http://zephyrinnovation.com Mon, 25 May 2009 23:00:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While on a recent hike in Hawaii I was struck by something that has occurred to me before but that seemed even more noticeable on this occasion. I tend to say hello to people I'm passing on a trail and it is interesting to me - especially this time - ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/35 This is part two of a series devoted to reflections on Peter Block's book "Community: The Structure of Belonging". Block discusses leadership from a slightly different perspective than one finds in most of the leadership literature. He perceives the central role of the leader - who could be anyone in any ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/30 Sometimes a book comes along that gets the attention of both heart and mind. Peter Block's book "Community: The Structure of Belonging" is such a book. It is one of the most powerful books I have read in quite a while. Why? Because in it Block focuses on how people ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/28 "If you want to change, you have to change twice. You not only need to change the reality of your situation, you also need to change your perception of this reality." These are the words of Luc de Brabandere, an innovation consultant at Boston Consulting Group in Paris, written in his ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/10 Many university libraries are working to transform how they deliver services, assess and evaluate service and learning, and develop new types of relationships on campus to better influence learning and teaching. There are as many approaches to doing this as there are libraries. And these libraries are using blogging technology ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/13 In a previous post I mentioned "Cirque du Soleil The Spark," a tale about a sports agent who, having lost his focus and his orignal driving passion, enters the world of the circus and rediscovers his creativity and inspiration. One short passage has the protagonist, Frank Castle, being taught how to ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/12 Every user has her/his own reasons for seeking out libraries and library resources. All users are motivated by something -- very often something exciting to them. So perhaps they enter the library inspired but then become somewhat daunted by unfamiliar surroundings, rules, practices, and mysteries. Some are further motivated to ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/11 Many innovations in the world relate to products and services. I would like to posit that we need to also attend to creating innovation in our human systems: our organizations (read libraries!), our society, our communities. What does this mean? I believe we have the creative power to create human-centered systems ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/9 One of the more interesting and provocative books on innovation is Frans Johannson's book The Medici Effect. In this book, Johannson describes two types of innovation: directional innovation and intersectional innovation. Directional innovation is that which develops within a field and which is a progression or evolution of the practices and ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/5 Zephyr congratulates Lansing (IL) Public Library on its nomination for the SirsiDynix Building Better Communities Award. Award winners were announced at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans on June 24, 2006. The four winners received cash awards of $10,000. Lansing Public Libray is one of fifteen nominees for ... http://zephyrinnovation.com/archives/8