Steve Ressler

Putting Stickers on Your Computers

So I just created GovLoop stickers for your laptop.  I’ve noticed it’s really common elsewhere but I haven’t seen it in government.

And honestly it’s probably not allowed.

Most government-issued or corporate-issued is treated like their property and you have no control.  Everything is locked down and no personalization is allowed.

Basically you aren’t trusted.

I think we need to change that.

People can decorate their cubicles.  And I think for new knowledge workers their cubicle is basically their laptop and cell-phone.

If people have to use their work laptop and cell-phone for 80% of their day for years…let them customize it.  Put their favorite app, their daughter as screen saver, a sticker on the phone.