leading innovative change #ties13
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"Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance
of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow."
William Pollard
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Leading Innovative Change
George Couros@gcouros#peel21st
How do we move from “pockets of innovation” to a “culture of innovation”?
Guiding Question
#TIES2013
@gcouros
“Transformational leaders don't start by denying the world around them. Instead, they describe a future they'd like to create instead.”
Seth Godin
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About Me
Focus on Relationships
A Big Focus:
The Human Side of the Web
Be More Dog
This is not about technology; it’s about relationships and learning.
3 Things To Think About
Embracing Change
Pier 21, 1958
Dad
Mindset
The biggest shift for educatorsusing technology is not skill set;it’s mindset.
Moving to a “Culture” of Innovation
Two Roads:Individual Learning
and Mass Collaboration
Innovation is a Human Endeavour
“To create new norms, you have to understand people’s existing norms and barriers to change. You have to understand what’s
getting in their way.” Atul Gawande Original from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/berther/1919181287/
To inspired meaningful change, you must make a connection to the heart before you can make a connection to the mind.
How long does it take to change culture?
Would you want to spend the whole day learning in your own classroom?
The Big Question
Leading Innovative Change
Learning First, Technology Second
How many “pencil integration coordinators” do you have in your organization?
Business vs. Education
Simone Bauer, with a Master of Arts in piano performance, B Ed in music teaching, is an
innovative music specialist at Blueberry School.
Day 50: Evan, Student (Blueberry School)
“Freedom is actually a bigger game than power.
Power is about what you can
control.
Freedom is about what you can
unleash.”
Harriet Rubin
Create Meaningful Learning Experiences With Staff
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”Albert Einstein
“To innovate, disrupt your routine.”
http://georgecouros.ca
http://connectedprincipals.com
Example: Blogger’s Cafe
“...And truth be told, teachers should be responsible for their own PD now. Kids wouldn’t wait for a blogging workshop.
Adults shouldn’t either.”Will Richardson
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Help move people from their “Point A” to their “Point B”.
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“Mindless habitual behaviour is the enemy of innovation.”
Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
Narrow Your Focus
Literate --> Adaptive --> Transformative
Move to meaningful creation.
“Learning is creation, not consumption.
Knowledge is not something a learner
absorbs, but something a learner creates.”
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“They have to be interactive producers, not isolated
consumers.” John Seely Brown
Embrace an Open Culture
Everyone’s a teacher; everyone’s a learner
LearningTogether
"Figure out a way to create systems that
allow those hunches to come together..."~Stephen Johnson
Build Leadership Based on Strengths
What’s your background in video
editing?
I just do it for fun. I’m self-taught.
How long did it take to film and edit?
I started in November, but then I had to start from scratch a couple months
afterwards, so I spent months and months on it.
“There are intrapreneurs who bring significant innovative
changes from within an organization.”
(Swearingen, 2008)
Innovation Week
“Intrapreneurial spirit” in schools will more than likely lead to “entrepreneurial
spirit” outside of them.
Steps Towards Innovative Change (Non-Sequential)
2. Create Meaningful Learning Experiences With Staff
1. Focus on Learning First, Technology Second
3. Narrow Your Focus
Steps Towards Innovative Change (Non-Sequential)
4. Create and Embrace an Open Culture
5. Develop Leadership Based on Strengths
Closing Thoughts
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Jump!
The Biggest Game Changer in Education?
Open your world...Open their world.
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