D R I V E N I N N O V A T I O N , C A P A B I L I T Y B L U E P R I N T S , B U I L D I N G C R O S S C U L T U R A L T E A M S … Thomas Steele-Maley Director of Innovation and Technology Nations Academy - Dubai @steelemaley
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A K E S E N S E O F T H I N G S F I R S T Whether for pedagogy, services, processes, or business models, two levels of innovation are possible: improvements and new directions. Adapted from Keeley, L., Pikkel, R., Quinn, B., & Walters, H. (2013). Ten types of innovation: The discipline of building breakthroughs. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Ch.23.
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• Reflect alone • One month (threshing) • Only new concepts of value Existing to new clearly defined • Work together in trusted pairs to refine their visions • Bill and Paul, Steve and Steve • 10-20 individuals (post spar) • Judge why and how of new concepts • Find synergy • Combine and narrow for new directions • Submit to critique • Not intended to generate new ideas • challenge to strengthen • “interpreters” Reflection Sparring Radical Circles Outsiders
C O O R D I N A T E E F F O R T S The ability to hold steady in innovations and build a structure that will allow institutional ability to innovate reliably and repeatedly over time is vital for education.
done and methods to use in developing innovations • Where the work happens and how it connects to the broader enterprise • The people, skills, funding and other assets (including technologies) needed to fuel the work • How you will measure progress and track success Approach Organization Resources Measurement D E F I N E A N D D R I V E I N N O V A T I O N F R O M M U L T I P L E A N G L E S
L A N D N E E D E D I N N O V A T I O N “Interdisciplinary innovation arises from the positive effects that result when stepping across the social boundaries that we structure knowledge by….In the knowledge economy, it is often the case that the right knowledge to solve a problem is in a different place to the problem itself, so interdisciplinary innovation is an essential tool for the future.”
process and the product as essential to the now and the future of the school • Risk Management • Strong disciplinary grasp • Trust in vision • Management • Time • Socially networked • Capacity building vs Goals • Design Based Research • Workshops • Visuals • Blue Sky attitude • intellectual curiosity • Study impact on school • Build capacity • Assess Individual growth Establishing interdisciplinarity Team Dynamics Conduct Measurement R A D I C A L I N N O V A T I O N F O R E D U C A T I O N
T Y T E M P L A T E Thomas Steele-Maley Director of Innovation and Technology Nations Academy @steelemaley This presentation adapts content under Fair Use from: R. V. (2016). The Innovative Power of Criticism. https:// hbr.org/2016/01/the- innovative-power-of- criticism