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Thursday, April 9, 2015 - Roundtable/Concurrent Session 5 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm
RIdE THE dIgITAl WAvE:
IMPlEMENTINg dISRUPTIvE INNOvATION THROUgH AdAPTIvE lEAdERSHIP
location: Willow A TECHnoLogy TRACK
Presented by: Virgil Bakken, Chair, Department of Mass Communication, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN
No one knows better the challenges of leadership in a high-defnition age than the chairs and deans who
administer programs in technology and communication. It is broadly accepted that the capacity to create and
disseminate digital content doubles every 18 months. In order to respond to exponential change in technology, these
The Chair Academy’s 24th Annual International Leadership Conference
educational programs must be collaborative, entrepreneurial and robust. This session will explore how Heifetz’
principles of adaptive leadership might be used to facilitate the kind of disruptive innovation needed to transform
communication and technology programs.
The attendees with beneft by:
• Applying the concepts of adaptive leadership to areas of technology.
• Viewing educational programs as a marketplace requiring innovation.
• Considering the role of entrepreneurism in higher education programs.
• Discussing the development of adaptive cultures and structures.
• Reviewing the basic strategies of identifying a market niche, securing resources and creating relationships
cHANgINg cOllEgE cUlTURE
THROUgH INTEREST-BASEd PROBlEM SOlvINg
location: Willow B LEADERSHIP TRACK
Presented by: Sarah B. Fritz, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, Madison College, Madison, WI; Kathryn
Sorensen, Associate Dean of Business and Applied Arts, Madison College, Madison, WI
Change is hard. Changing culture is harder. We will share the journey that one two-year college in Madison, WI is
undertaking as its faculty, staff, administration, and students attempt to change a culture just over 100 years in the
making and implement a new system of Shared Governance. The Interest-Based process is providing all
stakeholders with a new paradigm as the college moves into its second century. We will share a brief history of
employee relations at Madison College, along with the basics of Interest-Based principles, the process, and
examples of outcomes where the process has and hasn’t been successful.
Participants in this workshop will:
• Learn the basic tenets of Interest Based Problem Solving
• Learn how to distinguish interests from positions and practice IBPS using real-life scenarios
• Discuss the role of leaders and managers in IBPS, and when and when not to use IBPS
• Learn about pitfalls to avoid on the road to Shared Governance
• Discuss how IBPS can transform a college culture
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RIdE THE dIgITAl WAvE:
IMPlEMENTINg dISRUPTIvE INNOvATION THROUgH AdAPTIvE lEAdERSHIP
location: Willow A TECHnoLogy TRACK
Presented by: Virgil Bakken, Chair, Department of Mass Communication, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN
No one knows better the challenges of leadership in a high-defnition age than the chairs and deans who
administer programs in technology and communication. It is broadly accepted that the capacity to create and
disseminate digital content doubles every 18 months. In order to respond to exponential change in technology, these
The Chair Academy’s 24th Annual International Leadership Conference
educational programs must be collaborative, entrepreneurial and robust. This session will explore how Heifetz’
principles of adaptive leadership might be used to facilitate the kind of disruptive innovation needed to transform
communication and technology programs.
The attendees with beneft by:
• Applying the concepts of adaptive leadership to areas of technology.
• Viewing educational programs as a marketplace requiring innovation.
• Considering the role of entrepreneurism in higher education programs.
• Discussing the development of adaptive cultures and structures.
• Reviewing the basic strategies of identifying a market niche, securing resources and creating relationships
cHANgINg cOllEgE cUlTURE
THROUgH INTEREST-BASEd PROBlEM SOlvINg
location: Willow B LEADERSHIP TRACK
Presented by: Sarah B. Fritz, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, Madison College, Madison, WI; Kathryn
Sorensen, Associate Dean of Business and Applied Arts, Madison College, Madison, WI
Change is hard. Changing culture is harder. We will share the journey that one two-year college in Madison, WI is
undertaking as its faculty, staff, administration, and students attempt to change a culture just over 100 years in the
making and implement a new system of Shared Governance. The Interest-Based process is providing all
stakeholders with a new paradigm as the college moves into its second century. We will share a brief history of
employee relations at Madison College, along with the basics of Interest-Based principles, the process, and
examples of outcomes where the process has and hasn’t been successful.
Participants in this workshop will:
• Learn the basic tenets of Interest Based Problem Solving
• Learn how to distinguish interests from positions and practice IBPS using real-life scenarios
• Discuss the role of leaders and managers in IBPS, and when and when not to use IBPS
• Learn about pitfalls to avoid on the road to Shared Governance
• Discuss how IBPS can transform a college culture
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