This was a thoroughly enjoyable and informative program dealing with exploring and cultivating innovation in the workplace. The concept here was that ideas can come from any place or anyone - you just need to keep your radar attuned for these moments. The presenter suggested that monitoring sites like trendwatchers.com or mashable.com on a regular basis would help you to see what future trends may be coming. These, in turn, can stimulate concepts and ideas that can be developed into innovations in the library, programming concepts, or just a way to build a better mousetrap. Not all ideas have to be earth shattering, and in many cases it is the small idea that can make the biggest difference. She also suggested that our ideas should not be held as secrets, but the more we share thae more input others can have to move a concept into a better idea and perhaps into a useable product.
One aspect of her program related directly to the grants proposal project that we are currently involved in. In order for an idea to move forward she suggested that once an idea begins to form and take shape we submit the idea to administration, define how it fits into the library's strategic plan, look at cost benefits and determine your role in the development and execution of the plan.
But the key to the entire presentation was to just be aware of what fun, quirky, inspiring, or even silly trends are out there and let your imagination go.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable and informative program dealing with exploring and cultivating innovation in the workplace. The concept here was that ideas can come from any place or anyone - you just need to keep your radar attuned for these moments. The presenter suggested that monitoring sites like trendwatchers.com or mashable.com on a regular basis would help you to see what future trends may be coming. These, in turn, can stimulate concepts and ideas that can be developed into innovations in the library, programming concepts, or just a way to build a better mousetrap. Not all ideas have to be earth shattering, and in many cases it is the small idea that can make the biggest difference. She also suggested that our ideas should not be held as secrets, but the more we share thae more input others can have to move a concept into a better idea and perhaps into a useable product.
ReplyDeleteOne aspect of her program related directly to the grants proposal project that we are currently involved in. In order for an idea to move forward she suggested that once an idea begins to form and take shape we submit the idea to administration, define how it fits into the library's strategic plan, look at cost benefits and determine your role in the development and execution of the plan.
But the key to the entire presentation was to just be aware of what fun, quirky, inspiring, or even silly trends are out there and let your imagination go.
- Allow people to fail.
ReplyDelete- Create a small group to encourage and develop new ideas
- New ideas/programs what have you do not need to be expenseive or elaborate.