Category Archives: Organizational Learning

What’s the deal with innovation management?

Posted on September 11, 2021 by admin

In recent months, I’ve been excited to see an uptick in references to innovation management. I’ve noticed this in conference proceedings and industry publications. Innovation management is a little known field focused on precisely that – managing innovation. In practice, … Continue reading →

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What do innovation teams really accomplish? A whole lot!

Posted on July 25, 2021 by admin

My last full update on PROPEL, American College of Education’s innovation incubator, was in 2020 and included a summary of what PROPEL teams accomplished in 2019. As I work towards bringing you up to speed on current organizational change and … Continue reading →

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Back after a year! Updates and more to come…

Posted on July 16, 2021 by admin

It’s been a while since I last posted. My apologies. The past 12-18 months have been a real journey for all of us, and I’m really looking forward to getting back to writing, researching, and sharing. I have a couple … Continue reading →

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There’s No “I” in Collaborate

Posted on January 26, 2020 by admin

As part of my ongoing research on innovation in higher education, I have been gathering and analyzing data from innovation teams participating in our PROPEL initiative at American College of Education.  After a recent round of qualitative coding, I found … Continue reading →

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Creating Diverse Innovation Teams

Posted on January 3, 2020 by admin

Each year, I recruit PROPEL team members from our pool of what is now over 300 employees. Participation is open to all employees including full-time and part-time staff as well as full-time and part-time/adjunct faculty. Teams are formed intentionally with … Continue reading →

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PROPEL Part V: 2019 Innovations

Posted on December 29, 2019 by admin

In 2019, 18 PROPEL team members created numerous innovations designed to improve service to students and attainment of college-wide strategic goals. During the development of PROPEL in 2018, the College established its own definition of innovation based on employee feedback … Continue reading →

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PROPEL – Part IV: Implementing an Organizational Change Initiative in Higher Education

Posted on December 15, 2019 by admin

In Part III of this series on PROPEL, I shared how I developed the PROPEL initiative including gaining approval from my College president and executive team as well as solidifying employee engagement and support.  Today, I would like to share … Continue reading →

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Is the education silo impeding transformations?

Posted on October 28, 2019 by admin

I recently read an article, The Numbers Behind Successful Transformations, in which the authors share four indicators that increase the odds of successful organizational transformations (definitely worth a quick read).  They argue for an approach based on data from their … Continue reading →

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PROPEL – Part III: Gaining Support for an Organizational Change Initiative

Posted on September 10, 2019 by admin

In Part II of this series, I began to describe the case for developing an organizational change initiative. Initial interviews with employees suggested there may be a need for intentional, structured opportunities for cross-departmental reflection and collaboration. Employees occasionally mentioned … Continue reading →

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Philosophical Perspective on Research

Posted on July 7, 2019 by admin

I consider research to be a process of empowerment for both the researcher and key stakeholders.  By including those most impacted by the problem of study, a researcher serves as the guide to employ rigorous methodology while integrating key players … Continue reading →

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