feel they’ve made. Perhaps it just needs more new faces, perhaps it would feel different at a regional localgovcamp. Perhaps it needs more people from the third and private sector (as well as private individuals) to get involved as critical friends. Is that the next evolution – CitizenCamp?

I really hope this is mainly paranoia on my part and we can keep critically engaging and challenging each other and Government more widely.

Oh – and I love that you’re deliberately putting a challenge item on the BrewCamp agenda Ace!

I like this post. I especially like the fact that you mention challenging group think. In some ways govcamps mitigate for it by being so open and inclusive, but it’s worth keeping an eye out for and challenging.

With Brewcamp we’ve started having one slot out of the three to be a challenge item. So, we’ve had Nicky Getgood come and tell us how hard she has found it to communicate with, which really means “get a response from”, her council. I think that was one of the best sessions we had last year.

So, if we do want to avoid self-congratulations and inward-looking stagnation, what can we do? How do we drag people to gov camp who are skeptical?

Thanks for the post
Simon

Glad you found the post interesting – I am around tomorrow at GovCamp so yes, would be great to catch up! See you Friday.

Sarah