Innovation Boot Camp: Fostering a More Innovative Workplace (PPT)

Innovation Boot Camp
Fostering a More
Innovative Workplace
CPSI 2010 - Buffalo

Welcome
M.J. D’Elia
Learning and Curriculum
Support Librarian
mdelia@uoguelph.ca

Welcome
Robin Bergart
User Experience
Librarian
rbergart@uoguelph.ca

Objectives
Connect innovative practice to learning organizations
Learn simple strategies to foster more innovative thinking
Recognize the value of play to productivity
Generate breakthroughs by making the familiar unfamiliar

Free association

How is a library like _____?

Free association
(Debrief)

University of Guelph
Mid-sized research university
Undergraduate, graduate & professional programs
Public institution
Over 20,000 students
1 hour west of Toronto

McLaughlin Library
Central campus library
Social sciences, sciences, humanities & arts
Popular with students (computers + coffee)
11,000+ visitors a day
120 staff, 25 librarians

Libraries & innovation
Innovation is a core value
Need to improve our creative problem solving
Enable us to do more with less
Supportive interdisciplinary environment
Curriculum design
Reflective practice
Active learning

Innovation boot camp

IBC Structure
12-week program
2 hour sessions on Friday afternoons
Format
Reflection
Mind stretch
Main activity / challenge
Debrief / discussion

IBC Preparation

IBC Recruiting Randy

IBC Kit Bags

Learning personas
help the organization
avoid becoming too
internally focused

see with
fresh eyes
The Anthropologist
Learning persona

learn by
doing
The Experimenter
Learning persona

connect
cultures
The Cross-Pollinator
Learning persona

Gadget game

How can this object be
used to improve your organization?

Gadget game
(Debrief)

IBC Gadget Game

Organizing personas
help good ideas
move forward in
the organization

see through
constraints
The Hurdler
Organizing persona

showcase
the team
The Director
Organizing persona

break
down
silos
The Collaborator
Organizing persona

Improv

Improv
(Debrief)

IBC Improv

Building personas
help the organization
turn good ideas into
great projects

make the
ordinary
extraordinary
The Experience Architect
Building persona

shape the
spaces
The Set Designer
Building persona

show more
tell less
The Caregiver
Building persona

collect
compelling
narratives
The Storyteller
Building persona

Mad Libs

Grammar Review
Adjective: Describing word
Small, generous
Comparative adjectives: better, smarter, uglier
Superlative adjectives: best, smartest, ugliest
Noun: A person, place, or thing
Cat, lawnmower
Verb: action word
Eat, smell

Mad Libs
(Debrief)

IBC: Mad Libs

IBC Mad Libs

Build your own boot camp
Find your metaphor
Build on your strengths
Identify the unique challenges
Plan assessment
Share what you learn (including failures)

Find Your Metaphor (and work it)

Build on Your Strengths

Identify the Unique Challenges

Plan Assessment

Share What you Learn (Including Failures)

For more information on Innovation Boot Camp visit:
http://innovationbootcamp.wordpress.com/
Email: mdelia@uoguelph.ca; rbergart@uoguelph.ca

Image Credits
Images from Innovation Boot Camp 2010 were taken by Robin Bergart. Additional images are from www.flickr.com and used under the Creative Commons (see list below):
University context: Douglas Brown (lone wolf)
Library context: Gwen’s River City (shushing librarian action figures)
Library & Innovation context: M.J. D’Elia (digital Marion the librarian)
The Anthropologist: premasagar (magnifying glass)
The Experimenter: mybloodyself (purple test tubes)
The Cross-Pollinator: Martin LaBar (bee & flower)
The Hurdler: leadfoot (man hurdling)
The Collaborator: oooh.oooh. (blue handshake)
The Director: Matthew Stinson (conductor & orchestra)
The Experience Architect: Kelly Sue (cupcake)
The Set Designer: marfis75 (concert & hands)
The Caregiver: Drul (smile closeup)
The Storyteller: Martin Cathrae (campfire & forest)

Innovation Boot Camp: Fostering a More Innovative Workplace (PPT)

by M.J. D'Elia on Jun 24, 2010

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