Session from #TIES13

1. Original
From:
h/p://bit.ly/14UsBaq
"Learning and innovation go
hand in hand. The arrogance
of success is to think that what
you did yesterday will be
sufficient for tomorrow."
William Pollard
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2. Leading
Innovative Change
George Couros
@gcouros
#peel21st

3. Guiding Question
How do we move from “pockets of innovation”
to a “culture of innovation”?

5. #TIES2013
@gcouros

6. “Transformational leaders don't start by
denying the world around them. Instead, they
describe a future they'd like to create instead.”
Seth Godin
From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdesham/
3259862682/

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8. About Me

9. Focus on
Relationships

11. A Big Focus:
The Human Side of the Web

14. Be More Dog

15. This is not about technology;
it’s about relationships and learning.

16. 3 Things To Think About

17. Embracing Change

20. Pier 21, 1958

21. Dad

31. Mindset

33. The biggest shift for educators
using technology
is not skill set;
it’s mindset.

37. Moving to a “Culture” of Innovation

38. Two Roads:
Individual Learning
and Mass Collaboration

39. Innovation is a Human Endeavour

41. “To create new norms, you have to understand people’s existing
norms and barriers to change. You have to understand what’s
getting in their way.”
Atul Gawande
Original from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/berther/1919181287/

42. To inspired meaningful change,
you must make a connection to the heart
before you can make a connection to the mind.

44. How long does it take to change culture?

47. The Big Question
Would you want to spend the whole day
learning in your own classroom?

48. Leading Innovative Change

49. Learning First, Technology Second

50. How many “pencil integration coordinators”
do you have in your organization?

51. Business vs. Education

52. Simone Bauer, with a Master of Arts in piano
performance, B Ed in music teaching, is an
innovative music specialist
at Blueberry School.

53. Day 50: Evan, Student (Blueberry School)

54. “Freedom is actually a
bigger game than power.
Power
is about what you can
control.
Freedom
is about what you can
unleash.”
Harriet Rubin

55. Create Meaningful Learning
Experiences With Staff

56. “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
Albert Einstein

57. “To innovate, disrupt your routine.”

58. http://georgecouros.ca
http://connectedprincipals.com

60. Example: Blogger’s Cafe

61. Original from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bombardier/15371858/
“...And truth be told, teachers should be responsible for their
own PD now. Kids wouldn’t wait for a blogging workshop.
Adults shouldn’t either.”
Will Richardson

62. Help move people from their
“Point A” to their “Point B”.

63. “Mindless habitual behaviour is
the enemy of innovation.”
Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
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64. Narrow Your Focus

66. Literate --> Adaptive --> Transformative

68. Move to meaningful creation.

69. “Learning is creation, not
consumption.
Knowledge is not
something a learner
absorbs, but something a
learner creates.”
Original from: http://
www.flickr.com/photos/
fotologic/410355440/

82. “They have to be interactive
producers, not isolated
consumers.”
John Seely Brown

83. Embrace an Open Culture

86. Everyone’s a teacher; everyone’s a learner

91. Learning
Together

93. "Figure out a way to
create systems that
allow those hunches to
come together..."
~Stephen Johnson

94. Build Leadership Based on Strengths

97. How long did it take to
film and edit?
I started in November, but
then I had to start from
scratch a couple months
afterwards, so I spent
months and months on it.
What’s your
background in video
editing?
I just do it for fun. I’m
self-taught.

98. “There are intrapreneurs who
bring significant innovative
changes from within an
organization.”
(Swearingen, 2008)

99. Innovation Week

101. “Intrapreneurial spirit” in schools will
more than likely lead to “entrepreneurial
spirit” outside of them.

102. Steps Towards Innovative Change
(Non-Sequential)
1. Focus on Learning First,
Technology Second
2. Create Meaningful Learning
Experiences With Staff
3. Narrow Your Focus

103. Steps Towards Innovative Change
(Non-Sequential)
4. Create and Embrace an
Open Culture
5. Develop Leadership Based
on Strengths

104. Closing Thoughts

105. 105

106. Jump!

107. The Biggest Game Changer in Education?

108. Original from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelgb81/2255816387/
Open your world...Open their world.

109. Contact Me
Email - georgecouros@gmail.com
Twitter - @gcouros
Blog - georgecouros.ca