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INNOVATION BOOT CAMP Learn Faster M.J. D’Elia & Robin Bergart University of Guelph OALT/ABO 2012 Conference King City, ON
INNOVATION BOOT CAMP Learn Faster
M.J. D’Elia & Robin Bergart University of Guelph OALT/ABO 2012 Conference King City, ON
WELCOME
SCHEDULE
• Welcome
• Warm-up
• Idea generation
• Cool down
training manual (p. 1)
TRAINING MANUAL
• Training booklet
• Activities
• Additional notes
• Reflections
• Resources
TRAINING MANUAL
• Print your name
ORIGIN OF I.B.C.
training manual (p. 3)
THE PLAN
• 12 week program
• Recruited volunteers
• Social experiment in creative process
• Activities, reflection, discussion
GYM RULES
Take a risk It’s about the team
training manual (p. 2)
GYM RULES
Reflect on practice Embrace failure
training manual (p. 2)
GYM RULES
Process before product Everyone is a leader
training manual (p. 2)
GYM RULES
training manual (p. 2)
Have fun Photo release
GYM RULES
DIVERGENT THINKING training manual (p. 5)
GUIDELINES
• Defer judgment
• Combine and build ideas
• Seek wild ideas
• Go for quantity
training manual (p. 5)
PROBLEMS training manual (p. 6)
PROBLEM 1
How might we make wait times in doctors’ offices more pleasant?
training manual (p. 6)
PROBLEM 2
How might we make the middle seat on an airplane the most desirable seat?
training manual (p. 6)
PROBLEM 3
How might we make carpooling a more attractive option for commuters?
training manual (p. 6)
PROBLEM 4
How might we make it easier to find hard-to-locate products in the grocery store?
training manual (p. 6)
PROBLEM 5
How might we encourage a healthier lifestyle for library technicians at work?
training manual (p. 6)
INSTRUCTIONS
• Choose one of those problems to work on
• Put the problem you chose in the centre of the table
• Put the others back in the envelope
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
• Sticky note brainstorming
• Forced connections
• Brainwriting + SCAMPER
training manual (p. 7)
STICKY NOTE BRAINSTORM
MATERIALS
• Sticky note pads (for each group member)
• Markers (for each group member)
• Pre-numbered flip chart paper (for facilitator)
training manual (p. 7)
INSTRUCTIONS
• Brainstorm solutions to your problem
• One idea per sticky note
• Speak your idea to the group
• Hand it to the facilitator
• Build on ideas from other members
• Facilitator posts ideas on pre-numbered chart paper
• Goal: 50 ideas in 10 minutes
training manual (p. 7)
DEBRIEF
• Ideas flow more freely
• Clear objective with a good group dynamic
• Verbalizing ideas allows for building on them
training manual (p. 7)
training manual (p. 8)
FORCED CONNECTIONS
MATERIALS
• Random objects
• Flip chart paper
• Markers
• Sticky notes
training manual (p. 8)
INSTRUCTIONS (ROUND ONE)
• Look at the random objects
• Brainstorm as many characteristics as you can
• 3 minutes
• Record your ideas on flip chart paper
training manual (p. 8)
INSTRUCTIONS (ROUND TWO)
• Look at your list of characteristics
• Do any of those characteristics give you new ideas for how to solve your problem?
• Discuss in your group
• Add new ideas to sticky notes
training manual (p. 8)
DEBRIEF
• Stimulates lateral thinking
• Encourages cross-pollination
• Focuses on the object, not the problem
training manual (p. 9)
training manual (p. 9)
BRAINWRITING + SCAMPER
MATERIALS
• Package of worksheets
• Something to write with (for each group member)
training manual (p. 9)
INSTRUCTIONS
• Each group member should have one worksheet
• Look at the prompting questions
• Generate new ideas and record them on the sheet
• 2 minutes
• Pass your sheet to the left
• Repeat
training manual (p. 9)
DEBRIEF
• Encourages contemplative brainstorming
• Probes additional angles on the problem
• Surfaces solutions, comments, and assumptions
training manual (p. 9)
CONVERGENT THINKING training manual (p. 10)
GUIDELINES
• Be deliberate
• Check your objectives
• Improve your ideas
• Be affirmative
• Consider novelty
training manual (p. 10)
COOL DOWN
IMPACT
• Adopted IBC activities in some work teams
• Enhanced meeting space
• Started meetings with improvisation
• Prototyped service desk
• Captured data with more creative methods
• Wayfinding study; idea spotting
IMPACT
• Facilitated creative problem solving process
• Organizational development
• CIO group retreat
• Promoted the IBC experience
• Conferences: ACRL, LOTW, OLA, ACRL/WNYO
• Reference Services Review
• Use your context
• Be purposeful
• Expect to alter your plan
• Find your champions
• Stare failure in the face
FINAL THOUGHTS
Yes is more. - Bruce Mau
QUESTIONS
IMAGE CREDITS
Images of IBC were taken by Robin Bergart. Additional images were adapted from www.flickr.com and used under Creative Commons licensing (listed in order of appearance): White towel: sciascia Beige army man: Alex MestasArmy man with orange background: Jennifer Tomaloff Weight lifter: damndirty Cyclists: Andrew Last Ballet mirror: Gerry Dulay Bandaged arm: Sandor Weisz Kid showing muscles: eyeliam Runners: John Kochmanski Girl with tongue: Axel Buhrmann Photographer and camera: Andrew Ferguson Human pyramid: lululemon athletica Yoga stretch: lululemon athletica Jumping on a trampoline: Josh Bancroft Water bottle at airport: Nexeus Fatale
