Keynote for Indiana Library Federation Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 14, 2012. Full text of talk available at: http://peterbromberg.com/indiana/FRAMECHANGE.pdf
1. FRAMECHANGES
Indiana Library Fe
deration
Annual Conference
November 14, 2012
Indianapolis, IN
Peter Bromberg
peterbromberg@gm
ail.com
Full Text of Talk is available at: http://peterbromberg.com/indiana/FRAMECHANGE.pdf
2. Being an attempt to
answer the question:
How to be
effective?
Or …
“Some things I’ve noticed or
learned along the way”
3. “Between stimulus and response
there is a space.
In that space is our power to
choose our response.
In our response lies our growth
and our freedom.”
- Viktor E. Frankl
19. the absolutely crazy and historically
unprecedented pace of
Change
or…
What got us here
won’t get us there
20. Exponential Pace of Change
1.5 mill yrs lever, wedge
500,000 yrs control of fire
50,000 yrs bow & arrow
5,000 years wheel and axle; sail
500 years printing press with movable type; rifle
100 years automobiles
55 years satellites
31 years IBM Home Computer
27 years Windows / Mac
19 years World wide web
11-13 years iPod, Netflix, Tivo
6-8 years Ubiquitous Broadband, Blogging, Skype
5 years iPhone, Android, App Store, Geolocation
< 5 years SMS/Smartphone ubiquity, Twitter, Facebook
Tablets, iPads, Cloud
< 2 years AMAZON-APPLE-GOOGLE-FACEBOOK
21. Key Trends: Overview
2000 2012
Use Internet (adult) 46% 82%
Broadband at home 5% 66%
Own a cell phone 50% 88%
eBook Reader 0% 19%
Tablet 0% 19%
Pew Internet & American Life Project
23. Exponential Pace of Change
1.5 mill yrs lever, wedge
500,000 yrs control of fire
50,000 yrs bow & arrow
5,000 years wheel and axle; sail
500 years printing press with movable type; rifle
100 years automobiles
50 years satellites
30 years IBM Home Computer
25 years Windows / Mac
20 years World wide web
10 years ago iPod, Netflix, Tivo
6-8 years ago Ubiquitous Broadband, Blogging, Skype
5 years ago iPhone, Android, App Store, Geolocation
< 5 years SMS/Smartphone ubiquity, Twitter, Facebook
Tablets, iPads, Cloud
< 2 years AMAZON-APPLE-GOOGLE-FACEBOOK
27. Flatten the Organization
Agile
Flexible
Adaptable
Innovative
Responsive
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29. Flatten the Organization
Strong Shared Vision
Less Hierarchy
Bias for action
Bias for risk-taking
Employee empowerment
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30. Importance of a
Strong Vision
Image source: http://www.thetransactiontax.org/2012/01/16/i-have-a-dream/
31. Emergent Leaders
- No formal authority
- Motivate others
- Initiate new ideas
- Seek others’ opinions
- Are passionate and involved
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32. Emergent Leaders
“I’ll just keep going
until someone tells
me to dial it back.”
And what will you do
if someone tells you
to dial it back?
“I’ll still keep going”
36. Power of Questions
• What result do I want?
• Were is my attention focused?
• What else could this mean?
• What resources are available?
• What’s stopping me?
• What assumptions am I making?
• What have I tried?
• What actions can I take?
• What action WILL I commit to?
• Did that move me in the right direction?
37. Model for Effective Action
1. What do you want?
2. What actions have you taken?
3. Move in the right direction?
4. What else can you do?
5. What WILL you do?
Modified from Steve and Jill Morris’ Leadership Simple
38. Model for Effective Action
1. What do you want?
2. What actions have you taken?
Accountability
3. Move in the right direction?
4. What else can you do?
5. What WILL you do?
Modified from Steve and Jill Morris’ Leadership Simple
39. Human Beings: A Manual
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56. Perception Action
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Cognition Emotion
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57. Remember
We are not alone…
ILF| ALA | ACRL Andromeda Yelton
PLA |AASL | SLA Jamie LaRue
Michael Stephens Jenica Rogers
Buffy Hamilton Steven Bell
David Lee King Lauren Pressley
Jenica Rogers Andy Woodworth
Stephen Abram Meredith Farkas
Karen Schneider ALA Think Tank
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71. Mind Your State of Mind
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72. Signage at the DMV
How to be Effective
19 signs in my field of vision
75. Know Thyself
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76. The Rule of 2012
What got us here won’t get us there
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77. Are You Making a
Dent in the Universe?
