Discover Digital

 What is Discover Digital?

 

Discover Digital is a 1-day course for all public servants to learn about the basics of "digital". It's important to note that Discover Digital is about collaborating, empowering, designing with and for people, not technology.
The course will:

• Build awareness of global/societal digital culture transformation
• Include possibilities and implications/opportunities in the Canadian government context
• Increase confidence and capacity of government employees who are navigating the impacts of digital on their world
• Learn more through curated and personalized learning opportunities (i.e. additional resources to deepen their learning)

The course is designed for the un-initiated but curious, and for public servants at all levels. Particularly, our audience includes working level and middle management employees who seek to:

• Understand their potential roles and contributions in maturing a digital culture in their work environment
• Learn how to be better equipped to support their teams though transformation of tools, processes and services.

 Course Resources

Module 1: Agile methods

Type of Resource	Name/Title of Resource	Organization	Contact/Link	Notes
Video	Annual Report: Ellen and Jason	Government of Canada, Privy Council Office	https://www.facebook.com/ClerkGC/videos/604452839930035/	Stresses the importance of accessibility. Ellen met Jason, who is visually impaired, and she built him a 3D map to help him get around the office.
Project intake outline	How we host	PCH	File:How we host - 4 steps.pdf	This is an outline of how the Innovation & Experimentation Team at PCH works with potential project partners to explore the possibility of an applied design thinking project.
Article	User Research Basics	U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services	https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-research.html	When to perform specific types of user research.
Guide	User research guide	Ontario Digital Service	https://www.ontario.ca/page/user-research-guide	In alpha.
Report summary (3 pages)	Design Thinking for Public Service Excellence	United Nations Development Programme: Global Centre for Public Service Excellence	http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/capacity-development/English/Singapore%20Centre/GCPSE%20Design%20Thinking%20Summary.pdf	Examples of design thinking for public sector use (on page 3).
Online course	Agile Meets Design Thinking	University of Virginia via Coursera	https://www.class-central.com/course/coursera-agile-meets-design-thinking-11994?utm_source=qz&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=new_courses_october_2018
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Module 2: Agile methods

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Article	Tips for Capturing the Best Data from User Interviews	18F	https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/02/09/tips-for-capturing-the-best-data-from-user-interviews/	A quick 5-minute read.
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Module 3: Agile methods

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Module 4: Agile methods

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Module 5: Agile methods

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