Ever to Conquer – Week of November 10, 2025

🎙️ Podcast Spotlight
Ever to Conquer with Jon Rogers

This week we revisit our conversation with Jon Rogers, Director of Strategic Workforce Planning for the State of Indiana. Jon talks about why transforming public-sector technology has to start with people - not tools. He digs into skills-based hiring, work-based learning, and how giving non-traditional talent a path into government IT can expand capacity, support AI-era modernization, and create life-changing opportunities at the same time.

Catch the full episode here

📘 Featured Resource: Constituent Services Start with the Data You Already Have

Constituent expectations are rising, but most agencies already sit on years of casework, service, and engagement data that rarely gets fully used. “Constituent Services Start with the Data You Already Have” (from the Ever to Conquer Trading Post & NetApp) frames a simple idea: you don’t have to start with a new platform -  you can start by better connecting and understanding the data you already own.

The piece explores how unlocking existing data can reveal patterns in demand, highlight bottlenecks in service delivery, and create feedback loops that help teams continuously improve constituent experiences.

👉 Read it here: Constituent Services Start with the Data You Already Have
https://redleif.io/constituent-services-start-with-the-data-you-already-have/

📰 Top Story This Week

On Campus, Faculty Are Quietly Setting the Ground Rules for AI

• Summary: A recent Student Voice survey from Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab found that while many undergraduates are unsure when AI use is appropriate in coursework, among those who do know, faculty - not central administration - are the primary source of guidance.
• Why it matters: For higher-ed CIOs and academic tech leaders, AI governance is increasingly distributed. Classroom practice and syllabus language often set the norms before institution-wide policy catches up.
• Actionable: Provide faculty with templates, examples, and training for AI use statements and course-level guidelines, and align those efforts with emerging campus-wide AI strategies.

🚀 Innovative Company on Our Radar

NetApp: Data Infrastructure for Public Sector Outcomes

NetApp focuses on helping public-sector teams make better use of the data and infrastructure they already have - connecting on-premises and cloud environments so information is available and protected where it’s needed, without assuming everyone can start from a clean slate. 

What we like: NetApp’s “data fabric” approach is built for the reality most agencies live in - fragmented systems, multiple clouds, and legacy infrastructure - and focuses on making data consistently available, protected, and usable across all of it, so teams can actually deliver better services with the data they already have.

Learn more: https://www.netapp.com/industries/government-public-sector/

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