@sboots

@sboots@mastodon.sboots.ca 🐘 A better world, by listening. (Home is @CarletonSPPA / @CDS_GC / @yowcivictech / @uOttawaGSPIA / @usask / @ewb.)

 Whitehorse, Canada
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Joined February 2011
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New blog post (posted here ironically!) 🐘 “Twitter is dead. Let’s start live-tweeting conferences on Mastodon instead.” If you’re at @fwd50conf this year either in person or virtually, I’d love to see you on Mastodon! sboots.ca/2023/10/27/twitter… #fwd50 #GCdigital

Twitter is dead. Let’s start live-tweeting conferences on Mastodon instead.

It’s been almost a year since I stopped using Twitter on a regular basis. It was a big change given how large a role Twitter played in my professional life – connecting with public servants across...

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Tom Read@thommeread5 Oct 2023
A typically fascinating blogpost by @sboots on why change is so difficult in federal governments, even with the right leadership in place
Sean Boots@sboots26 Sep 2023
New blog post! 🏛 “Coasian hecks, or, when the people in charge can’t change things either” sboots.ca/2023/09/26/coasian… #GCdigital
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Great insight and thought provoking as always @sboots latest blog reflects much of today's reality within our organization though I'm hopeful change is possible #GCDigital sboots.ca/2023/09/26/coasian…
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FWD50@fwd50conf27 Sep 2023
Is it time for a revolution in federal public service delivery? Have incremental approaches failed? @sboots turns a critical eye to the realities of digital government this fall. fwd50.com/speaker/1972/sean-…
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How delighted am I that my first time speaking at #FWD50 in November, the speaker right before me is @sboots -- and he mentions "state capacity" in his talk description. And in Canada, this can't mean the capacity of the states because they have provinces! fwd50.com

FWD50: Use technology to make society better for all

FWD50 is the annual gathering of the world’s leading public sector innovators. Where the people building tomorrow’s government go to learn, connect, and recharge.

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New blog post! 🏛 “Coasian hecks, or, when the people in charge can’t change things either” sboots.ca/2023/09/26/coasian… #GCdigital
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New blog post! 🗺 “Hellos and goodbyes” sboots.ca/2023/08/15/hellos-… #GCdigital #Yukon #opendata

Hellos and goodbyes

This past week I started work with the Government of Yukon, wrapping up almost seven years since rejoining the federal government and the team that became the Canadian Digital Service. In my new...

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New blog post! 🎙 Public service tech tip: Get yourself some good audio gear sboots.ca/2023/06/26/public-… #GCdigital

Public service tech tip: Get yourself some good audio gear

Hybrid work is here to stay, which – for all of us as public servants – means a lot of hours in Teams or Zoom meetings. If you’ve ever had someone say “can you repeat that?” on a video call, this...

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New blog post! 🎉 Public service heroes: Deepika Grover sboots.ca/2023/05/04/public-… @barefoot_pivots #GCdigital

Public service heroes: Deepika Grover

Deepika Grover is a strategist at Finance Canada, a member of the Free Agents program, and a long-time practitioner and advocate for equity, inclusion and anti-racism work in the federal public...

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Replying to @UNDPDigital @UNDP
Great to see this, and @sboots excellent '“Fake COTS” and the one-day rule' blog post featured under the '4. (Perhaps) Don’t build it' section 👏
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Digital is a way of working that has the potential to change the world for better when used responsibly. @UNDP created a set of practical #DigitalStandards for anyone seeking best practices on how to plan and implement effective digital initiatives ➡️ go.undp.org/ynES
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New blog post! 🏛 Public service heroes: Nick Wise #GCdigital sboots.ca/2023/03/21/public-…

Public service heroes: Nick Wise

Nick Wise is a long-time technology leader in the Canadian public service, most recently serving as the Chief Information Officer of Public Safety Canada. Previously as an executive director in the...

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Nick is a long-time tech leader in the Canadian public service, most recently serving as the CIO of Public Safety Canada. Previously as an executive director in the Office of the CIO, he was responsible for the GCtools team and for the small team that became @CDS_GC.
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I’ll always be grateful for Nick’s thoughtful and humble leadership, for bringing me into the federal public service, and for starting the journey that became CDS. All the best from here! 🙌
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Can we all agree that the time has come to stop this silliness? Pun intended. *** Canadian time changes may be a thing of the past if U.S. passes 'sunshine' law ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-t…
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New blog post! 🎉 Public service heroes: Shannah Segal & Sheena Samuel sboots.ca/2023/02/15/public-… #GCdigital

Public service heroes: Shannah Segal & Sheena Samuel

Shannah Segal and Sheena Samuel lead the experience design and technology chapters, respectively, at the Ontario Digital Service. They’re brilliant and thoughtful leaders, and have brought experience...

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Shannah and Sheena lead the experience design and technology chapters at the Ontario Digital Service. They’re brilliant leaders, and it was really fantastic to chat with them and hear about their perspectives and experiences working in government. 💻🏛️🙌
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It’s been a while since my last blog post (for, uh, several reasons!) and I’m really glad to share this – hope you enjoy reading it! ☺️
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Baby’s first OGGO committee meeting! ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer… #GCdigital
Sean, wearing a suit jacket and a headset, holds Ben, a small baby wearing a striped onesie. Sean is smiling and the baby is asleep.

ALT Sean, wearing a suit jacket and a headset, holds Ben, a small baby wearing a striped onesie. Sean is smiling and the baby is asleep.

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At the end of the year we welcomed a new addition to the family - happy new year from Heather, Ben, and I! instagr.am/p/CnDVn59LDmq/
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