A call for bloggers: “My half time pep talk for 2009″
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Share your “My half time pep talk for 2009″ on your blog during the 24 Hours of Innovation.
Let’s all share our views on 2009 up until now. What is your advice to the world? Which projects have surprised/disappointed you so far (in your industry or in general)? Are people motivated enough to start new projects? Which solutions can innovation bring? Voice your vision and tips in a blogpost titled “My half time pep talk for 2009″.
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The first bloggers have already lined up to share their views on 2009. Publish your pep talk on your blog and trackback to the 24h page or let us know in the coveritlive. We are looking forward to your pep talks for the 2nd half of 2009!
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April 26th, 2009 at 18:52
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April 28th, 2009 at 21:59
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April 29th, 2009 at 07:45
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April 30th, 2009 at 23:55
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May 2nd, 2009 at 18:31
Would love a time slot to join your marathon blog. As an educator, I believe my students ARE the innovation–and the future of innovation. Let’s look at how innovation is hitting THEM!
Thanks for doing this–it’ll be interesting even if I don’t have a time slot. :-)
May 3rd, 2009 at 01:37
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May 11th, 2009 at 18:59
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May 13th, 2009 at 02:46
I work with independent schools. In the first half of 2009, their worldview has been disrupted dramatically due to the shift in the economic climate. While this new environment is stressful and exhausting because each leader is having to work hard to understand the New Normal, I think this environment presents many unique opportunities if you can see them, if you can sell them to your organization, and if you have the courage to implement them. Big if’s because they all involve fast and furious adaptive thinking.
1) The most important conversation to have and act upon internally and externally right now: how do we create value for our users? Sounds easy enough? Who are all of your users? What are their wants and needs? What are their unarticulated wants and needs? What are their current value expectations? Are they purely transactional? How can you exceed them? Can you make your value arguments authentically – will the user experience what you say he or she will? Can you seed value thinking throughout the organization, top to bottom?
2) The second most important conversation to have right now is how can we do more with less – across the board in every department, every employee, every job function etc etc.? This calls from expansive creative thinking and most organizations are not well-practiced in thinking or creativity. Not practiced in thinking because schools are habitually bad about running on automatic pilot and their industry model has been unchanged for decades. Not practiced in creativity because besides being status quo guarders, school leaders/people are dangerously risk and change averse. Ask why not? a minimum of 50 times a day! You will benefit from it. New efficiencies are necessary and good.
3) The world has changed and no industry is immune. This is not a disputable idea anymore! Look at GM, Chrysler, the newspaper industry, book publishing, etc. What are the destructive forces nipping at your heels that you just don’t want to see? Time to face the nightmare! I would be asking this every week and trying hard to adapt to the many New Normals that are emerging proactively and strategically. I would look to young and pliable companies like Google and Linux and Wikipedia and new pricing models/partnerships like Priceline to see how they think and build new organizational intellectual capacities that are more aligned to the needs of the new economic marketplace.
The first half of 2009 is a great wake-up call for the education industry. Those that work to solve the puzzle, will benefit greatly for many years to come. Those that play the victim role are creating their own future.
Act wisely.
May 13th, 2009 at 23:46
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May 14th, 2009 at 12:32
The Brainzooming blog is in for 2:02 p.m. CET / 7:02 a.m. CDT on May 15 with a discussion about underground innovation! Looking forward to it,
Mike Brown
May 15th, 2009 at 07:13
Hi
This is such a great idea. I am looking forward to this event.
May 15th, 2009 at 13:54
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July 29th, 2009 at 23:20
Sometimes it’s really that simple, isn’t it? I feel a little stupid for not thinking of this myself/earlier, though.
August 30th, 2009 at 22:47
How long did it take you to write this blog.
November 25th, 2009 at 02:53
Interesting article. Where did you got all the information from… :)
January 11th, 2010 at 12:14
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