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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - Pre-Conference Sessions
cREATIvE lEAdERSHIP:
THINKINg, WORKINg, ANd lEAdINg WITH vISION
location: cedar
Presented by: Scott Wakefeld, Community College of Aurora
In order to produce real and effective change, leaders must harness the inherent power of the creative process.
Creativity can be a powerful force and you can use it to transform your life and your institution in positive ways.
Having a creative and clear vision puts you in a position of strength and gives you confdence. It will guide your
choices every step of the way, because “vision leads the leader.” (John C. Maxwell)
You can choose to be creative. It is a choice. Creating results that matter and developing your creative leadership is
“not a product of circumstance, it is a matter of choice.” (Robert Fritz)
This skill-based workshop will give you tangible and relevant skills that you can use to bring about your creative vi-
sion. You will explore and develop the following strategies and skills:
Thinking Strategies: Working Skills:
• Seek Clarity (Listen, Explore, Question, Research) • Make vision-based decisions (quickly prioritize
• See the structures and systems at play (systems based on your vision)
thinking) • Design and build a culture of collaboration
• Separate form and function • Remove roadblocks (change the structure)
• Facilitate great ideas with your team (concept • Leverage Structural Tension (the power of vision)
development) • Translate vision into reality
• Develop an original vision (form it with stories and • Develop other creative leaders
pictures) The Chair Academy’s 24th Annual International Leadership Conference
lEARNINg SPAcES THAT MEASURE UP:
PlANNINg ANd ASSESSINg lEARNINg SPAcES FOR THE 21ST cENTURy
location: Willow B
Presented by: Beth Alsen, Mesa Community College, Daphne Rossiter, Mesa Community College, and Jennifer
Strickland, Mesa Community College
Join us as we explore how leaders can leverage space as a change agent for a college. In this interactive session
participants will use tools to manage the lifecycle of learning spaces, both formal and informal, in higher education.
This session will examine: teaching and learning needs, institutional barriers, design principles, engaging stakehold-
ers, optimizing space to increase faculty and student engagement, creating incubator spaces, scaling innovation,
and post-occupancy assessment for continued innovation.
• Attendees will beneft by exploring the following principles and practices:
• Creating a shared vision for learning spaces for your college.
• Generating ideas for creating experimental/incubator spaces.
• Designing formal and informal spaces that increase engagement.
• Assessing effectiveness of learning spaces.
• Accessing resources that assist college leaders in designing learning spaces.
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cREATIvE lEAdERSHIP:
THINKINg, WORKINg, ANd lEAdINg WITH vISION
location: cedar
Presented by: Scott Wakefeld, Community College of Aurora
In order to produce real and effective change, leaders must harness the inherent power of the creative process.
Creativity can be a powerful force and you can use it to transform your life and your institution in positive ways.
Having a creative and clear vision puts you in a position of strength and gives you confdence. It will guide your
choices every step of the way, because “vision leads the leader.” (John C. Maxwell)
You can choose to be creative. It is a choice. Creating results that matter and developing your creative leadership is
“not a product of circumstance, it is a matter of choice.” (Robert Fritz)
This skill-based workshop will give you tangible and relevant skills that you can use to bring about your creative vi-
sion. You will explore and develop the following strategies and skills:
Thinking Strategies: Working Skills:
• Seek Clarity (Listen, Explore, Question, Research) • Make vision-based decisions (quickly prioritize
• See the structures and systems at play (systems based on your vision)
thinking) • Design and build a culture of collaboration
• Separate form and function • Remove roadblocks (change the structure)
• Facilitate great ideas with your team (concept • Leverage Structural Tension (the power of vision)
development) • Translate vision into reality
• Develop an original vision (form it with stories and • Develop other creative leaders
pictures) The Chair Academy’s 24th Annual International Leadership Conference
lEARNINg SPAcES THAT MEASURE UP:
PlANNINg ANd ASSESSINg lEARNINg SPAcES FOR THE 21ST cENTURy
location: Willow B
Presented by: Beth Alsen, Mesa Community College, Daphne Rossiter, Mesa Community College, and Jennifer
Strickland, Mesa Community College
Join us as we explore how leaders can leverage space as a change agent for a college. In this interactive session
participants will use tools to manage the lifecycle of learning spaces, both formal and informal, in higher education.
This session will examine: teaching and learning needs, institutional barriers, design principles, engaging stakehold-
ers, optimizing space to increase faculty and student engagement, creating incubator spaces, scaling innovation,
and post-occupancy assessment for continued innovation.
• Attendees will beneft by exploring the following principles and practices:
• Creating a shared vision for learning spaces for your college.
• Generating ideas for creating experimental/incubator spaces.
• Designing formal and informal spaces that increase engagement.
• Assessing effectiveness of learning spaces.
• Accessing resources that assist college leaders in designing learning spaces.
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