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April 26, 2023
Lessons on Organizational Change from the EDUCAUSE Leadership Academy
In February, brightspot Founder Elliot Felix had the privilege of organizing and facilitating a session of the EDUCAUSE Leadership Academy, with special guests Cindy Leavitt, CIO at The Ohio State University and Ben Maddox Chief Academic Technology Officer at New York University. In this post, Elliot recaps the session and shares some reflections to help academic technology leaders tackle organizational change challenges.
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July 21, 2020
Five Best Practices in Communicating Change
Communication needs to be clear, swift, and timely as campuses collectively learn and adapt to the best protocols for minimizing COVID-19 risks on campus. Learn five best practices in communicating change and pitfalls to avoid.
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March 21, 2019
Enabling Innovation and Organizational Change at Colleges and Universities
Higher Education institutions must prioritize student experience and affordability. Learn how to evolve services, process, policies, spaces, and teams.
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February 26, 2019
Three Financial Strategies to Foster Change in Higher Education
Financial tools facilitate change in higher education. Learn how to link budgeting to outcomes, incentivize specific behaviors, and create competition.
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January 17, 2019
Organization Design for Higher Education Project Success
Academic leaders should be strategic in how they create new university project teams. For a better way to organize projects and teams, implement these organizational design practices.
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December 17, 2018
How Prototyping Can Transform Student Services Faster
Student affairs must adapt to rapidly changing campus needs. Learn how universities can use prototyping to iterate services, programs, and facilities.
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December 17, 2018
The Changing Role of Staff in Libraries
As academic libraries employ a more student-centric organizational model, how can leadership best prepare, train, and support their library staff? Learn more.
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November 30, 2018
Five Ways Colleges and Universities Can Better Manage the Change Process
Higher education is doing a poor job of adapting to and managing organizational change. Only 34 percent of university faculty and staff are engaged (Gallup). Less than 40 percent of college freshman are engaged (NSSE). Only about 50 percent of undergraduate students are satisfied (RNL). Across indus…
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August 25, 2010
The Problem Changes As You Work On It
The story of how Post-it® notes were invented by accident is familiar: an adhesive failed for its primary purpose but found a new and useful one. However, there is a lesson in this story that isn't well known: that it’s only through testing different solutions (adhesives) that we can real…
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