scl digital leadership skills - workshop at warwick june 2015
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SCL Digital Leadership Skills
Report back on the pilot course to SCL Warwick Seminar 2015
Ben Lee, Shared IntelligenceEthan Ohs
Using digital issues,
to explore leadership skills
Quickfire example 1WiFi hotspot lending - Chicago Public Library
Three sessions:January to March
17 participants(of which 5 were SCL)
chosen from 46 applicants
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Session #1 – Whitechapel Idea Store
Session #2 – Manchester Central
Session #3 – Artizan St (City of London)
…held in three great
libraries
Our hypothesis:
Digital issues could be used to explore leadership
challenges
Focus on things participants want to do
would result in leadership skill-building
Sharing tacit knowledge and experiences over 3
sessions would build relationships/a network
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We also invited contributors to
inspire and challenge:
Sue Lawson (Manchester)Corrine Hill (Chattanooga)Emma Varnam (Tameside)
Beth Jefferson (Bibliocommons)Sophie Usiskin (Tech Will Save Us)
Session 1 –What’s the need?Bring along something digital Discussion with Sue Lawson
Most pressing challenges / needsChanges we want to see
Discussion with Corinne Hill Vision – what we want to achieve
Quickfire example 2Computer-accessed CBT
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Session 2 – Making change happen
What kind of leader am I?Discussion with Emma Varnam
“10p Challenge”Horizon scanning
My leadership challengeDeveloping a plan
Quickfire example 3Technology you can make, not just use
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/42492810/
Session 3 – Planning for real• Discussion with Bibliocommons• Discussion with Tech Will Save Us• Auditing what we need to get there• Pitching a big idea• Mapping out action for real
Did it make a difference?
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Digital knowledge:
All participants felt their knowledge had increased
notably (except for the one most digitally
knowledgeable person)
BUT – a ‘down-then-up’ curve
Leadership confidence:
All but 2 reported significant increase (those 2 said they’d learnt more
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Building a network
First cohort want to make a difference
Help respond to ‘prompts with purpose’
Contribute to ideas-rich discussions
Maintain personal links, build a support network
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Personal action – changing services and inspiring others
held meetings with CCGs about introducing CBT packages
produced new Digital strategy
begun setting up FabLabs
new wireless printing services for users
purchased and installed new WiFi equipment to increase number of users
new equipment for sensory impairment
installed educational coding software
enrolled in MOOCs on library advocacy and basic Dutch
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Practical steps were part of their bigger plans
Find out more…
Check out the vox pops video on SCL website
Join the digital leadership LinkedIn group
Sound out interest for participation in course #2
Come to our workshops tomorrow
Speak to Tabitha, Michael and Darren
