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Revolutionary Change Devin Vodicka August 2008
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Revolutionary Change
Devin Vodicka
August 2008
Incremental Improvements
Different Model?
Reflection
Are districts, schools, and classrooms oriented for progress or for innovation? Why?
Is society moving in the direction of a “closed” or “open” orientation … ? What are the implications for schools?
Daniel Pink
Shift: Agriculture/Farming Industrial/Factory Information/Knowledge Conceptual/Creators
Gary Kasparov: The John Henry of the
Information Age
New Era Questions
Can someone overseas do it cheaper? Can a computer do it faster? Am I offering something that satisfies the
nonmaterial, transcendent desires of an abundant age?
Skills for the Conceptual Age
Sir Ken Robinson
Reflection
Are today’s students learning how to … Design? Create stories? Find connections across
disciplines? Empathize? Play? Find meaning?
Microsoft School Leader Development
Questions
How has the world changed? How have students changed? How have schools changed?
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
PARC Work Environment
Artifacts
Innovations
Purpose
Participation Feedback
Environment
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Algorithm:
Two Approaches
Technical/Incremental Efficient
Biological/Creative Adaptive
Devin’s Position Statement: It is the synergy of both the technical and
biological advancements that will lead to revolutionary change
Progress: Decentralization
Current Reality: School systems tend to be organized centrally in the pursuit of “standardized” outputs State Standards Standardized Assessments Teacher Certification Administrator Certification
“The customer can have any color they want as
long as it is black”
Henry Ford
Assembly Line Comparison
Toyota Production System
Dr. Yamauchi
Reflection
How can we use the principles of TPS to improve our schools?
How can the reduction of waste promote innovation and revolutionary change?
How many times do we ask ‘why’ …? Are we addressing the root causes of problems?
Do we have a spirit of Kaizen? Do we value the versatility of our employees?
Biological Model:Meg Wheatley
Challenge
How do we balance the need for improvements in efficiency with the need for adaptive transformation?
How will we know if we’re making progress? What will we do differently, right now, to
catalyze revolutionary improvements for the benefit of students?
