Lincoln’s Hedgehog Concept

LINCOLN’S HEDGEHOG

CONCEPTCrystallizing what

we do best

Refine &

Shine!

THE HEDGEHOG CONCEPT

WHY A HEDGEHOG? “Hedgehogs… simplify a complex world

into a single organizing idea, a basic principle or concept that unifies and guides everything. It doesn't matter how complex the world, a hedgehog reduces all challenges and dilemmas to simple - indeed almost simplistic - hedgehog ideas. For a hedgehog, anything that does not somehow relate to the hedgehog idea holds no relevance.” –from Good to Great by Jim Collins

WHY HAVE A HEDGEHOG CONCEPT? Makes a complex world simple

Focuses and prioritizes our actions

Gets results

vs.

1. BRAINSTORMING WITH A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER WITH THE ILT

2. CLEANING UP THE BRAINSTORMING PROCESS

Values

Behaviors Results

•Desire to be life long learners•Growth and Achievement•Character Education•Citizenship

•Caring School•1st Best Teaching•Focusing on Standards•Timely and effective intervention•Collaboration

•Student Success•Strategic Schooling •Interventions

3. USING A TREE MAP TO FURTHER DISTILL THE HEDGEHOG CONCEPT WITH THE SLT

4. REVISED THE HEDGEHOG INTO A STATEMENT

At Lincoln Elementary, we are passionate about creating together a caring culture where everyone can grow, succeed, and shine as well-refined citizens.

Values

Behaviors Results

REFLECTION What does our Hedgehog Concept Look

Like? What do you feel when within our

Hedgehog Concept? What do you hear within our Hedgehog

Concept? What needs to be done to achieve and

maintain our Hedgehog Concept?

Values

Behaviors Results

YOUR TURN Come up with 4 visual representations

(posters, PowerPoint Slides, Thinking Maps) of our Hedgehog Concept that address:What it looks likeWhat it sounds likeWhat it feels likeHow we achieve and

maintain it

Seeing Lincoln’s Hedgehog Concept in Action in 3rd

Grade

Learning+Succeeding=Growing

SHOW AND TELL Grade levels share out their visual

representations Discuss “a-has” Discuss next steps