A presentation for the 2013 NEKLS Technology and Innovation Day. Innovative ideas and changes in libraries and culture at large.

1. Creating
a Culture of
Innovation
in Your Library
&
Community
Heather Braum
NEKLS Tech & Innovation Day
April 2013
Sources: http://goo.gl/qhdnv & http://goo.gl/Txklk

2. Disclaimers
Source: http://goo.gl/zNS1N

3. I’m not an expert

4. You are.

5. (most) Images under
Creative Commons
license

6. Examples from all
over AND outside
the library profession

7. And it’s going to be
fast.

8. Why are we here?

9. Source: http://goo.gl/a6Shp
innovation trend

10. But why?

11. Source: http://goo.gl/B7CWg
reality

12. Source: http://goo.gl/mwxlp
the only constant

13. Source: http://goo.gl/fdXFZ
questioning

14. Source: http://goo.gl/O3LkG
is this the future?

15. Source: http://goo.gl/rytRn
our future

16. Source: http://goo.gl/a0vEq
community

17. Source: http://workofhope.theharwoodinstitute.org/
Rich Harwood

18. Sources: http://goo.gl/wovf4 and http://goo.gl/KByz7
Dr. R. David Lankes

19. Source: http://www.newlibrarianship.org/wordpress/

20. Source: http://goo.gl/L1Igz
several pieces

21. What is Innovation?
The dictionary says....

22. something new or different
introduction of new things or
methods
Source: dictionary.com

23. That’s really helpful...
Source: http://goo.gl/KwbgP

24. What do others say?

25. “Adding value”
“frosting”
“not original intent”
“amaze” & “astonish”
“free to explore, use” develop, question
asking “what if”...
Innovation is....
Special thanks to colleagues who gave definitions

26. “a twisted idea -- a new approach that you feel
like YOU should have come up with -- that
changes the way a culture thinks or works”
“ignores standards or status quo”
“focuses on form/function in a new way that is
disruptive (in a good way)”
“a twist on a simple concept”
Innovation is....
Special thanks to colleagues who gave definitions

27. Another take
Source: http://goo.gl/Ja4ZM

28. Who can innovate?

29. Innovative
Organizations

30. Apple
Source: www.apple.com

31. Google
Source: www.google.com

32. Amazon
Source: www.amazon.com

33. Zappos
Source: www.zappos.com

34. NASA/JPL
Source: www.nasa.gov & www.jpl.nasa.gov

35. Cheezburger Network
Source: icanhas.cheezburger.com

36. Open Courseware
Source: ocw.mit.edu

37. Innovative
Libraries

38. AnyThink Libraries
Source: www.anythinklibraries.org

39. NYPL Labs
Source: menus.nypl.org

40. NCSU Libraries
Source: library.ncsu.edu

41. Kinsley Public Library
Source: http://goo.gl/nhZvx

42. Salina Public Library
Source: http://goo.gl/Tj0rT

43. Independence
Public Library
Source: http://goo.gl/GoQQn

44. Innovative Ideas

45. The Internet
Source: http://goo.gl/tJFQD

46. Photography &
Perspective
Source: http://goo.gl/5H1A1

47. Memes
textsfromhillaryclinton.tumblr.com &
mckaylaisnotimpressed.tumblr.com

48. iPod
(and its headphones)
Source: http://goo.gl/QQT20

49. Open...
Source: http://goo.gl/mTa7H

50. TED... Ideas worth
spreading
Source: http://goo.gl/mTa7H

51. AIDS & video gamers
Source: http://goo.gl/krbyd

52. Navajo Code Talkers
Source: http://goo.gl/JlSva

53. Pumpkin Trash bags
Source: http://goo.gl/oPwh3

54. Mass Media & Entertainment
Video
games
Source: http://goo.gl/40gDU
News-
papers
Source: http://goo.gl/fQPYN
Radio Film
Jazz TV
Phone
Online
Video
Social
Networks
Source: http://goo.gl/AA4Cz
Source: http://goo.gl/77K1t Source: http://goo.gl/0dnt1 Source: http://goo.gl/fQPYN
Source: http://goo.gl/u5haI Source: http://goo.gl/XTHzh Source: http://goo.gl/shtj6

