Comments on: Want Innovation? Get Out of the Way http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/ Bobbi L. Newman Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Employers You Don’t Have a Facebook Problem You Have An Employee Problem | Librarian by Day http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3680 Employers You Don’t Have a Facebook Problem You Have An Employee Problem | Librarian by Day Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:23:14 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-3680 [...] Want Innovation? Get Out of the Way [...] [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The comment's actual post text did not contain your blog url (http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way) and so is spam. [...] Want Innovation? Get Out of the Way [...]

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]]> By: Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 Bobbi Newman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:36:33 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2152 Crystal I completely agree, a couple of weeks ago a few of us were talking about the echo chamber and librarians. http://librarianbyday.net/2010/01/echo-chamber/ Of course this conversation is much older than that. :-) Crystal I completely agree, a couple of weeks ago a few of us were talking about the echo chamber and librarians.
http://librarianbyday.net/2010/01/echo-chamber/
Of course this conversation is much older than that. :-)

]]> By: Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Bobbi Newman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:33:41 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2151 Andy I don't see any articles about an idea champion. But I would hope that in a place that truly encourages innovation the champion would be someone who is truly passionate about the idea, probably the person who's idea it was. (who better really?) No matter what their level or position. Andy I don’t see any articles about an idea champion. But I would hope that in a place that truly encourages innovation the champion would be someone who is truly passionate about the idea, probably the person who’s idea it was. (who better really?) No matter what their level or position.

]]> By: Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2150 Bobbi Newman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:30:20 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2150 you're right Winnie, everything we read about productivity and innovation says that it thrives when people are given autonomy. you’re right Winnie, everything we read about productivity and innovation says that it thrives when people are given autonomy.

]]> By: Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2149 Bobbi Newman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:28:36 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2149 These are great links Megan, thanks for sharing them! I'm bookmarking them so I can do through them all when I have time. These are great links Megan, thanks for sharing them! I’m bookmarking them so I can do through them all when I have time.

]]> By: Crystal Hammon http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Crystal Hammon Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:46:24 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2148 Great insight and analysis. I agree with the comment that one reader made: often we're too inbred as librarians to be truly innovative. We shouldn't be attending library conferences eg. ALA and PLA...we need to attend the conferences of OTHER professions. Last year, I attended two such conferences due to my experience in other professions. I came back fully aware of just how behind my library workplace was...with no real zeal for staying on top of it. We're satisfied with tiny baby steps. At a time of reduced headcounts, those libraries who invested in self-check and other things that help people help themselves are looking pretty smart! Thanks for a great post. Look forward to reading your tweets and posts. Great insight and analysis. I agree with the comment that one reader made: often we’re too inbred as librarians to be truly innovative. We shouldn’t be attending library conferences eg. ALA and PLA…we need to attend the conferences of OTHER professions. Last year, I attended two such conferences due to my experience in other professions. I came back fully aware of just how behind my library workplace was…with no real zeal for staying on top of it. We’re satisfied with tiny baby steps. At a time of reduced headcounts, those libraries who invested in self-check and other things that help people help themselves are looking pretty smart! Thanks for a great post. Look forward to reading your tweets and posts.

]]> By: Andy Burkhardt http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Andy Burkhardt Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:02:30 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2146 I like that idea of an idea champion. Do you have any links to articles about this? I like that idea of an idea champion. Do you have any links to articles about this?

]]> By: Libology Blog » Getting Out of the Way of Innovation http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 Libology Blog » Getting Out of the Way of Innovation Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:32:38 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2144 [...] Want Innovation?  Get Out of the Way [...] [...] Want Innovation?  Get Out of the Way [...]

]]> By: stevenb http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 stevenb Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:11:35 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2143 You know what a really smart person advised if you want to have a more innovative library. It's easy - hire Steve Jobs (see http://bit.ly/cDuWep). I've written about this a few times. I think what you are suggesting is the "idea champion" - no idea moves forward unless someone is willing to be its champion and move it forward to the implementation stage. But who in your library will step up and be that idea champion? There are no good answers to the "how to move from innovation to implementation but I once had some inspiration from a school teacher who shared her ideas for how to do this (see http://bit.ly/aJfo1I) All this aside, the real problem with innovation - and librarians wanting to be innovative - is a dearth of good ideas. Where are the really good ideas - worth championing - coming from? You know what a really smart person advised if you want to have a more innovative library. It’s easy – hire Steve Jobs (see http://bit.ly/cDuWep).

I’ve written about this a few times. I think what you are suggesting is the “idea champion” – no idea moves forward unless someone is willing to be its champion and move it forward to the implementation stage. But who in your library will step up and be that idea champion?

There are no good answers to the “how to move from innovation to implementation but I once had some inspiration from a school teacher who shared her ideas for how to do this (see http://bit.ly/aJfo1I)

All this aside, the real problem with innovation – and librarians wanting to be innovative – is a dearth of good ideas. Where are the really good ideas – worth championing – coming from?

]]> By: Andy Burkhardt http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/want-innovation-get-out-of-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2142 Andy Burkhardt Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:39:31 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2812#comment-2142 I really like the last quote by Gordon Bethune. "you're the guy, and you'll make these decisions." I agree that managing people is not about controlling at all. It's about trust and support. If you get the right people and trust and support them, great things will start happening and innovation will come. I really like the last quote by Gordon Bethune. “you’re the guy, and you’ll make these decisions.” I agree that managing people is not about controlling at all. It’s about trust and support. If you get the right people and trust and support them, great things will start happening and innovation will come.

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