Part 3 Presentation – From incremental to breakthrough change.

1. innovation in digital age education
from incremental to breakthrough change
Leadership in Digital Age Education – CSE
Sylvia Guidara 27.04.2012

2. embedding innovation as part of
strategic processes

3. ‘next practice’ innovation model
http://www.innovationunit.org/resources/next-practice-education-disciplined-approach-innovation

4. what is next practice?
“In one sense ‘next’ practice is like tomorrow: it is never here. The
term is meant, though, to convey the notion of genuinely new
approaches rooted in practical understanding.” (Innovation Unit)
“There is a lot of research focused on best practice, but I focus on
next practice. Next practice [is]: future-oriented .... about
connecting the dots. Next practice is disciplined imagination.” (CK
Prahalad, Professor of Business Administration at the University of
Michigan)
“Next practices open up new ways of working – are much more likely
to come from thoughtful, experienced, self-confident practitioners
trying to find new and more effective solutions to intractable
problems.” (Improvement and Development Agency UK)

5. what is next practice?
A way forward for purposeful, disciplined interventions, which
nevertheless optimise the scope for professional creativity.
The Next Practice model:
• Supports practitioners and gives them the creative space and
incentives they need to be innovative.
• Develops interventions that both release professional imagination,
whilst encouraging work that is disciplined and system relevant.
• Assists schools to learn from the resultant innovation and its
process characteristics so that these can be taken to scale.

6. what next practice looks like
The combination of a methodology derived from the available
evidence base, with a mobilised group of empowered practitioners
motivated by a compelling purpose, supported by a variety of
individuals and networks to develop.

7. what next practice looks like
practitioners already pushing at the boundaries
skilled and self-confident visionary and energetic
The Right
take risks Group can lead others
their ideas spring from
have a lively interest in the
immersion in practice: not in
overall direction of education
theory or in ideology

8. ‘next practice’ innovation model
http://www.innovationunit.org/resources/next-practice-education-disciplined-approach-innovation

9. digital learning labs
defining projects that drive innovation
iPad Field Trial
Small groups of staff are invited Yr 8 Online Project
participate in DLL groups. Based Learning Group
Virtual Learning Group
DLL meet regularly throughout
2011.
DLL group members are
supported to develop skills,
pedagogy and to innovate.
DLL share their work at the
beginning of Term 4 staff day.

10. rethinking institutional structures
to support innovation

11. roles and responsibilities
School leaders, Director of Studies, faculty leaders, professional learning coordinator, IT
support staff and technical support staff work together to promote, guide and support the
digital learning vision school-wide.
Communicate and promote the school’s digital Establish, communicate and monitor
learning strategy to whole school community, guidelines or expectations for
along with any related expectations. embedding the digital learning
School Curriculum
strategy in curriculum and reporting.
Leaders Manager
Support staff to embed the digital PD Manager Establish, communicate and
Digital Learning
learning strategy, and meet related Manager monitor professional learning
curriculum and professional learning expectations and provide support
expectations. through PD opportunities.
IT Manager
Support the digital learning strategy through
technical and infrastructure support.

12. Sylvia Guidara
www.digimuve.com
twitter.com/digimuve
sguidara@me.com