The language and terminology used in for-profit companies and not-for-profits organisations is often quite different. We don’t usually think about the term ‘profit’, yet there is a ‘gain’ in the non-profit sector, but it is measured against different criteria. Using the concept of the service-profit chain, this post translates the ideas so that excellent leadership,ContinueContinue reading “Great teams and great team leaders increase profit, however you might define it.”
Author Archives: Anne Knock
The #Olympics as a marker for technological progress: From hero-faxes in 1992 to tweets, wifi and apps in 2012
It’s the first day of the Olympics, in Australia most of the action happens as we sleep – but at least we get the first and last events of the day in the evenings and early mornings. Today I downloaded the London Olympics 2012 app and the Australian Olympic Team app and thinking about howContinueContinue reading “The #Olympics as a marker for technological progress: From hero-faxes in 1992 to tweets, wifi and apps in 2012”
Is collaboration part of your working and learning DNA? Get people working together. See the culture change
Who would have thought this would work… I’m going to segment Star Wars into 15 sec parts Ask the world to recreate the scenes with their own creative flair. Then put it back together as a movie. That is what Casey Pugh did in 2009 because he wanted to use the internet as a toolContinueContinue reading “Is collaboration part of your working and learning DNA? Get people working together. See the culture change”
Live. Love. Learn. Leave a Legacy. Thanks #StephenCovey
About 15 years ago my leadership journey began. Stephen Covey’s books 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and First Things First were significant influences. Today I read of the passing of Mr Covey and would like to pay tribute to his work that has influenced millions of people to contribute meaningfully to their short life on earth. Here areContinueContinue reading “Live. Love. Learn. Leave a Legacy. Thanks #StephenCovey”
Reclaiming the physical space: Face-to-face or shoulder-to-shoulder? What happens in the #spacematters
Reclaiming spaces for learning is more than the physical environment and its fit out. Left to its own devices, human nature will default to known and comfortable behaviour. No matter how funky and open plan the learning space and furniture may be, there are a few key considerations to ensure that new spaces don’t justContinueContinue reading “Reclaiming the physical space: Face-to-face or shoulder-to-shoulder? What happens in the #spacematters”
Space matters. Why must high school students endure bland, ugly, boring classrooms?
When I walk into a classroom the physical environment shouts at me. It tells me what is valued, how students learn and where the power is. What would this tell you? desks in fixed rows teacher’s desk at the front of the room windows covered with black plastic on both sides to stop lightContinueContinue reading “Space matters. Why must high school students endure bland, ugly, boring classrooms?”
Educational Sacred Cows: Title, Position, Status. Does reinventing school mean reinventing the language we use?
Within a shifting global landscape I have been contemplating the elements of school that have remained constant and questioning whether a shake up is needed. Only this week in Australia the idea of a ‘newspaper’ has been thrown into question, as print media realised that the tectonic plates have shifted in this industry, and nowContinueContinue reading “Educational Sacred Cows: Title, Position, Status. Does reinventing school mean reinventing the language we use?”
Innovative workplaces influencing learning spaces, or is it the other way around? #chickenoregg
What does this make you think of: It’s about choice Get better engagement Freedom of how to work, where to work and when to work Empowering Recognises the spectrum of work styles Different activities requiring varying levels of concentration or collaboration Technology is crucial Improves team collaboration and reduces individual competitiveness All of these phrasesContinueContinue reading “Innovative workplaces influencing learning spaces, or is it the other way around? #chickenoregg”
Disruption or Irrelevancy: The tale of 2 industries – Newspapers & Education #timetoact
There were two main stories being discussed on the radio this morning, as I was getting ready for work. One dealt with a shake up in the print media, because technology and digital media has disrupted the industry and the other, a lack of shake up in education that has resulted in sustaining the oldContinueContinue reading “Disruption or Irrelevancy: The tale of 2 industries – Newspapers & Education #timetoact”
My week: Leaving rainy Sydney for sunny Melbourne, applying design-thinking processes, being a visitor and hosting visitors to SCIL.
Some key ideas: Celebrate with the community! Application of design thinking as an iterative process Replicate homebases, rather than split grades IWB at child-height (if you must have them) Think ahead – especially when building freeways Communicate the vision and stick to your convictions @anneknock most retweeted tweets: NAPLAN ”is yet to make a statisticallyContinueContinue reading “My week: Leaving rainy Sydney for sunny Melbourne, applying design-thinking processes, being a visitor and hosting visitors to SCIL.”
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