Audrey Watters @audreywatters
CNIE 2014
Blah blah blah blah Disruption blah blah blah Innovation blah blah blah Disruptive Innovation blah blah blah Innovative
Innovators blah blah blah Innovating Innovation blah blah blah Technology blah blah blah Disruptive Technology blah blah blah
Markets blah blah blah Innovating Education blah blah blah Disrupting Education blah blah blah Keynote Talk blah blah blah
Original Keynote Title: !
Silicon Valley’s (Ed-Tech) Innovation Culture vs
a Culture of Innovative Learning
Revised Keynote Title: !
What is “Silicon Valley Culture” and
Why The Hell Would We Want It Anywhere Near Education?
Revised (Again) Keynote Title: !
The Ideology of Innovation
Revised (Again) Keynote Title: !
Against Innovation
“innovation” !
in·no·va·tion noun \ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən\ !
1: a new idea, device, or method !2: the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods
!— Merriam Webster
“innovation” !
in·no·va·tion noun \ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən\ !
“the latest innovation in computer technology” !"Through technology and innovation, they found ways to get better results with less work.” !"the rapid pace of technological innovation”
!— Merriam Webster
“Innovation” from 1800-2008
“Innovative” from 1800-2008
“innovation” !
in·no·va·tion noun \ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən\ !
The action of innovating; the introduction of novelties; the alteration of what is established by the introduction of new elements or forms.
!— OED
“Innovate” vs “Invent” 1800-2008
“Innovation” vs “Invention” 1800-2008
“Revolution” vs “Innovation” 1800-2008
“Creative Destruction” 1800-2008
“Disruptive Innovation” 1800-2008
“disruptive innovation” !
dis·rup·tive in·no·va·tion buzzword \disˈrəptiv ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən\ !
a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market, eventually displacing established competitors
!— Clayton Christensen
“disruptive innovation” napkin sketch by Clayton Christensen
“Salvation” vs “Innovation” 1800-2008
Revised (For the Last Time) Keynote Title: !
Politics, Not “Innovation”