THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRIANGLE CHAPTER 3: INNOVATION

THE WORLD LEADERS IN INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY WILL ALSO BE WORLD LEADERS IN EVERYTHING ELSE. Harold R. McAlindon

DEFINITION  Innovation is the process of improving an existing product or service and not, as is commonly assumed, the introduction of something better. Encarta Encyclopedia  The term derives from the Latin innovatus, past participle of innovare "to renew or change," from in - "into" + novus "new". Etymology Dictionary

SO WHAT IS INNOVATION?

IDEO’S INNOVATION PROCESS

KELLEY’S TEN FACES OF INNOVATION  1. The Anthropologist  2. The Experimenter  3. The Cross-Pollinator  4. The Hurdler  5. The Collaborator  6. The Director  7. The Experience Architect  8. The Set Designer  9. The Storyteller  10. The Caregiver

DOBLIN’S TEN TYPES OF INNOVATION  1. Business Model  2. Networking  3. Enabling process  4. Core process  5. Product performance  6. Product system  7. Service  8. Channel  9. Brand  10. Customer experience

IDEO’S SEVEN RULES FOR BRAINSTORMING  1. Defer judgment  2. Encourage wild ideas  3. Build on the ideas of others  4. Stay focused on the topic  5. One conversation at a time  6. Be visual  7. Go for quantity

LAFLEY & CAHRAN’S RULES FOR BRAINSTORMING  1. Get a facilitator.  2. Be prepared.  3. Relax.  4. Leaders should follow.  5. Get everyone to contribute.  6. Keep track of ideas.  7. Think ahead.  8. Use props.  9. Go outside the lines.  10. Follow the rules.

TOYOTA’S TEN STEP INNOVATION PROCESS  1. Let learning lead.  2. Learn to See  3. Design for Today  4. Think in Pictures  5. Capture the Intangible.  6. Leverage the Limits  7. Master the Tension  8. Run the Numbers  9. Make Kaizen Mandatory  10. Keep it Lean

LENCIONI’S FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM  1. Absence of Trust  2. Fear of Conflict  3. Lack of Commitment  4. Avoidance of Accountability  5. Inattention to Results

KIMMELMAN’S EDUCATION INNOVATION PROCESS FRAMEWORK  Step 1: Identify and discuss the problem  Step 2: Designate an innovation coach to lead the innovation team  Step 3: Organize the innovation team and propose innovative ideas  Step 4: Prioritize some of the proposed ideas  Step 5: Develop and test prototypes  Step 6: Conduct short-term formative evaluation  Step 7: Revise the innovation plan

PROMISING INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION

THE NEED FOR INNOVATION  To align our educational system to the 21 st century world, both simple and complex innovations are critical to improve teaching and learning.  For such improvement to take place it is necessary for people to change the way they make decisions, and start thinking or making choices outside of their norm.

OVERALL NEED CREATE AN INNOVATIVE CULTURE IN SCHOOLS [AND MC3]

DISCUSSION ACTIVITY QUESTIONS 1.Identify the three most serious problems that you think need to be fixed in your school or district our center.  Discuss why they are serious,  how you ranked them as the top three, and  what evidence/data you have to support your selections.  1. Defer judgment  2. Encourage wild ideas  3. Build on the ideas of others  4. Stay focused on the topic  5. One conversation at a time  6. Be visual  7. Go for quantity

DISCUSSION ACTIVITY QUESTIONS 2.Hypothetically, select a diverse team of 10 people to work on one of the priorities you listed in Question 1.  Why did you select these individuals?  1. The Anthropologist  2. The Experimenter  3. The Cross-Pollinator  4. The Hurdler  5. The Collaborator  6. The Director  7. The Experience Architect  8. The Set Designer  9. The Storyteller  10. The Caregiver

DISCUSSION ACTIVITY QUESTIONS 3.Using one of the priorities you identified in Question 1 and the team you selected in Question 2, go through the innovation process framework in this chapter and informally practice each step.  Step 1: Identify and discuss the problem  Step 2: Designate an innovation coach to lead the innovation team  Step 3: Organize the innovation team and propose innovative ideas  Step 4: Prioritize some of the proposed ideas  Step 5: Develop and test prototypes  Step 6: Conduct short-term formative evaluation  Step 7: Revise the innovation plan

DISCUSSION ACTIVITY QUESTIONS 4.Design a prototype of your innovation idea to fix the problem.

FINAL THOUGHTS?