Support, Synthesis and Benefits Realisation 12 November 2009

Exploring the links between innovation and change

First some context

Synthesis challenge 40 projects in 3 main phases 14 BR “spin offs” How can we make sense of our place in this?

40 projects in 3 main phases

14 BR “spin offs”

How can we make sense of our place in this?

There are 3 key questions: Why are projects doing… What they are doing & How are they doing it Focus on Why and What

Support for synthesis Project visits Telephone contact Programme meetings Assemblies Documentation Bids, initial plans Baseline reports Blogs Interim reports There is a lot of data We need a database

Project visits

Telephone contact

Programme meetings

Assemblies

Documentation

Bids, initial plans

Baseline reports

Blogs

Interim reports

Database for cluster analysis To view work in progress http://ssbrdb.jisclab.net/

What are our rubrics?

Rubrics have Keys

Innovation themes

Report by project

Key: Framework

Key: Learning, Teaching & Assessment

Discussion theme Questions Priorities

Discussion theme What are the major forces driving change within and across institutions? How does your project respond to these?

What are the major forces driving change within and across institutions?

How does your project respond to these?

Strategic drivers Economic recovery and public funding Quality standards and reputation International responsiveness Social mobility, equality, democracy

Economic recovery and public funding

Quality standards and reputation

International responsiveness

Social mobility, equality, democracy

Units of change: Innovation themes Portals and personal portals Frameworks for accreditation Skills Knowledge Participation

Portals and personal portals

Frameworks for accreditation

Skills

Knowledge

Participation

Questions Who are your top 3 change agents? What is the main barrier to change? What is the key activity, from your project perspective which enables change?

Who are your top 3 change agents?

What is the main barrier to change?

What is the key activity, from your project perspective which enables change?

Priorities Changing thinking? or Changing practice?

Changing thinking?

or

Changing practice?

Issues Most projects do not appear to be addressing the wider issues Focus on the pragmatic and programmatic Neglect of the strategic

Most projects do not appear to be addressing the wider issues

Focus on the pragmatic and programmatic

Neglect of the strategic