Judging the Relevance and worth of ideas part 2.pptx
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Choose
a
program
Set
goals
Set
fail
point
Evaluate
Re-‐joice/Re-‐tool/Re-‐sign
What
did
you
learn
Are
You
Really
Better
Safe
Than
Sorry?
Three
Failed
Programs,
How
We
Learned
and
Why
You
Should
Fail
Too
2. What are we doing here?
Ch-‐Ch-‐Ch-‐Ch-‐Changes
Merriam
Webster
Be
EXTRAORDINARY
You
Never
Know
Unless
You
Try
Library
Goal:
Fail
Often
Making
the
best
of
it
Admitting
Defeat
Failure
in
action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Why
do
we
fail
What
is
failure
What
does
failure
have
to
do
with
being
EXTRAORDINARY
Why
should
you
strive
towards
failure
How
can
you
organization
encourage
failure
How
to
make
the
best
of
failure
When
should
you
admit
failure
How
we’ve
failed
and
what
we
learned
8. K.
If
you’ve
seen
this
before,
you
assume
they’re
the
same
length
But
they’re
not
We’ve
messed
with
your
expectations
9. Grate
Expectations
http://www.Tlickr.com/photos/mugley/6237249986/
K.
But
we’re
messing
with
your
expectations
–
you’ve
seen
a
word
you
think
you
know,
but
it’s
not
You’ve
seen
a
problem
100
times
before,
but
the
answer
that
you
know
is
wrong.
We’re
messing
with
you.
We’re
upending
your
expectations.
But
it’s
just
like
the
world.
The
world
is
messing
with
you!
10. M.
The
world
is
changing
faster
than
we
can
comprehend
it.
Look
at
all
the
sweet
ways
we’ve
listened
to
music
over
the
years.
It
wasn’t
too
long
ago
that
the
world
was
introduced
to
the
iPod.
Look
where
we’ve
come
since
then.
13. M.
Here’s
a
look
at
it
today.
The
world
is
changing.
14. http://farm9.staticBlickr.com/8478/8242434388_7622017e7c_c.jpg
M.
How
many
people
heard
there
would
be
a
wave
of
librarian
job
openings
in
the
next
couple
of
years
after
all
of
the
librarians
retired?
How’s
that
prediction
panning
out
for
recent
library
science
grads?
Hasn’t
happened.
Times
changed,
the
economy
tanked
and
it’s
time
for
a
new
strategy.
15. http://farm3.staticBlickr.com/2698/4304968451_6d8728883f_o.jpg
M.
Try
as
we
might,
we
can
only
make
guesses
or
predictions
about
the
future.
What
will
libraries
look
like
in
30
years?
What
will
patrons
want
from
us
in
8
years?
How
will
our
communities
change
in
the
next
decade?
The
future
is
unkown.
How
many
libraries
had
the
advent
of
the
internet
and
personal
computers
in
their
strategic
plans
before
they
arrived?
We
can
make
educated
predictions
but
really
we’re
only
making
guesses.
16. http://farm8.staticBlickr.com/7381/9210684962_c622cc8c65_o.jpg
M.
Who
saw
this
change
coming
a
decade
ago?
Outside
of
science
biction
and
uber
techies,
no
one
probably
expected
to
see
people
wearing
a
computer.
The
world
is
changing
quickly.
Where’s
your
place
in
this
rapidly
changing
landscape?
And
you
know
what,
the
rules
are
changing
too.
A
few
years
ago
the
prospect
of
wearing
a
pair
of
glasses
like
this
would
be
laughable.
I’m
willing
to
bet
most
still
think
that’s
the
case,
but
who
knows—maybe
this
will
be
embraced
by
all
of
this
and
just
part
of
how
we
live.
20. - lack of success
- a falling short
- one that has failed
M.
Merriam
gives
us
three
options.
“Lack
of
success”
&
“a
falling
short”
aren’t
shockers.
It’s
that
third
one
that
really
hits
the
hardest.
One
that
has
failed.
How
often
do
you
internalize
failure
and
how
much
harder
does
that
make
it
on
you?
