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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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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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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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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

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