1. Dr. Brad E. Oliver Associate Professor Indiana Wesleyan University Indiana Association of School Principals Fall Professional Conference November 21, 2014

3. ArtificialSuperficialBeneficialSacrificial Transactional Transformational Oliver, 2014

4. TRANSACTIONAL  Task Oriented  Events and circumstances of life inform their behavior  Rely on available information  They have capacity to make a difference, but influence is not a given TRANSFORMATIONAL  Mission Oriented  Their understanding of the mission helps them translate events and circumstances in a productive manner  Rely on understanding, not just information (e.g., experience & context)  Influence is a given, as nothing constrains them

5. Industrial Thinking Innovative Thinking

6. LogicalIntuitive

7. Deductive/ Inductive Reasoning Abductive Reasoning

8. Requires Proof to Proceed Asks what if?

9. Looks for precedents Unconstrained by past

10. Quick to decide Holds multiple possibilities

11. There is right and wrong There is always a better way

12. Uncomfortable with ambiguity Relishes ambiguity

13. Wants results Wants meaning

14. ArtifactsEspoused BeliefsCore Assumptions Schein, 2010

15.  Organizational Encouragement  Lack of Organizational Impediments  Leadership Encouragement  Sufficient Resources  Realistic Workload  Freedom  Challenging Work  Teamwork & Collaboration

16.  Paying attention – perceive more deeply, beyond first impressions  Personalizing – tap into personal experiences to gain fresh perspectives  Imaging – Bring information to life through use of metaphors  Serious Play – generate insights through exploration and experimentation  Collaborative Inquiry – foster productive dialogue by embracing diverse viewpoints  Crafting – synthesis, rather than analysis - Horth & Buchner, 2014

17.  How would you assess your school’s approach to encouraging innovation & creativity?  What needs to change to create effective innovation?  What is encouraging and helping promote creativity?  What is impeding, creating barriers, or discouraging creativity?  What would you recommend changing to cultivate creativity and innovation?  What do we do when someone comes to us with a creative idea? What could we do differently?

18. - Oliver, 2014

19.  Choose creativity. Stop squashing that little kid inside of you. Make a commitment to decide you want to revive your innovative voice.  Think like a traveller. Stop being oblivious to your surroundings and instead try to see things as if you’ve just landed in that spot and are seeing things for the first time.  Expose yourself to new situations or information. Listen to a TED talk, read information from other industries and try to experience new things that may spark an idea. - Bruzzese, 2014

20.  Daydream. Stop feeling like you’re a slacker if you aren’t actively engaged in three things at one time. New findings in neuropsychology find that flashes of insight often come when your mind is relaxed on completing a specific task.  Be empathetic. Remove your own ego from the equation when it comes to generating new ideas by taking the time to observe the people who need the solutions. What are their needs?  Be an anthropologist. Observing people in their “natural habitat” can help generate new ideas, even if you do think you’re the expert who knows best. Ask “why”? - Bruzzese, 2014

21.  Reframe challenges. Before you start searching for solutions to a problem, step back to make sure you’re asking the right questions.  Build a creative network. Creative whizzes often are seen as lone wolves, but some of the best ideas come from collaboration. Begin by acknowledging to yourself that you don’t have all the answers, and working with others can help relieve the pressure. Meet people after hours to sit around and talk about innovative ideas, or use creative digital communities. - Bruzzese, 2014

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