[Baynet] Infopeople's "Building Leadership Skills: Planning for the Future" workshop

Wed Jan 21 14:53:22 PST 2009

This workshop continues the series of leadership skills-building workshops
that are part of the Eureka! Leadership Program. This is an open
registration workshop. You may register for this workshop without taking any
other workshops in the series. If you are interested in learning more about
the Eureka! Leadership Program, please go to
http://eurekaleadership.org/index.html . 

Since some people who may be interested in participating might not receive
this notice directly, we would appreciate it if you would print and post or
route this announcement to staff and colleagues. Thanks!

Title:  Building Leadership Skills:  Planning for the Future

Dates and locations:

Thursday, June 4, Buena Park Library District

Friday, June 5, San Diego County Library Headquarters

Thursday, June 11, San Francisco Public Library

Friday, June 12, Belle Cooledge Library (Sacramento)

Tuesday, June 16, Fresno Woodward Park Library

Tuesday, June 23, San Jose, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

Friday, June 26, Los Angeles Public Library

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at

http://infopeople.org/workshop/297 

Fee: There is a $75 fee for this workshop.

In communities of rapid change and increasingly complex choices, how can
libraries continue to be relevant? The key is to make dynamic connections
between social, technological, and community trends.

. Does everyone in your library have the same vision of the future? 

. Are you looking for techniques to help the people in your organization
think about the future? 

. Do you want to explore scenario building as a way to consider possible
futures? 

. Are you ready to create your own future? 

Don't miss an opportunity to spend a stimulating day immersed in future
thinking and fresh ideas.

Workshop Description: This one-day interactive workshop will provide
participants with several proven techniques for envisioning and planning for
the future. Students will learn how to foster good futures dialogue within
their organizations, so that they can continue to develop the best possible
services for their users. Participants will also learn and practice skills
for sharing future assumptions, environmental scanning, and scenario
building. All participants will receive process instruction sheets,
templates, a bibliography, and information about trends to use in future
discussions when they return to their organization.

Preliminary Course Outline

. Making Assumptions Explicit 

Uncover the power of future assumptions in an organization 

. Environmental Scanning 

What is environmental scanning? 

How to practice environmental scanning 

Introduction to the opportunity hunt 

. Trends and Technologies that will impact Libraries 

The top five trends that libraries need to watch 

. Scenario Building 

Brief history of scenario building 

Purpose of scenario building 

Overview of multiple methods 

Outcome of scenario building 

Practice of the Manoa Method 

How to create robust strategies for thriving in possible futures 

Instructor:  Stacey Aldrich.  Stacey Aldrich was recently appointed by
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Deputy State Librarian of the
California State Library. Before that she had the great opportunity to be
the Assistant Director of the Omaha Public Library System. Before Omaha, she
was the Deputy State Librarian at the Maryland State Department of
Education, where her primary responsibility was to oversee the
implementation of statewide projects. While in MD, Stacey played an active
role in developing programs, conferences, and discussions to help public
libraries generate ideas, conversations, and innovative programming around
future thinking.

Who Should Attend: This workshop is designed for managers, innovators, and
emerging leaders who seek new techniques for exploring the future and
finding new opportunities for creating it. This is one of the workshops in
Phase 2 of the Eureka! Leadership Program, and is recommended for those who
are interested in being considered for the Phase 3 Leadership Institute, but
is also an open registration workshop that can be taken by itself. 

Prerequisites: An MLS or at least three years of supervisory experience. 

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Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM; instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the Infopeople
Web site at 

http://infopeople.org/workshop/location   Infopeople does not validate or
pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some training
locations do not have in-house or convenient food service.  Infopeople
recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information
about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople Workshops
page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop 

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685. 

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