Leadership and Change in an Innovation Society
PA 5103; LS 5100; IS 5100 Spring 2008
Tuesdays 6:20 – 8:50 p.m., 3 credits Humphrey 25
Instructor: Barbara C. Crosby, associate professor, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Office hours 3-5 p.m., Mondays and by appointment, Rm 240 HHH
Change is often built into definitions of leadership, and certainly lots of scholars and practitioners have written about how leaders can foster change in their organizations or communities. As the United States and other countries move more fully into the “innovation economy,” understanding the links between leadership and change takes on increased urgency. Leaders will need conceptual tools and practical skills to promote innovative organizations that thrive in and contribute to an innovative society. Accordingly, this seminar will examine models of change and models of leadership and investigate how leaders can promote personal, organizational and societal change. Case studies and action research will be emphasized.
An important class product will be a framework for leadership and change in an innovation society. At the end of each class session, two or three learners will be responsible for summarizing and synthesizing the evening’s conversation in order to add to the framework.
DownloadIndividual Learner Outcomes:
- Able to define and analyze leadership from several perspectives
- Able to identify and explain personal-level models of change
- Able to identify and explain organizational-level models of change
- Able to identify and explain societal-level models of change
- Able to apply models of change to cases
- Able to apply systems thinking to a case
- Able to write a case study
- Able to explain role of leadership and change in an innovation society
- Able to practice action research
- Better equipped to build learning communities
- Able to use a blog to sharpen communication skills and prompt thoughtful responses
- Better able to engage group in critical reflection
Collective Learner Outcomes:
- Framework for leadership and change in an innovation society
- Learning community
- Innovation project
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