Keynote, Set the World on Fire for Colorado Library Association, Ready, Set, Go! Innovating Colorado Libraries, October, 2012 Keynote

1. Set the World
on Fire
Colorado Association of Libraries
October 18, 2012
Bobbi Newman
Librarianbyday.net

2. Innovation

3. 1: the
introduction of
something new
2: a new idea,
method, or
device

4. Be Bold

5. The 21st century
is no place for
timid librarians

6. There are
no magic
beans

7. Remember
technology is
only a
tool

8. Sexy
doesn’t last.

9. Be Vulnerable

10. Own your
weaknesses

11. Play

12. Take
risks

13. Fail

14. Be Powerful

15. Libraries
Are
Powerful
Partners

16. Show up and
be awesome

17. Contribute more
than you criticize

18. Demand more

19. Change

20. More than just a
better mouse trap

21. Attitude
matters

22. The Stages of Change
1. Knowledge
2. Persuasion
3. Decision
4. Implementation
5. Confirmation.
Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations

23. Changing
people’s
customs is
an even
more
delicate responsibility
than surgery.
Edward H. Spicer,

24. Know when to fold ‘em

25. The illiterate of the 21st
century will not be
those who cannot read
and write, but those
who cannot
learn, unlearn,
and relearn.
- Alvin Toffler

26. The snow
won’t stop
falling just
because
you don’t
have a
shovel

27. Ready! Set! Go!
Bobbi Newman
Librarianbyday.net