evidence based-innovation
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Evidence-Based Innovation
Presented by Kim SilkData Librarian, Martin Prosperity Institute
Rotman School of Management at theUniversity of Toronto
Thinking About Innovation
• R. David Lankes – The Atlas of New Librarianship (2011)
• Pew Research Internet Life Project
Some Assumptions
• Innovation = doing something new.• There is always change, and therefore
always something new;• Our communities are constantly changing;• Libraries are the heart of our communities,
therefore we must innovate to anticipate and adapt to change;
• Libraries are both a community, and an organization; we serve internal and external stakeholders.
Questions to Consider
(hint: there are no “right” answers)
Lankes Asks: Why Innovate?
Source: Lankes, 2011
Innovation sounds great, but it’s hard…
• How can we avoid the creativity-killing anxiety that arises surrounding being told to innovate?• Is there ever a time when
something is going so well that we should stop innovating for a while?• How can we tell?
Source: Lankes, 2011
Community Research Can Help
Source: Innovative library services ‘in the wild’ by Kathryn Zickuhr, Pew Research
Self-Study Can Help
(Economic) Impact Study
Audit of Activities
Evidence of Change
Knowledge Strategic Planning
What do we need? More research
Over to you, Stephen!