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Scenario Planning:the PolyU Library
experience
February 2009February 2009
Steve O’ConnorUniversity Librarian
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Scenario Planning:
“Information is the currency of democracy”
Thomas Jefferson
February 2009February 2009
Creating the FutureCreating the Future
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Our Goal in life
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“I am enough of an artist to draw
freely on my imagination.
Imagination is more important than
knowledge.
Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world”
Albert Einstein
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Future Thinking
What it is not…Strategic planning
…Only thinking about what to do tomorrow
How not to change … Cling to present views of ‘our’ world
… Not being able to conceive of other ways of doing
… Wait for others outside our environment to tell us what to do; to reduce budget ; to force change of direction; to become less relevant
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“There are an infinite number of stories about the future; our
purpose is to tell those that matter”
Lawrence Wilkinson
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Tunnel Vision
• Light at the end of the tunnel• Vision gets narrower• Open it up ?• Think ‘outside the box’• There are no sacred cows !• Change is the only constant
in our lives!
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INSERT BINOCULARS
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The Future is not linear….ALTERNATIVE FUTURES
NOW
DECISION POINTS
SCENARIO PATH
OPTIONS
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Observations
• PolyU was trying to create three futures from which to choose
• Engaged in input from all library staff, UG and PG students, Expert Teachers, and Expert Researchers
• PolyU created the Preferred Library Scenario through a Workshop which a wide range of the PolyU community
• The PLS was then the target for our Strategic Planning 2009-2012
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PolyU Library has sought
to create its own future
rather than
accepting
the future created for it.
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Normal Life Cycle 一般的生命周期
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Life Cycle with Spikes 跳跃的生命周期
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Life Cycle with Long Tail 长尾巴的生命周期
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Growth of Digital… 增长的数字化资源
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What is YOUR prediction for
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–Digital? %
–Print? %
Think about it !!
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Observations
• It is critical to use all sources of information to predict your own library future
• What will be the mix of budget, materials, print/digital, local/remote users, and so on
• All of this markets a Library which is seen as Forward Looking and Thoughtful !!
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Strategic Thinking
Future Focus
Strong
Weak
Weak Strong
Mindless Action
Futures Trap
Paradigm challengingstrategies
Within paradigmstrategies
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Independent libraries
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Networked libraries
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Observations
• Our staff all need to be involved as each has much to contribute
• Our management behaviours in a collaborative world need to be quite different to those we have displayed in a traditionally hierarchical organisation
• We need to avoid ‘One Speak’ if we to be genuinely innovative and responsive
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What will the future labels be for users and libraries?
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