Sharing Navigation Strategies for Launching Library Innovation

This engaging presentation explores guiding innovation in libraries. It defines innovation, identifies areas ripe for change, and outlines problem-solving and goal-setting strategies. The presentation is part off a workshop and meant to encourage active participation. It introduces SWOT analysis for "scanning the horizon" and poses key questions about where, when, how, and what areas need innovation. Key innovation areas include services, AI, resources, space design, and demographic shifts. The workshop offers unconventional ways to find solutions and outlines goal-setting methods like OKRs, SMART Goals, Backward Goal-Setting, and the ABCDE Method. Crucially, it discusses change management using Dr. Mary Lippitt's model, illustrating how vision, skills, incentives, resources, and action plans impact success.