Back to the Start with the Functional Government Podcast
Mon Dec 01 2025
We're back...sorta! A few months ago we officially brought the Let's Think Digital podcast to a close. I feel very fortunate to have been able to host three seasons of Let’s Think Digital where we covered a wide range of topics related to how governments here in Canada and around the world are adapting and evolving to the digital world, with varying degrees of success.
As I was moving on to new professional challenges, it also seemed like the right time to bring the podcast to a close. However I also mentioned that while it was a difficult decision, I was hearted that there were other voices stepping up to keep these important conversations going. That’s exactly the reason that I’m back with you today.
A long time friend of this podcast and frequent guest, Alistair Croll, has launched “The Functional Government Podcast”. Alistair is the founder and host of the FWD50 conference that has been a fixture in Canadian digital government circles for the past decade, and is a long time entrepreneur and advocate for modernizing how government works. His new Functional podcast is going to be doing a deep dive into case studies on digital government successes around the world, and why in many cases we’ve been slow to modernize here in Canada.
I was really honoured that Alistair asked me to be his guest on the inaugural edition of his podcast where we had a wide-ranging conversation on the current state of digital government in Canada and what it might take to expand what is in the realm of the possible at this very important time for the future of our country.
This episode is a full rebroadcast of the first episode of the Functional Government podcast for our Let’s Think Digital audience. However I’d encourage you to subscribe directly to Alistair’s new podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple podcasts or through their website: fxgov.com so that you can continue to follow new episodes over the weeks and months to come.
I hope you enjoy our conversation, and as always, let’s keep thinking digital!
Watch on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLpc48Jh-ec
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We're back...sorta! A few months ago we officially brought the Let's Think Digital podcast to a close. I feel very fortunate to have been able to host three seasons of Let’s Think Digital where we covered a wide range of topics related to how governments here in Canada and around the world are adapting and evolving to the digital world, with varying degrees of success. As I was moving on to new professional challenges, it also seemed like the right time to bring the podcast to a close. However I also mentioned that while it was a difficult decision, I was hearted that there were other voices stepping up to keep these important conversations going. That’s exactly the reason that I’m back with you today. A long time friend of this podcast and frequent guest, Alistair Croll, has launched “The Functional Government Podcast”. Alistair is the founder and host of the FWD50 conference that has been a fixture in Canadian digital government circles for the past decade, and is a long time entrepreneur and advocate for modernizing how government works. His new Functional podcast is going to be doing a deep dive into case studies on digital government successes around the world, and why in many cases we’ve been slow to modernize here in Canada. I was really honoured that Alistair asked me to be his guest on the inaugural edition of his podcast where we had a wide-ranging conversation on the current state of digital government in Canada and what it might take to expand what is in the realm of the possible at this very important time for the future of our country. This episode is a full rebroadcast of the first episode of the Functional Government podcast for our Let’s Think Digital audience. However I’d encourage you to subscribe directly to Alistair’s new podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple podcasts or through their website: fxgov.com so that you can continue to follow new episodes over the weeks and months to come. I hope you enjoy our conversation, and as always, let’s keep thinking digital! Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLpc48Jh-ec