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““ Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor E. Frankl The world is changing Some would suggest that it’s changing at a faster pace than ever There are challenges, to be sure But there are also always choices Conference is a time to come together, and make a little space to reflect, to open ourselves up to new ideas and new ways of seeing. It’s a time to My job today is to help you hang out in that space. A little space for perspective. A little space for a shift in perspective. An opening to think creatively about the choices you have individually and collectively to focus your attention and your energy. Photo credit: Peter Bromberg [CLICK]
I’d like to start by asking a question to create a little perspective; A little context WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY? A seemingly simple question, and one I try to continually ask and answer. Every day Take a moment, and think about the question. Why are we here today at the Maplewood Library? Why are YOU here? (RUN THROUGH ALL OF THE MAP SLIDES) [click]
Earth
Earth
Earth
Earth
Earth
Earth
Earth
3 rd planet from the sun
Milky Way
Universe
Of the 107 billion people who have ever lived, we get to interact with a few hundred , maybe a few thousand. Look around you, these are the people you get to spend time with Our time here is precious
So I will ask again: Why are we here today? Because Life is short Our time together is precious I want to use my time here to make a difference I want to be awake and fully present Enrich my life and the lives of those around me. I choose to do that through library service.
What is effectiveness
Working definition of effectiveness Effectiveness is the ability to bring about the results you desire.
Let’s start by talking about change.
Here is a chart that illustrates the pace of change– specifically change brought about by disruptive technologies You can see that the amount of time between disruptive technologies and major shifts that they bring about has continually compacted. (quickly review) This means that great grandfather’s life was virtually indistinguishable from his father’s life. They both lived in a make shift house , with a dirt floor, a wood burning oven, and no plumbing. The first 13 years of my grandfather’s life were the same as his fathers In 1921 he left Russia for America and the next 80 years of his life saw: Automobiles, Indoor plumbing, Telephones, Heart surgery, Air travel, Satellites in orbit Space travel a moon landing, Television, Microwaves, Portable radios and tape players In other words, my grandfather saw more significant change in his life than his ancestors saw in the 500 years previous. To contrast, my 15 year old nephew has never known a world without: Internet, 156 HD channels, Invisible braces, DVDs, Cell phones, Text Messaging The pace of change– the introduction of “disruptive technologies” continue to happen at an exponential pace… Here are just a few key indicators: [click]
2000 2012 Use Internet (adult) 46% 82% Broadband at home 5% 66% Own a cell phone 50% 88% Wireless Internet 0% 66% eBook Reader 0% 19% Tablet 0% 19%
SHOW VIDEO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funny right, but he captures something there, about how customers expectations shift very quickly when they are exposed to new technologies that make their life easier—or at least technologies that they value. Back when we started QandANJ.org in late 2001 and I started going around doing presentations, I would ask, “how many of you have been on the internet in the last 24 hours.” In the beginning I’d see 10-25% of hands go up. Each year, I’d see more and more hands go up. And now when I ask that question (ask it) . I inevitably see 100% How many of you have texted w/I the last 24 hours? Been on a social network? In a few years, how many hands will we see? The fact is, that technology doesn’t just expand what’s possible, it shifts our expectations and the expectations of our customers. Which means we have to be continually evaluating and shifting our role as librarians to respond to the shifting needs and expectation of those that we serve . But we’re getting a little bit ahead of ourselves… Let’s finish this discussion on the pace of change [click]
Looking back at the chart: What we see is that for long periods of time, nothing happened. Then something happened, that had a major ramifications. That led to major changes. And then for another long period of time nothing happened. In Change Management, this was referred to as [CLICK] (Unfreeze Change,Re-freeze model)