55. Inventions...
Colored
Plastic
Source: http://goo.gl/LAVvo
Poptabs
Source: http://goo.gl/wDuX7
Zipper Sticky
Notes
Roomba Silicon
Valley...
Air
Plane
Printing
Press
Source: http://goo.gl/tD43M
Source: http://goo.gl/875Px Source: http://goo.gl/fQPYN
Source: http://goo.gl/o8f6i Source: http://goo.gl/QrNpe Source: http://goo.gl/aRYLX

56. Basketball
Source: http://goo.gl/59iSw

57. Unconferences
Source: http://goo.gl/ITyDl

58. MakeShop & Fred Rogers
Photos by Heather

59. Community-built parks:
imagined by the kids
Source: personal photo

60. Innovative Examples
in Libraries

61. Buildings
&
Spaces

62. A Free Public Library
Source: http://goo.gl/yUxsd

63. Converting Old into New
Source: http://goo.gl/p4lpf

64. [old] underground library
Minneapolis, MN
Source: http://goo.gl/Txklk

65. Library
Parking Garage
Source: http://goo.gl/4AM5

66. No Dewey/Bookstore
Model
Source: http://goo.gl/5h2wx

67. empty shelves
electronic only
Source: http://goo.gl/H7dck

68. Food & Drink
Source: http://goo.gl/3r2S7

69. Tech Central @
Cleveland PL
Source: http://goo.gl/sLXps

70. Maker Spaces
Source: http://goo.gl/tKQCH and Facebook

71. Art Gallery
Source: photo courtesy of morrillpubliclibrary on Flickr

72. Idea Box
Source: http://goo.gl/q59zQ

73. Digital Learning Labs
Source: photo courtesy of juggernautco on Flickr

74. Library hours
Source: http://goo.gl/BXLve

75. Safe Place
Source: http://goo.gl/TXozq

76. Programming
&
Classes

77. The impossible
Source: photo courtesy of Wayne Rhodus

78. Creative Budgets
Source: http://goo.gl/XPzQz

79. Community Education
Source: photos courtesy of Salina Public Library

80. Library Makers
Source: http://goo.gl/kPJkD

81. Job Help
Source: http://goo.gl/NJ1Cx

82. Language Learning
Source: http://goo.gl/Q8Rse

83. Dogs + Kids +
Reading @ the Library
Source: http://www.kclibrary.org/kids

84. Traveling Exhibits
Source: Kansas Humanities Council, http://goo.gl/3AqWc

85. Performances
Source: photo courtesy of theunquietlibrary on Flickr

86. Stuffed animal
sleepover
Source: Lawrence Public Library Facebook

87. Legos
at the
Library
Source: http://goo.gl/q3YUZ

88. Community
conversations
Source: http://goo.gl/UpzNY

89. Speed/Blind Dating
Source: Lawrence PL Facebook Page

90. Technology
&
Digital World

91. Systems, Gadgets, &
Wires, Oh My!
Source: http://goo.gl/SoZ1G

92. Koha
Source: http://goo.gl/aY553

93. Collections

94. Checking out...
cakepans, bikes, tools
Source: http://goo.gl/KsCiU

95. Checking out....
American Girl dolls
Source: http://goo.gl/Noe7h

96. Seed Library
Sources: http://goo.gl/uYNF8 & http://goo.gl/F4jdc

97. Human Library
Source: http://goo.gl/erkkz

98. LibraryYOU
Source: http://goo.gl/me7bW

99. Library as Incubator
Source: http://goo.gl/1RmSC
@IArtLibraries

100. Library Cats
Source: http://goo.gl/f8kFf

101. Communication

102. Talking with patrons
Source: http://goo.gl/af7wL

103. Jonesboro Library
Marketing
Source: http://goo.gl/EUU4Q

104. KLOW Project
Source: Library Website Screenshots, 2010-2012

105. Shared Qualities
of Innovation

106. YouTubeVideo:
http://goo.gl/oVpzA
Jack Andraka

107. Your Observations?
Source: http://goo.gl/AfUF7

108. Enthusiasm

109. Personal

110. Curious

111. Tenacious

112. Begging for
Forgiveness, not
Permission

113. Luck

114. Mashed up

115. Support

116. Resolute

117. Caring