I
think
this
last
one
scares
us
the
most.
21. goals: what you want
expectations:
what you have
K.
Debinition
of
terms
In
today’s
presentation
we’ll
use
goals
and
expectations
in
two
different
ways.
Expectation:
A
way
that
you
perceive
the
world
Goal:
What
you
want
to
happen
22. http://farm4.staticBlickr.com/3170/2396768838_d4c8f254a3_b.jpg
M.
Failure
comes
in
two
sizes.
The
birst
one
is
the
lame
kind.
You
know
you
should
be
doing
something,
but
you
don’t.
You’re
told
weeding
is
an
important
part
of
collection
development,
but
you
don’t
do
it
You
conduct
a
survey
at
a
program,
but
don’t
take
the
results
into
account
when
planning
the
next
program
You
only
put
events
on
your
facebook
page
-‐-‐
nothing
else
You
have
the
resources
to
make
something
happen
but
you
opt
for
inaction.
The
second
one
is
totally
legit
and
what
we’re
going
to
focus
on
today.
This
is
the
good
kind.
There’s
something
that
you’ve
never
done
or
your
organization
has
never
done
and
you’re
willing
to
try
it.
You
develop
your
graphic
novel
collection,
which
has
never
had
its
own
selector.
You
plan
a
new
fundraiser
that
closes
the
library
and
brings
donors
into
the
building
You
try
a
new
social
media
platform
that
no
other
libraries
are
on
yet.
27. http://www.Blickr.com/photos/jody_art/2099710671/
M.
In
response
to
the
downturn
of
the
economy,
Baldwin
opted
to
create
a
“Tough
Times”
collection.
We
brought
together
career
and
personal
binance
materials
from
different
Dewey
ranges
into
a
single
collection.
29. http://farm4.staticBlickr.com/
3178/4564135455_4c14304e48_b.jpg
K.
We
as
librarians
are
good
at
having
ideas,
but
we’re
bad
about
writing
down
exactly
what
we
want
to
accomplish.
Spend
10
minutes
thinking
about
why
you
want
to
implement
your
idea.
Come
up
with
2/3
reasons
why
this
project
is
worth
your
time
and
effort,
what
do
you
want
it
to
accomplish
32. How will you know IF you’ve
failed if you don’t know what
you want to accomplish?
K
In
terms
of
goals,
how
will
you
know
IF
you’ve
failed
if
you
don’t
know
what
you
want
to
accomplish
33. But, how do know WHEN
you’ve failed?
K
It’s
just
as
important
to
know
as
you’ve
failed
-‐-‐
when
you
need
to
quit
36. http://www.Blickr.com/photos/cellphonesusie/2095494955/
K.
Fail
Point:
Quitting
before
you
start.
When
you
start
a
project,
make
sure
that
you
know
what
your
fail
point
is.
Fail
point
is
a
predetermined
point
when
you
should
give
up
on
a
project
When
you
determine
a
fail
point
you’re
not
tempted
to
give
up
when
things
get
rough.
You
can
adjust
your
fail
point
once
you
get
started
on
the
project
based
on
new
information.
46. http://farm9.staticBlickr.com/8391/8620867436_421f798446_b.jpg
M.
Surveys
are
another
option.
Get
feedback
from
people
who
participated
or
experienced
something.
Ask
them
to
rank
things.
Ask
them
to
tell
you
a
story.
Ask
them
how
it
can
be
better
next
time.
And
if
you
declare
your
surveys
unscientibic,
ask
a
mix
of
questions
to
get
different
types
of
information
from
the
same
group.
48. http://www.Blickr.com/photos/pedromourapinheiro/2505997361/
M:
The
shoe
on
the
left
came
into
the
library
and
asked
for
some
resources
on
proper
job
attire.
A
few
months
later,
I
followed
up
with
the
shoe
on
the
right
to
see
if
the
information
helped—I’d
call
it
a
success.
Try
the
same
after
you
teach
a
computer
class—get
in
touch
with
people
to
see
if
the
information
helped
and
if
they’ve
put
it
to
use.
