WE ARE MAKERS OF CHANGE:
CREATING OUR SHARED FUTURE
LAUREN PRESSLEY
OUTLINE‣ CHANGE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
‣ FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE
‣ BEING A CHANGE AGENT
‣ ADAPTABILITY
‣ PROBLEM SOLVING
‣ PEOPLE
‣ TOOLS FROM THE FIELD
CHANGE
HIGHER ED
VALUE OF
HIGHER ED
INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENT
EQUITY, 

DIVERSITY, & 

INCLUSION
WE ARE MAKERS
OF CHANGEhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/ala_members/2214262221/
OUTLINE‣ CHANGE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
‣ FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE
‣ BEING A CHANGE AGENT
‣ ADAPTABILITY
‣ PROBLEM SOLVING
‣ PEOPLE
‣ TOOLS FROM THE FIELD
FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE
BOLMAN & DEAL’S
FOUR FRAMES
8 STEP PROCESS FOR
LEADING CHANGE
STRENGTHS &
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRYhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/94413808@N05/8703755634/
LIBERATING
STRUCTURES
OUTLINE‣ CHANGE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
‣ FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE
‣ BEING A CHANGE AGENT
‣ ADAPTABILITY
‣ PROBLEM SOLVING
‣ PEOPLE
‣ TOOLS FROM THE FIELD
ADAPTABILITY
FIRM AND
FLEXIBLE
SHIFT
PERCEPTION
MANY POSSIBLE
FUTURES
EXPERIMENT
PROBLEM SOLVING
DETERMINE WHAT
MATTERS
KNOW YOUR
SYSTEM
GET GOOD AT
DEFINING A PROBLEM
FOCUS ON THE
OUTCOME
LONG TERM
FOCUS
PEOPLE
BUILD TRUST &
CREATE SAFETY
COMMUNICATE &
ENGAGE
PRACTICE OPENNESS
& VULNERABILITY
EMPATHY &
AWARENESS
BUILD YOUR
NETWORK
OUTLINE‣ CHANGE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
‣ FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE
‣ BEING A CHANGE AGENT
‣ ADAPTABILITY
‣ PROBLEM SOLVING
‣ PEOPLE
‣ TOOLS FROM THE FIELD
TOOLS FROM THE FIELD
ACRL is the
higher education
association for
librarians.
DEMONSTRATING
THE VALUE OF
ACADEMIC
LIBRARIES
I LOVE IMMERSION, THAT IS
THE BEST PROGRAM I’VE EVER
BEEN THROUGH
ADVANCING STUDENT LEARNING
TRANSFORMING
RESEARCH AND
THE SCHOLARLY
ENVIRONMENT
NAVIGATING ROLES AND
CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SERIALS AND STANDARDS
MORE INFORMATIVE PUBLICATIONS
ACRL BY THE
NUMBERS
27 librarians/libraries received ACRL awards in 2017
3,500 librarians attended the ACRL 2017 Conference in Baltimore
170 scholarships awarded to librarians, support staff, and
students to attend the ACRL 2017 Conference, valued at over
$120,000.
19 formal liaison relationships with sister higher education
associations
17,600 Twitter followers and 7,079 Facebook likes
CONTACT
LAUREN PRESSLEY
@LAURENPRESSLEY
PRESSLEY@UW.EDU

We are makers of change: Creating our shared future