{"id":34318,"date":"2012-11-19T14:53:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T19:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=34318"},"modified":"2012-11-20T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T15:42:39","slug":"the-need-for-centers-of-innovation-within-each-institution-of-higher-education-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2012\/11\/19\/the-need-for-centers-of-innovation-within-each-institution-of-higher-education-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"The need for &#8220;Centers of Innovation&#8221; within each institution of higher education [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<\/em><strong><br \/>\nMr. Rob Bobeldyk and I were brainstorming last week about the <\/strong><strong>need to create <em>A Center for Innovation<\/em><em><\/em> &#8212; a smaller organization within our overall organization &#8212; <em>that can be far more nimble and responsive<\/em>.\u00a0 Such a Center could be:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>Constantly<\/em> pulse-checking the relevant landscapes<\/strong> (technological, pedagogical, business models, other)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Researching potential approaches<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Experimenting<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Innovating<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Failing<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Succeeding some of the time &#8212; and handing off\/transitioning the projects that gain traction to others in the larger organization <\/strong>(which may require building some new groups and\/or departments at that point)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">As I discovered <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hbr.org\/events\/2012\/11\/a-revolutionary-approach-to-st.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HBR&#8217;s interview with John Kotter<\/strong><\/a> today, I felt our idea\/direction\/brainstorming is heading in the right direction!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hbr.org\/events\/2012\/11\/a-revolutionary-approach-to-st.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34319 aligncenter\" title=\"HBR-Kotter-Nov2012-RevApproach\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/HBR-Kotter-Nov2012-RevApproach.jpg\" alt=\"A revolutionary approach to strategic change -- John Kotter -- November 2012\" width=\"601\" height=\"493\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/HBR-Kotter-Nov2012-RevApproach.jpg 601w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/HBR-Kotter-Nov2012-RevApproach-150x123.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>That is, we are trying to keep the plane in flight while making some significant changes. Put another way, we are trying to keep the bread and butter in tact while experimenting with new business models and\/or new products and services.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Kotter&#8217;s &#8220;Dual Operating System&#8221; affirms that a new\/smaller\/more nimble organization is appropriate.\u00a0 Here are some g<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">raphics of Kotter&#8217;s &#8220;dual operating system&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hbr.org\/events\/2012\/11\/a-revolutionary-approach-to-st.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34326 aligncenter\" title=\"Kotter-DualEnvironment-Nov2012\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kotter-DualEnvironment-Nov2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kotter-DualEnvironment-Nov2012.jpg 547w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kotter-DualEnvironment-Nov2012-150x73.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2012\/11\/19\/the-need-for-centers-of-innovation-within-each-institution-of-higher-education-christian\/kotter-dualenvironment3-nov2012\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34354\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34354 aligncenter\" title=\"Kotter-DualEnvironment3-Nov2012\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kotter-DualEnvironment3-Nov2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kotter-DualEnvironment3-Nov2012.jpg 529w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Kotter-DualEnvironment3-Nov2012-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The work of Christensen, Horn, and Johnson is highly-relevant here as well:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Disrupting Class<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Disrupting College<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The Innovator&#8217;s Dilemna<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Addendums on 11\/20\/12:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxmidatlantic.com\/speakers-talks\/2012-bios\/\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx Mid Atlantic<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Be fearless! Think big!\" href=\"http:\/\/befearless.casefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34389 aligncenter\" title=\"BeFearless-Nov2012\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BeFearless-Nov2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BeFearless-Nov2012.jpg 398w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BeFearless-Nov2012-140x150.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: Mr. Rob Bobeldyk and I were brainstorming last week about the need to create A Center for Innovation &#8212; a smaller organization within our overall organization &#8212; that can be far more nimble and responsive.\u00a0 Such a Center could be: Constantly pulse-checking the relevant landscapes (technological, pedagogical, business models, other) Researching potential approaches [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86,159,72,533,36,35,3,431,436,166,310,20,212],"tags":[807,614,653,606,808,586,585,566,774,779,184,722,579],"class_list":["post-34318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-change","category-dangers-of-the-status-quo","category-daniel-s-christian","category-experimentation","category-future-of-higher-education","category-game-changing-environment","category-higher-education","category-organizational-change","category-reinvent","category-social-learning-networks","category-staying-relevant","category-strategy","category-surviving","tag-cfhe12","tag-change","tag-dangers-of-the-status-quo","tag-daniel-s-christian","tag-experimentation","tag-future-of-higher-education","tag-game-changing-environment","tag-higher-education","tag-organizational-change","tag-reinvent","tag-social-networking","tag-staying-relevant","tag-strategy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34318"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34405,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34318\/revisions\/34405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}