Innovation and Collaboration 11/18/2008-Track B
In consciously creating an organization of “innovation,” how to effectively acknowledge and respond to uncertainty with regard to “where we’re going”
Creating opportunities for “success” at different points along the journey of change (innovation)
- Uncertainty is ok—NOT negative
- Change is inevitable
- Be more Buddhist (in the moment)
How do/can we use storytelling at work to create affirming environments & build relationships?
- Sesame Street/Harry Potter
- Stories as a different way to construct knowledge/learning
- Art of storytelling and story-listening—different styles
- Sensitivity to cultural taboos
- Unstructured storytelling to bring forth new ideas
- Self-storytelling to develop greater self-understanding
- Defining problem-solving vs. building understanding and affinity (or both)
- Determining best times to use storytelling
- What are the “rules of engagement”
- What are individuals’ expected outcome
- Identify common “fire” source of energy that keeps all participants engaged/inspired
- Mission stories to refresh and refocus
Facilitating Sustained Learning (THEMES that inform change)
How do we facilitate sustained learning opportunities with people who are really busy? –Jim
- Network
- Center organization—what can I do?
- Ask for help
- Talk positively
- Create environment for sharing
- Balance effectiveness and Efficiency
- Utilize resources—STS (Student technical services), PTE (Professional technical education), DOIT services
- Identify learning (resume) outcomes
- Create positive organizational culture
- Set SMART goals—make them positive
- Center yourself—remember what is important!
Facilitation Sustained Learning
- “Facilitating out-of-classroom student learning (organizational dynamics)”-Jim
- “Diversity and assessment—grounded workforce learning communities”-Hazel
- “Ideas for forming learning groups…”-Michelle
- “FAMILY PEARLS”—capturing family legacy thru storytelling-Patty
- “Story Corporal History Project” Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin-Kath?
- “OUR2 Process
- Organizational Understanding”-Dennis
- “Rapid Response Process
- Study organization culture and use it in any change/improvement effort”-Dennis
How do we establish a safe, ego-less work environment for collaboration?
- “Open-ended creative collaboration”-Amanda
- “Council meetings/Focus groups”
- Scheduling in schools—Mary Kay Reinemann
- Facilitate a structure that meets the needs of all the people who work in an organization
How do we know when we are ready to move beyond basic individual needs? How do we do it?
- “FEED-BACK”-Brick
- “Creating a team charged with following a specific structure and accomplishing specific objectives”-Linda
Random Wisdom—we all have wisdom to share! What are effective ways to facilitate learning (in many situations)?
- How do we create opportunities for “success” at different points along the innovation journey?
- Effectively acknowledge and respond to uncertainty with regard to “where we are going”
- How/what does the relationship look like? (linear/nonlinear?)
- Ideas for forming learning groups
- FEEDBACK (loop with plus sign in the middle)
- Creating a team charged with following a specific structure and accomplishing specific objectives
- Translating ideas and process tools for a collaborative process
- Create the environment
- Trust the process
- Don’t try to control the outcome
- OUR2 Process
- Organization understanding and Rapid response process
- Studying organization culture and use it in any change/improvement effort
- Getting people on board to enact dreams, transformative learning and leadership
- Remember to focus on/remember people’s basic needs
- How do we establish a sage ego-less learning environment for collaboration?
- What opportunities exist for creative finance of small business start-ups?