Up until recently, there was an accepted model of how change happens in society and organizations: The Unfreeze, Change, Refreeze model , This model suggests that: Our structures, our organizations , and therefore our experiences remain fairly stable (or frozen) for long periods of time Some fundamental change occurs, and for a period of time, things unfreeze. We all get used to the change, it’s ramifications play out, and we settle into the new normal. We refreeze. This model makes sense when we apply it historically, but over the last 100 years, the periods between each change have gotten smaller and smaller, to the point where it seems we don’t even get to the refreeze point. With regard to change we are now more in a state of continual fluidity . What does it feel like when we are in “unfreeze” mode? [click]
Like this… Mad Men is all about that unfreezing Again, we have increasingly found ourselves in type of permanent unfreeze model Peter Vaill, a Professor of Mgmt at Antioch Univ . observed this phenomena and suggested a new model to help us understand change . [click]
We are now in what Peter Vaill and other change mgmt experts call: Permanent whitewater. Whitewater suggests a number of things: It suggests a fast-pace ; It suggests that the situation changes by the second It suggests that we need to vigilant, aware and responsive moment by moment It also suggests that we can have a general sense of shape of the river—the direction of current — Maybe know where the really big rocks are . We can’t control the ride, but we can influence it . So, what can we do to be successful in this new reality? [CLICK]
We can flatten our organizations. Why? Simple: Because flatter organizations – organizations with less hierarchy and bureaucracy– are better positioned to succeed in a climate of rapid change? What are the characteristics of a flattened org? Agile Flexible Adaptable Innovative Responsive [click]
Valve is an extreme example of an organization with NO hierarchy No management No structure Anyone can Think of it as runway fashion. It’s far out there, but some of those far out ideas can be scaled back and used. [click]
How does that look? Flatten the organization Strong shared Vision Less Hierarchy Bias for action Bias for risk-taking Employee empowerment to act Encourage Emergent Leadership [click] Photo cc license 2.0 courtesy flickr user Chrissy Eliza http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrissyeliza/4142314898/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Emergent Leaders: (Peter Northouse) No formal authority Motivate others Initiate new ideas Seek others’ opinions Are passionate and involved Photo cc license 2.0 courtesy flickr user aussiegal http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/7196082472/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Lindsey is a great example of Emergent Leadership [click]
POWER OF QUESTIONS What result do I want? Were is my attention focused? What else could this mean? What resources are available? What’s stopping me? What assumptions am I making? What have I tried? What actions can I take? What action WILL I commit to? Did that move me in the right direction?
When we aren't getting what we want, we basically have three options available to us. We can change what we want, we can change our behavior, or we can change our perception (Jill and Steve Morris, Leadership Simple)
The Body/mind is a system. Take care of both. They are intertwined When you are healthy, well-rested, and properly vitaminized, you will be more effective because you will be in a greater state of resourcefulness
When we are healthy in body and mind, we are inevitably, happier, more creative, more energized, and hence more effective.
Eat Well and often . I’m not going to preach, but if you’re not eating a healthy balance diet it’s like you’re coming up to bat with 1 strike on you. Research shows that breakfast is super important, and it is better to nibble on small snacks between meals (especially protein like nuts, cheese), then to go long periods without food.
Exercise: Again, no preaching. There are reams of data that extol the benefits of exercise. The good news is you don’t need to be a gym rat to reap the benefits. Gretchen Reynolds, who has written on science, health and fitness for 20 years says, “The first 20 minutes of moving around provide most of the health benefits. Take the stairs a little more often, park far away from the entrance, take a walk. You will find yourself with more mental, as well as physical energy
From: http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident -- can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success. “ Amy Cuddy’s research on body language reveals that we can change other people’s perceptions — and even our own body chemistry — simply by changing body positions.”
Sleep : There is so much data on the value of sleep the benefits of napping. For instance, a 2007 study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital found that “relational memory -- the ability to make logical "big picture" inferences from disparate pieces of information -- is dependent on taking a break from studies and learning, and even more important, getting a good night's sleep.”
