Leading Innovation in a Complex World
Concurrent Session 9

Brief Abstract
Join this dynamic discussion of strategies and barriers to leading innovation at scale within diverse and complex institutions. We’ll bring our best tips and share the places where our ideals didn’t quite match reality. You bring your burning questions and your own stories to share as we all build our toolset for leading innovation on our home campuses.
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Extended Abstract
Session Description:
Join this dynamic discussion of strategies and barriers to leading innovation at scale within diverse and complex institutions. We’ll bring our best tips and share the places where our ideals didn’t quite match reality. You bring your burning questions and your own stories to share as we all build our toolset for leading innovation on our home campuses.
The presenters will begin with introductions and share the five stages with the participants by printing the following article for participants to review: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-five-stages-of-successful-innovation/
Using the “Five Stages of Successful Innovation” from MIT, we will work in teams using a jigsaw approach in order to allow smaller groups of participants to discuss in great detail their assigned stage. Once each group has an opportunity to work through the essential questions for their stage we will bring the teams back together to present their findings from their conversations and come up with our own approach to leading innovation in higher education together.
Possible Group Discussion Questions:
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There are two elements of leading innovation - leading projects and leading people. Let’s start with people, what are your key tactics to leading people? Does gender matter in leading innovation?
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Now projects, what is your preferred method for leading projects?
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What are the greatest barriers you face in leading innovation?
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What is a time you struggled but were successful in implementing innovation? What elements in your organizational culture advance innovation and breakthrough thinking and what shuts it down?
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How do prioritize efforts for yourself and your team?