encouraging small i-innovation in crap-ass times; an exploration for new and existing librarians
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Presentation I gave to the Emerging Technologies Interest Group at McGill University in Montreal, May 29 2009.TRANSCRIPT
John FinkDigital Technologies Development Librarian
McMaster University
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Encouraging small-i innovation in crap-ass times; an exploration for
new and existing librarians
an apology.
Who am I?
What do you want?
The rest of this presentation assumes that you beautiful people are brimming with (maybe too many) ideas; maybe you've got some in mind
now, maybe not, but pretend for now that you do if you don't.
But first, some VERY IMPORTANT AND ABSOLUTELY IMMUTABLE RULES THAT YOU
MUST FOLLOW UPON PAIN OF DEATH*
*actual pain of death not required
First Rule:
First Rule:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kokeshi/64457565/
Second Rule:
Third Rule:
Fourth Rule:
A short example:
BUT WAIT:::::::
Some Anti-Rules*
*I call them Anti-Rules not because they're not rules (they are) but because they're potentially
Anti-Fun.
ANTI-RULE 1:
ANTI-RULE 2:
ANTI-RULE 3:
ANTI-RULE 4:
ANTI-RULE 5:
So should you do this thing?
It's complicated...
Take the Fun Rules...
Minus the ANTI-RULES
Does it still sound like a good idea?
THEN DO IT. DO IT NOW!! DO IT!!!
Otherwise think of something else?
Traditional management:
My ideal management:
How about some RULES for MANAGERS?
MANAGER RULE 1:
MANAGER RULE 2:
MANAGER RULE 3:
MANAGER RULE 4:
MANAGER RULE 5:
Finally:
Any questions?