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Flight of the Starlings: Lessons in Shaping and Reshaping. ACRL College Libraries Section June 25, 2007. Kathryn J. Deiss ACRL Content Strategist kdeiss@ala.org. 26 November, 1799
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Flight of the Starlings:Lessons in Shaping and Reshaping ACRL College Libraries Section June 25, 2007 Kathryn J. Deiss ACRL Content Strategist kdeiss@ala.org
26 November, 1799 “…the starlings drove along like smoke…now a circular area inclined in an arc - now a globe - now a complete orb into an ellipse…and still it expands and condenses…” Samuel Coleridge Photo by wislonhk
Develop skills for recognizing, leading, and creating… Photo by LeonJackson
Observe patterns Photo by Genista
Discern between new and existing patterns Photo by Roddh
Develop an acute sensitivity to evolving conditions and paradigm motion Photo by LinBow
Know what is changing and what isn’t Photo by HurleyGurley
Recognize anomaly Photo by Rohand
Use knotty challenges as developmental practice fields Photo by Karva Javi
Sustain old and new patterns only as long as they support your intentions Photo by Kenn6281
Test mental models insistently Photo by Sixes & Sevens
Change perspective frequently Photo by Rohand
Encourage divergent opinions and ideas Photo by jaymce
Share leadership for maximum capacity to create and adapt Photo by Sergey Yellseev
Bear tradition gently even as you depart from it Photo by Clampants
Create new forms and structures in response to observed changes in the patterns around you Photo by Noyda
Refresh your sightlines Photo by richard roo
Try out new organizational identities Photo by +fatman+
Understand slow vs rapid change Photo by KatDeiss
Find the shimmer and shine in your organization and promote it! Photo by sharlenescom