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Evidence-Based Innovation
Presented by Kim Silk
Data Librarian, Martin Prosperity Institute
Rotman School of Management at the
University of Toronto
Thinking About Innovation
• R. David Lankes –
The Atlas of New
Librarianship (2011)
• Pew Research
Internet Life Project
Some Assumptions
• Innovation = doing something new.
• There is always change, and therefore always something new;
• Our communities are constantly changing;
• Libraries are the heart of our communities, therefore we must innovate to anticipate and adapt to change;
• Libraries are both a community, and an organization; we serve internal and external stakeholders.
Questions to Consider
(hint: there are no “right” answers)
Lankes Asks: Why Innovate?
Source: Lankes, 2011
Innovation sounds great, but it’s
hard…
• How can we avoid the creativity-killing anxiety that arises surrounding being told to innovate?
• Is there ever a time when something is going so well that we should stop innovating for a while?
• How can we tell?
Source: Lankes, 2011
Community Research Can Help
Source: Innovative library services ‘in the wild’ by Kathryn Zickuhr, Pew Research
Self-Study Can Help
(Economic) Impact Study
Audit of Activities
Evidence of Change
Knowledge Strategic Planning
What do we need? More
research
Over to you, Stephen!