Seminar Session 5

Varieties of Innovation

Monday, June 6, 10:30-1:00 PM EDT

Humber College F314 (in person)

Seminar Calendar

  • Attend Colloquium May 11: Annette Simmons on The Power of Story

    Take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (or know your 4-letter typle) — contact Jocelyn Ho to take the MBTI

    Take the Values Perspectives online survey (if you have not already) Login: HCRNT2

    Complete Personal Values Worksheet

  • Podcast with Annette Simmons on The Power of Story

    We highly recommend you look into Bent Flyvbjerg’s important work, on phronesis and on power.

  • Watch video from Session 2 (April 18) with Powerpoints included

    Download Session 3 POWERPOINTS (extensively annotated)

  • Keep up with your Leadership Learning Journal

    Check into some really great relevant links and readings

  • Seminar session focus, Powerpoint slides, homework assignment, and more

Session 5 Annotated Powerpoint

NOTE: No video was recorded for this in-person session

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  • Homework Before Session 5

    YOU: Take the Kirton-Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) before June 6

    PEER PODS: Schedule a meeting to occur before June 6 with all Peer Pod partners in attendance

    PEER POD EXERCISE:

    Have a dialogue about Annette Simmons’ colloquium: What do you think? What insights did you receive? What surprised you? What bugged you? What questions do you have?

    • JOURNAL your thoughts

  • Where We're Going: Varieties of Innovation

    What is Innovation? Who are YOU as an Innovator?

    What assumptions do you have about Innovation? What “qualifies?” What does not? How is Innovation different from Creativity? What biases exist in your perceptual frame that may exclude diverse kinds of ideas as “not innovative?” What biases exist in the culture(s) you inhabit that enable or hinder Innovation?

  • Session 5 Annotated Powerpoint

    Creativity—What if we got it wrong?

    Session 5 PPT

  • Homework Assignment for for Session 6

    PEER POD Assignment: Creating a Dialogue Peer Pod Assignment: Creating a Dialogue Model

    • ASK What is dialogue? What values support it?

    • Build a dialogue Track using ORI aggregate

    • Info on creating a track will be posted online

    HOMEWORK: YOU

    • Observe KAI in action and record your observations

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Learning cohorts are key to sustainable learning. They help in:

  • building dialogue skills including constructive argument and giving and receiving feedback;

  • reflecting on and testing ideas with the benefit of diverse perspectives;

  • getting objective feedback from people who have firsthand knowledge of ORI;

  • receiving mutual support;

  • completing assigned projects.

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