Take Breaks: Again, research shows that even a short 10 minute break away from our desks can rejuvenate us and lead to better engagement and creative problem-solving. A 2010 study at the University of California “found that when rats have a new experience, like exploring an unfamiliar area, their brains show new patterns of activity. But only when the rats take a break from their exploration do they process those patterns in a way that seems to create a persistent memory of the experience. The researchers suspect that the findings also apply to how humans learn.” Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/technology/25brain.html
Importance of self-knowledge Biases Personality styles Communication Style Decision Making Style How we deal with conflict
Four other books I highly recommend Predictably Irrational (how we make choices) Made to Stick (how we remember) Switch (change management) Drive (motivation)
In a talk that Jesse James Garrett did at UX Week 2009 (a user experience conference), he suggests that our goal should be engagement and that customers can be engaged in four primary ways. Through: Perception (senses) Action (body) Cognition (mind) Emotion (heart) [click] From. Jesse James Garrett | The State Of User Experience, http://vimeo.com/6952223 Picture of fingerpainting girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pollock/4172866434/sizes/n/in/photostream/ Picture of smiling woman: http://www.flickr.com/photos/phantom_menace/177058530/sizes/m/in/photostream/
What does that kind of engagement look like? Let’s See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw So how were the people in this video being engaged? Perception (sound, visual) Action (jumping, walking) Cognition (choices, cause/effect) Emotion (fun!) Garrett suggests that once you start thinking in terms of user experience, you start to see user experience problems everywhere; you can’t NOT see these problems. [click]
In a talk that Jesse James Garrett did at UX Week 2009 (a user experience conference), he suggests that our goal should be engagement and that customers can be engaged in four primary ways. Through: Perception (senses) Action (body) Cognition (mind) Emotion (heart) [click] From. Jesse James Garrett | The State Of User Experience, http://vimeo.com/6952223 Picture of fingerpainting girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pollock/4172866434/sizes/n/in/photostream/ Picture of smiling woman: http://www.flickr.com/photos/phantom_menace/177058530/sizes/m/in/photostream/
There is an amazing network of people and organizations out there to support us and network with Indiana Library Federation | ALA | ACRL |PLA | AASL| SLA Michael Stephens Buffy Hamilton David Lee King Jenica Rogers Steven Bell Lauren Pressley Andy Woodworth Meredith Farkas ALA Think Tank Webjunction
Sleep Nap Take Breaks Do Nothing
The frame provides context Context shapes meaning Discuss “Asset based thinking” ?
How to get over the fundamental attribution error? Realize you’re telling yourself a story which may or may not be true Recognize that there are significant downsides to the story (puts you in a less resourceful place) Tell a different story; A charitable story. Put things in a different frame Note how much better you feel (fewer conflicts, improved relationships, better resolution of problems, fewer escalations)
How to get over the fundamental attribution error? Realize you’re telling yourself a story which may or may not be true Recognize that there are significant downsides to the story (puts you in a less resourceful place) Tell a different story; A charitable story. Put things in a different frame Note how much better you feel (fewer conflicts, improved relationships, better resolution of problems, fewer escalations)
Core Values are important because they help make quick decisions, aligned with your purpose and goal Core value = What do you believe in??? What are you willing to fight for? Where do you draw your line in the sand? What won’t you do? Inspire others.
Sleep Nap Take Breaks Do Nothing
OK, before we dive in, let’s set the stage a bit. I was at the DMV inspection station with my wife’s car got up early, crack of dawn Waiting in line, and as I pull up, this is what I see: [NEXT SLIDE]
Granted it was early I hadn’t had coffee yet But my brain was seriously fritzing out trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing. Justice Potter stewart famously remarked on porography , “hard to define but I know it when I see it.” Kind of like ineffectiveness. Ineffectiveness: You know it when you see it… So that’s ineffectiveness. What does it mean to be effective?
Importance of self-knowledge Biases Personality styles Communication Style Decision Making Style How we deal with conflict
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson (ReWork) talk about making a dent in the universe