Strategic planning relies on strategic thinking. To think strategically we need to explore beyond our common environment, the usual places we look and the usual way in which we look…
2014 – Did You Know? You should…
Finally! a current version of Did You Know? Use this video to start staff, Board, stakeholders thinking about the world around the library – and spark conversations regarding what this…
Tools for Measuring, Influencing & Planning
If you are in Victoria, BC on Wednesday May 28th, Moe Hosseini-Ara and I will be working with a group to use practical tools for measuring, influencing key stakeholders and for…
OLA Poster: Growing a support program for the new Blended Services Model at McMaster University
Poster developed by: Jill Bedford and Rodney Howland; McMaster University Launched in 2009, MAC’s Blended Services Model demanded more complex skills from Library Assistants at main service points. This led…
OLA Poster: Growing a support program for the new Blended Services Model at McMaster University
Poster developed by: Jill Bedford and Rodney Howland; McMaster University Launched in 2009, MAC’s Blended Services Model demanded more complex skills from Library Assistants at main service points. This led…
Strategic Thinking Takes Time
Jane and I will be focusing on Thinking Strategically and Building the Future at SLA’s Annual Conference on Sunday June 8th. As I think about the points we want to…
Strategic Planning: Special Issue
Thanks to CLA for publishing an entire issue of Feliciter devoted to Strategic Planning. The October 2012 issue features articles on: University of Alberta’s Process Mapping (Allison Sivak & Katherine…
Co-Creating Scenarios: Results in Solution Buy-in
People too often dismiss futures planning or strategic planning or scenario planning as a bureaucratic exercise they need to do for “the Board” (in the case of public libraries) or…
Strategic Planning: Make it Successful
Jim Morgenstern (dmA Planning & Management Services) and I presented on this topic at CLA 2012 today. The slides we presented used lots of photos to be visually compelling on…
Oscar-Winner Launches Innisfil’s Strategic Plan
The ink on Innisfil Public Library’s Strategic Plan was barely dry when they made great strides toward their Vision of “sparking ideas to ignite a creative and dynamic community.” How?…