50. http://www.Blickr.com/photos/doug88888/4772206814
M.
The
person
who
presented
a
program
at
the
library
is
worth
talking
with
for
some
information.
What’d
they
like
about
the
room?
What
would
make
it
better?
If
you
participated
in
the
program
or
helped
coordinate
it,
you
can
contribute
to
the
evaluation
as
well.
51. M.
Quantitative
Evaluation:
Here’s
a
turnover
graph
of
the
Tough
Times
collection
from
2007
until
the
last
copies
were
pulled
in
2013
52. http://www.Blickr.com/photos/26436097@N06/3577438623/
K.
Often
times
the
reward
is
high
when
you
birst
start
doing
something
-‐
It
could
be
because
you’re
putting
a
lot
of
effort
into
marketing,
or
people
are
excited
with
a
new
product,
but
eventually
that
enthusiasm
on
your
part
or
your
patrons
part
will
wane.
62. What about qualitative
evaluation?
K.
Life
isn’t
all
numbers.
Don’t
let
your
board
or
your
boss
convince
you
that
quantitative
evaluation
is
the
only
important
options
63. two
e
to
look
in
trons
hav
because
pa
It’s
hard
rian
1
s…
mous
Libra
to
Tind
book
places
-‐
Anony
Patrons
just
end
up
asking
one
of
us,
and
then
we
look
confused
when
we
have
to
take
them
to
multiple
places
in
the
collection.
-‐
Anonymous
Librarian
3
Patron
s
don’t
know
look.
where
to
-‐
Anon
ymous
Librar
ian
2
I
think
it
was
a
really
good
idea
for
a
hard
time,
but
it
didn’t
really
work
out.
-‐
Anonymous
Librarian
4
M.
Qualitative
Evaluation
is
like
story
telling.
You’re
getting
information
from
words.
Here’s
what
librarians
may
have
said
about
the
“Tough
Times”
collection
at
Baldwin.
68. People
will
always
ask
librarians
questions…
because
librarians
rule.
M.
So
the
“Tough
Times”
collection
didn’t
pan
out
as
had
hoped.
Could
we
have
made
it
work?
Maybe,
but
it
wasn’t
worth
it
to
keep
it
going.
Plus,
we
found
out
people
just
like
asking
librarians
questions…which
is
a
good
thing.
69. 1.Choose
a
program
2.Set
goals
3.Set
fail
point
4.Evaluate
5.Re-‐joice/Re-‐tool/Re-‐sign
6.What
did
you
learn?
K.
1.Choose
a
program
2.Set
goals
3.Set
fail
point
4.Evaluate
5.Re-‐joice/Re-‐tool/Re-‐sign
6.What
did
you
learn?
70. Choose a program…
M.
Let’s
look
at
another
example.
1.Choose
a
program
2.Set
goals
3.Set
fail
point
4.Evaluate
5.Re-‐joice/Re-‐tool/Re-‐sign
6.What
did
you
learn?
79. M.
A
quantitative
look:
Here’s
a
attendance
graph
of
Friends
Don’t
Let
Friends
Read
Alone.
80. M.
You’ll
see
a
slight
overall
increase.
It’s
trending
upward.
81. Facts:
1.The
place
where
we
were
having
our
book
club
closed.
Suddenly.
2.While
the
book
club
appealed
to
young
professionals
for
the
birst
year,
but
then
stopped
attracting
them.
M.
Here’s
some
qualitative
evaluation
for
you.
The
local
business
wasn’t
open
any
longer
and
the
young
folks
weren’t
hip
to
us.
86. What did you learn?
Want
to
know
what
we
learned?
87. We
needed
an
evening
book
club.
We
could
still
get
a
regular
contingent
of
book
clubers,
just
not
in
our
target
demographic.
We
learned
that
an
evening
book
club
could
succeed.
People
wanted
to
meet
at
night
and
talk
about
books.
A
dedicated
group
were
interested
enough
to
make
it
a
regular
thing.
They
ended
up
being
a
mixed
demographic
but
that’s
bine
with
us.
