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Innovation Conversations
“The future is already here. It’s just not very evenly distributed”
-William Gibson
This quote was recently brought up at ULC’s Fast Forward event and reminds us that our future could be someone else’s present.
In the SCENARIO PLANNING process, it is important to be aware of the rich and diverse innovation going on all around us. People all over the world (and not just in libraries) are constantly coming up with new methods of service and pushing the creative envelope into the future. But not all innovation is successful. This element strives to open up the conversation to not only what has truly worked, but what has been a miserable failure and why.
Do you know of a successful or failed innovation?
Let your colleagues know about it in the INNOVATION CONVERSATIONS section of www.ulc2020.org.
HOW TO USE THIS ELEMENT IN YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL WORK
Having your staff scan the horizon for successful and innovative ideas to duplicate in your organization is one way to talk about innovation. Or, it can go even deeper. Check out this post by Barbara Weedman at Nashville PL who used the following strategy to get the INNOVATION CONVERSATION flowing.
“Focus groups conducted by an outside marketing research firm are one part of our Strategic Conversation … The first question planned for the facilitator to ask is “What if the library went out of existence tomorrow, how would this affect you?” Group participants will read and rank three idea scenarios and pick their top three of eight futuristic service ideas for libraries. We are suggesting some to get the innovation conversation going, like higher-tier for-fee services, discounted downloadable material, ship-to-home or office models, combined library-retail-cafes, kiosks, and specialized branches.”
EVENTS
ULC European Library Tour
October 6 - 11, 2008
For information on all other ULC events, visit www.urbanlibraries.org
ULC Audio Conferences
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12 p.m.(CST)
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12 p.m.(CST)
Topics to be Announced
Partners for Success: Regional Solutions for Local Vitality
December 2009, Nashville, TN
PARTICIPATION
Participation in the ULC2020.org community has risen to 775 members. Continue to tell your colleagues to join the conversation by emailing ulcforesight2020@urbanlibraries.org Forgot your password? Have it resent to you by sending us an email at: ulcforesight2020@urbanlibraries.org |
