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SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION &COMMUNITY BUILDING

Seeing our institutions dramatically transform in the Information Age.

Dr. Trace Pickering and Amanda Styron

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EVERY INSTITUTION WE KNOW IS TRANSFORMING.

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IOWA’S INSTITUTIONS ARE SEEING A RISE OF STARTUPS

AND TRANSFORMATION... in education, media, business, you name it.

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TRANSFORMING EDUCATION

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EDUCATIONCommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how we teach and learn. Friday, May 10, 13

EDUCATIONCommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how we teach and learn. Friday, May 10, 13

EDUCATIONCommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how we teach and learn. Friday, May 10, 13

EDUCATIONCommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how we teach and learn. Friday, May 10, 13

TRANSFORMING MEDIA

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MEDIACommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how we connect with each other and stay informed. Friday, May 10, 13

MEDIACommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how we connect with each other and stay informed. Friday, May 10, 13

TRANSFORMING BUSINESS

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BUSINESSCommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how (and where) we build successful companies. Friday, May 10, 13

BUSINESSCommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how (and where) we build successful companies. Friday, May 10, 13

BUSINESSCommunity building and startup culture is transforming

how (and where) we build successful companies. Friday, May 10, 13

WHY THE TRANSFORMATION?

• Are our people incompetent?

• Is our mission irrelevant?

• Are our methods out of date?

• Are our systems designed for a different world?

• Are the problems we’re facing more complicated than before?

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WHY THE TRANSFORMATION?

• Are our people incompetent?

• Is our mission irrelevant?

• Are our methods out of date?

• Are our systems designed for a different world?

• Are the problems we’re facing more complicated than before?

no.

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WHY THE TRANSFORMATION?

• Are our people incompetent?

• Is our mission irrelevant?

• Are our methods out of date?

• Are our systems designed for a different world?

• Are the problems we’re facing more complicated than before?

no.

no.

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WHY THE TRANSFORMATION?

• Are our people incompetent?

• Is our mission irrelevant?

• Are our methods out of date?

• Are our systems designed for a different world?

• Are the problems we’re facing more complicated than before?

no.

no.

perhaps.

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WHY THE TRANSFORMATION?

• Are our people incompetent?

• Is our mission irrelevant?

• Are our methods out of date?

• Are our systems designed for a different world?

• Are the problems we’re facing more complicated than before?

no.

no.

perhaps.

yes.

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WHY THE TRANSFORMATION?

• Are our people incompetent?

• Is our mission irrelevant?

• Are our methods out of date?

• Are our systems designed for a different world?

• Are the problems we’re facing more complicated than before?

no.

no.

perhaps.

yes.

absolutely!Friday, May 10, 13

OUR MISSION IS STILL CRITICAL, BUT OUR

METHODS AND SYSTEMS ARE OUT OF DATE.

IT’S TIME FOR A REDESIGN.

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COMMUNITY BUILDINGLeveraging our skills, organizations and missions to

help engage, empower and connect the members of our communities.

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TRANSFORMING LIBRARIES?

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THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOWto create the ultimate research library of the future.

Let’s discuss what that could look like in the community building in the next section.

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