118. Problem-Solver

119. Partnerships

120. Trust

121. Collaboration

122. Failure isn’t the end
Source: http://goo.gl/oxFC8

123. How do you
begin to innovate?

124. The Five Whys
Source: http://goo.gl/g9yNo & Diana Weaver

125. The Jefferson
Memorial
Source: http://goo.gl/mTa7H

126. Think like a startup
Source: Think like a startup, Brian Mathews, http://goo.gl/uQ1eE

127. Ask:
what if...?
Source: Think like a startup, Brian Mathews, http://goo.gl/uQ1eE

128. Do the opposite...
Source: How to stifle your creativity in 10 easy steps (Lifehack): http://goo.gl/p03v9
1. Be afraid. Be very afraid
2. Remind yourself of all the times that you failed
3. Never waste time. Stay constantly busy
4. Always try to fit in. -- don’t rock the boat
5. Stick to what you know

129. Do the opposite...
6. Always defer to authority
7. Don’t ask stupid any questions
8. Always listen to your inner critic
9. Leave thinking to the experts
10. Keep it simple, stupid
Source: How to stifle your creativity in 10 easy steps (Lifehack): http://goo.gl/p03v9

130. Idea Sources

131. Your Community

132. Your Colleagues

133. Other Librarians

134. Other Professions

135. Conferences

136. Webinars

137. Online Networks

138. Grants

139. Taking a Walk

140. TED
www.ted.com

141. Pinterest
Source: http://goo.gl/t0vzx

142. Brian Mathews
Source: http://goo.gl/avZwK

143. Source: http://goo.gl/tmKF4
The Heart of Innovation

144. Lifehacker
Source: http://goo.gl/3p8r

145. Where do we go?

146. “Librarians” can
change the world
Source: From the R(squared) conference,

147. “Librarians” can
change the world
YouTubeVideo:
http://goo.gl/XEemj
Special thanks to Buffy Hamilton & Helen Blowers for this idea.

148. Another take
Source: http://goo.gl/b3JDj

149. Photos by Heather
The end....
...radioactive
cat took over

150. Contact me
Presentation Information: http://wp.me/pLRn2-2mL
Links list: http://goo.gl/8ekJZ
Contact information:
Email: hbraum@nekls.org
Twitter: @hbraum
http://about.me/hbraum

151. Readings

152. Further Reading
Adapt: why success always starts with failure
(Harford)
Steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you
about being creative (Kleon)
Where good ideas come from: The natural
history of innovation (Johnson)
The little black book of innovation: how it works;
how to do it (Anthony)
The myth of innovation (Berkun)

153. Further Reading
The art of innovation (Kelley)
Change the culture, change the game (Connors)
The other side of innovation: solving the
execution challenge (Govindarajan)
Taking people with you: the only way to make
BIG things happen (Novak)
In pursuit of elegance (May)

154. Further Reading
Start with why (Sinek)
To sell is human (Pink)
The work of hope (Harwood)
Enchantment: The art of changing hearts, minds
and actions (Kawasaki)

155. Further Reading
Marketing Myopia (Levitt), Harvard Business
Review, 1960
Think like a startup (Mathews), http://goo.gl/
uQ1eE
Fresh copy: how Ursula Burns Reinvented
Xerox: http://goo.gl/ZFZ1m

156. Further Reading
The Atlas of New Librarianship (Lankes)
Expect More (Lankes)
Participatory Culture, Participatory Libraries
(Fisher) http://goo.gl/dl2WY
Libraries and museums in an era of pariticpatory
culture (report) http://goo.gl/ZLY7B
Cultivating the Library as a Site of Participatory
Culture and Learning (B. Hamilton) http://goo.gl/
l4NV2