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What do innovation teams really accomplish? A whole lot!
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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Tagged Innovation, Organizational Learning
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Back after a year! Updates and more to come…
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
Posted in Education, Organizational Learning, PROPEL, Research
Tagged Innovation, PROPEL, Publication, Research
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There’s No “I” in Collaborate
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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Tagged collaboration, Innovation
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Creating Diverse Innovation Teams
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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Tagged Diversity, Innovation, Organizational Learning
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PROPEL Part V: 2019 Innovations
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
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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Tagged Change Leadership, Innovation, Organizational Learning
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Qualitative Research Has My Heart
For the past 24 months I have been developing, implementing, and collecting data for my research exploring how a reflective action learning intervention impacts innovation in higher education. 24 months…I can’t believe it has been that long. Sometimes I feel … Continue reading
Posted in Education, PROPEL, Research, TEL780
Tagged Authentic Academia, Coding, Organizational Learning, Qualitative Research, Research
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Strategic Leadership
My article on strategic leadership in higher education was recently published in the online newspaper, Evolllution! One of my goals for 2019 was to put myself out there more to share my perspective and expertise with others in my field. … Continue reading
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PROPEL – Part III: Gaining Support for an Organizational Change Initiative
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
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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