I recently finished this book by Austin Kleon. When I say "finish" I mean I read the whole book. I buy and skim several books a month, I read until I pick up what the author is putting down. Most books don't keep my attention, they have a great thesis, but they should have been blog posts or essays. I really like Kleon's writing, he's genuine and very creative. I encourage you to read this entire book. It's short and you will get so much out of it.

​This book is all about how to influence others by letting them steal from you, for people who hate the very idea of self promotion...hey that's me! Continue reading to review all my dictated notes.

This is the fourth blog post where I share my contributions to the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) Innovation Task Force's writing assignments. In this writing assignment I try to answer the question: 

 What do Extension administrators and professionals need to do in order to create a climate of innovation in those we serve?

Please read over my response and leave a comment below with your thoughts, critiques and insights. I believe in working out loud, if you read this post please let me know what you think.

​This is the third blog post where I share my contributions to the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) Innovation Task Force's writing assignments. In this writing assignment I try to answer the question: 

 What would encourage the process or willingness of an organization to embrace change—change that would create a culture of innovation?

Please read over my response and leave a comment below with your thoughts, critiques and insights. I believe in working out loud, if you read this post please let me know what you think.

I have been serving on an Innovation Task Force for the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP). The team is made up of about a dozen Extension professionals from across the country and we're preparing a report on what the Cooperative Extension System can do to be more innovative in the 21st Century for ECOP's next meeting in September.

I will be posting my contributions to our task force's writing assignments each week. Please read them over and let me know what you think.

Note: Pictured above are some of my friends from grad school that volunteer in my Extension programs. I appreciate them so much, they are making a difference.

This is the second blog post where I'll be sharing my contributions to the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) Innovation Task Force's writing assignments. In this writing assignment I try to answer the question: 

How do we promote innovation in Extension leadership?  

The Innovation Task Force is looking for ideas about how to encourage what we identified as the most important characteristics of innovation in existing leaders, what types and formats of training should be provided, what would the hiring process look like to bring in new leaders with innovative skill sets, how do we maintain a dedication to innovation from our leaders, etc.

Please read over my response and leave a comment below with your thoughts, critiques and insights. I believe in working out loud, if you read this post please let me know what you think.