We
created
something
new
that
met
the
needs
of
our
patrons.
88. Choose a program…
K.
1.Choose
a
program
2.Set
goals
3.Set
fail
point
4.Evaluate
5.Re-‐joice/Re-‐tool/Re-‐sign
6.What
did
you
learn?
96. Evaluate…
K.
1.Choose
a
program
2.Set
goals
3.Set
fail
point
4.Evaluate
5.Re-‐joice/Re-‐tool/Re-‐sign
6.What
did
you
learn?
97. K.
There
are
no
qualitative
evidence.
You
can
generally
watch
re-‐pins
and
such,
but
there
are
no
statistics
and
no
tracking
of
social
media
other
than
followers
98. Perceptions:
1.People
aren’t
using
them,
the
bibs
that
we
post
on
the
website
or
those
on
Pinterest
2.The
Pinterest
bibs
were
proving
useful
in
certain
cases.
K.
Last
time
we
had
facts,
this
time
we
have
feelings
103. What did you learn?
K.
1.Choose
a
program
2.Set
goals
3.Set
fail
point
4.Evaluate
5.Re-‐joice/Re-‐tool/Re-‐sign
6.What
did
you
learn?
104. We
need
ongoing
bibs
–
like
new
items
or
Christmas
movies.
But
we
should
use
this
for
us,
not
for
reaching
out
to
other
people
It’s
something
that
requires
constant
monitoring…like
small
children.
K.
What
we
learned
105. Library Goal:
Fail Often
M.
Declare
this
at
your
next
board
meeting
or
to
your
management
team
or
whisper
it
to
your
co-‐workers.
111. http://www.Blickr.com/photos/ucumari/2048143444/
M.
Sidenote:
If
you
know
that
you’re
working
under
wrong
assumptions
–
or
your
assumptions
have
already
been
proven
to
be
wrong
–
and
you
haven’t
done
anything
about
this
then
you
are
NOT
being
extraordinary.
ACT
UPON
THAT
INFORMATION.
112. http://www.Blickr.com/photos/funky64/4293098263/
K.
Programming
is
one
of
the
easiest
places
to
breed
failure,
and
evaluate
your
expectations
about
your
community
1.
If
you
don’t
think
that
your
community
would
participate
in
something,
and
you
try
it
and
succeed,
you’ve
realized
a
blaw
in
your
expectations
2.
You
can
get
away
with
doing
something
once
or
twice
to
see
what
kind
of
response
you
receive
and
then
tailor
your
next
steps
(continue
to
offer
it,
tweak
it
or
discontinue
it)
113. http://www.Blickr.com/photos/kharied/4128848123/
M.
Here’s
one
for
collections:
If
you’ve
never
developed
a
collection
under
the
impression
that
your
community
isn’t
interested,
and
you
try
and
bind
success,
you’ve
realized
a
blaw
in
your
expectations.
119. Godin
Seth
how to
knows
fail
- fail fast
- fail cheap
- fail often
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8411491552_714be82904_b.jpg
M.
I’ve
got
to
thank
Kevin
King
for
introducing
me
to
Seth
Godin’s
work.
Really
great
stuff
that
you
should
check
out
if
you
dig
these
concepts.
Seth’s
got
a
motto
for
failure:
fail
fast,
fail
cheap
and
fail
often.
Failing
fast
is
good
—it
gives
you
time
to
move
onto
something
else.
Fail
cheap
means
you
don’t
need
to
invest
much
money
or
resources
to
try
a
new
idea.
And
fail
often
means
you’re
going
to
keep
coming
back
for
more.
Innovate,
innovate,
innovate.
121. Failure is simply the
opportunity to begin again,
this time more
intelligently.
- Henry Ford
M.
We
all
need
to
accept
that
failure’s
going
to
happen—especially
if
we’re
seeking
out
new
opportunities.
Failure
is
part
of
what
makes
success
so
great.
To
get
there
you,
you
need
to
fail.
122. Slides
from
today?
A
blog
of
successes
and
failures?
Visit
www.kabergeron.com