Tag: Innovation
Costly Decisions
The costs of experience & previous investment are not good enough reasons to hold to inadequate practices. Letting go and saying stop can be among the hardest decisions when you invest so much into trying to make an idea succeed. But not saying stop is a costly decision. Opportunity cost is always greatest. _______…
The Innovation Tension
Would you describe your school as a factory? How about a hospital? Factories prescribe detailed methods for creating highly standardized products, such as seatbelts and airbags. Hospitals have operation rooms that follow strict regimens and procedures with high degrees of fidelity. In the case of factories, please standardize our safety equipment. In the case of…
#FuturEd | Reading in 2035
Here’s the progression of reading through human history: Cave painting Stone & wood tablets Scrolls Scribed books Printing press Modern printing Digital books and e-readers Audiobooks ??? While the next major steps in reading technology are unknown, here a few known results of this progression: The progression, like all technology, changes at exponential rates moving forward.…
The Capacity of Your Property
Some say true innovation requires thinking outside the box, and that may be true. Let’s just say that’s a good definition of innovation. But what is innovative leadership? Innovative leadership is slightly different than mere innovation. Innovative school leadership is the ability to innovate inside your box. It might require thinking outside the box, but the acting is done inside…
When Scores Don’t Matter
I was in the playroom with my daughter this weekend, and we were painting. I’m just saying, but we were doing it legit – canvases, paints, palettes, big brushes, easels, music. The paintings dried on Saturday, and we went back for another layer on Sunday. It was pure delight. Also, there was no way to…
Healthy School Culture is Built on Trust
Involved leaders create engaged people. When people are engaged, they trust that the organization will consider their human needs in pursuit of accomplishing objectives. Leaders in a school set the tone for trust by being transparent, showing vulnerability, asking questions, sincerely listening, and setting clear and predictably measured outcomes. How can you be involved in…