Forces for Change (pre-workshop task)The Holistic View

Title Michael Fullan – Forces for Change in Education

Objectives 1. To be aware of forces which drive change2. To reflect on how well your school is doing on some of these drivers for change3. To stimulate discussion

Guidance This workshop should be carried out early in the process as it helps to begin the process of building a vision for the future of your establishment which will lead to the planning and development of pilot projects using the techniques in the remaining workshops.

Group Size Can be done individually but perhaps best as a small senior group who will be the lead innovation team in the school

Resources This PowerPoint deckForces for Change PDFWord template

Timing 2 hours to prepare, 1 hour to share and discuss

Outputs 1. Completed Forces for Change analysis2. Beginnings of a vision for your school

Workshop overview

Innovation and process of change

• There are numerous examples of education reform programs and innovation with many which have been successful and also a number which have failed. A missing ingredient in most failed cases is appreciation and the use of what is known as change knowledge: understanding and insight about the process of change and the key drivers that make for successful change in practice (8 forces for leaders of change; Fullen et al 2005)

• The pre-workshop task will allow you to get a holistic view of key ingredients for effective change which are at the heart for sustained systemic innovation in any organisation

• Read the “thinking piece” article on the next slide and the use the template provided to reflect on your own practice and your organisation. This workshop is designed to support you in the series of innovation workshops planned later.

Click on the image below and read article. Later, use the next 8 slides to reflect and share your reading and reflections with your colleagues

Preparing for change

Driver 1: Engaging Peoples Moral Purpose

Key points Example in practice

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here) Share any evidence of this driver in practice in your

school/organisation (write here) and identify which

part of the innovation wheel this links to:• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

Driver 2: Building Capacity

Key points Example in practice

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here) Share any evidence of this driver in practice in your

school/organisation (write here) and identify which

part of the innovation wheel this links to:• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

Driver 3: Understanding the change process

Key points Example in practice

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here) Share any evidence of this driver in practice in your

school/organisation (write here) and identify which

part of the innovation wheel this links to:• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

Driver 4: Developing Cultures for Learning

Key points Example in practice

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here) Share any evidence of this driver in practice in your

school/organisation (write here) and identify which

part of the innovation wheel this links to:• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

Driver 5: Developing Cultures of Evaluation

Key points Example in practice

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here) Share any evidence of this driver in practice in your

school/organisation (write here) and identify which

part of the innovation wheel this links to:• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

Driver 6: Focussing on Leadership Change

Key points Example in practice

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here) Share any evidence of this driver in practice in your

school/organisation (write here) and identify which

part of the innovation wheel this links to:• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

Driver 7: Fostering Coherence Making

Key points Example in practice

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here) Share any evidence of this driver in practice in your

school/organisation (write here) and identify which

part of the innovation wheel this links to:• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

Driver 8: Cultivating Trilevel Development

Key points Example in practice

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here) Share any evidence of this driver in practice in your

school/organisation (write here) and identify which

part of the innovation wheel this links to:• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)

• Key point 1 (write reflection notes here)