4 Achievable Ways to Update Your Old Legislative and Citizen Workflows

It’s easy to get stuck in old ways of doing things. It doesn't matter if it takes longer or requires more work; it’s familiar and gets done almost completely out of habit. Tom Spengler, Granicus CEO, led a great session at IIMC which showed municipal clerks how to break old habits and work smarter. There was clearly a lot of interest in this topic. The room was packed with 80-100 people!

Since the session was two hours, I’ve summarized below 4 ways to help government work smarter. Additionally, we’ve published a few short video clips from the session. 

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IIMC Session Review: Dealing with Change inside Government

We all know change can be difficult. It’s scary to a lot of people set in their ways. During my time at IIMC, I attended the Dealing with Change session dedicated to just that subject.

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IIMC Session Review: How to Create a Government Social Media Policy

Does your organization have a social media policy? You may not, but believe me, your citizens do. If Facebook was a country, it would be the third largest in the world. Considering that, it may well be time to develop a social media policy to engage your citizens on this crucial platform.

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IIMC Session Review: Government Reinvention Made Easy

This week, at the IIMC conference in Portland, I attended an excellent educational session by Jim Mathis, called, "Reinvention made easy, change your strategy change your results".  Mathis made several great references to the current state of our economy.  He says that the economy is not down, it’s changing.  The key is to adapt to this change and find ways to excel in it. 

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How Governments Win with Paperless Agenda Management

I'm at the annual IIMC conference where municipal clerks from around the world are looking for the next must-have legislative solution. There once was a debate as to whether or not government workers should have phones. Phones are now a must-have technology. Like phones, paperless agenda management's time has arrived in the "must-have" era.

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IIMC in Portland: 5 Tips for Eco-Friendly Fun! #IIMC2012

According to Popular Science Magazine, Portland is known as America’s #1 Greenest City. However, Portland did not receive this title just for their trees; the City of Portland and their citizens have made it a priority to put the environment first. While you are at IIMC this year, you can easily take advantage of Portland’s finest eco-friendly activities and experience what the #1 Greenest City really has to offer.

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Municipal Clerks Go Green with Granicus, Plant a Billion Trees

The annual International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) conference has positively affected thousands of communities all over the world by creating more efficient and open governments. This year, clerks will be convening in Portand, OR for the annual IIMC Conference where they will team up with Granicus to become greener governments, and help plant a billion trees!

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