Off the Wall But On the Mark Using Creativity to Make Libraries Better

Off the Wall Off the Wall But On the But On the MarkMark

Using Creativity to Make Libraries BetterUsing Creativity to Make Libraries Better Jill S. Stover

November 15, 2007Providence, RI

Creativity Is…

Creativity Really Is…

Destructive

Contentious

Uncertain

RiskyDisciplined

Proactive

Continuous

Process

Indispensable

Chaotic

Creativity Makes the World Go ‘Round

• Globalization

• Clutter

• Consumer Generated Media

• Generation C

• Uber

• Technology

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/01/books/review/01ZAKARIA.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

http://www.trendwatching.com/trends/GENERATION_C.htm

http://www.trendcentral.com/trends/trendarticle.asp?tcArticleId=1919

Help Wanted Needed

Seeking library professionals who are:

• Open-minded

• Observant

• Adventurous

• Team players

• Thrill-seekers

• Fun-loving

http://www.thoughtlessacts.com/

Think It’s Impossible?

Creativity StuffWebsites• Brainstorming tutorial• Creativity techniques• Designing Better Libraries• Idea Sandbox Blog• IDEO• Library Marketing• Play• Vision Critical

Books• The Art of Innovation• Jamming• Juicing the Orange• Leading the Revolution• Zag

Other Stuff

• Rochester Anthropologist

http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/tutorials/runningabrainstormsession.html

http://www.mycoted.com/Category:Creativity_Techniques

http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/

http://www.idea-sandbox.com/blog/

http://www.ideo.com/

http://librarymarketing.blogspot.com/

http://www.lookatmorestuff.com/low/morestuff.php?subid=1

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Innovation-Lessons-Creativity-Americas/dp/0385499841/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2541312-7584935?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194991055&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Jamming-Art-Discipline-Business-Creativity/dp/0887308643/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2541312-7584935?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194990444&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Juicing-Orange-Creativity-Powerful-Advantage/dp/1591399270/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2541312-7584935?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194990985&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Leading-Revolution-Thrive-Turbulent-Innovation/dp/1591391466/ref=sr_1_1/102-2541312-7584935?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194990640&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Zag-Number-Strategy-High-Performance-Brands/dp/0321426770/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2541312-7584935?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194990332&sr=8-1

http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i50/50a02601.htm

My Info

Jill S. StoverUndergraduate Services CoordinatorVirginia Commonwealth University

804.828.8964jsstover@vcu.eduAIM: JillatCabell

Thank you!

mailto:jsstover@vcu.edu

Off the Wall But On the Mark Using Creativity to Make Libraries Better

Documents

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PressReader forPublic Libraries - Microsoft Azure...2015/10/01 · technology. Others successfully integrate tech to create spaces that encourage collaboration, creativity, anddiscovery

Collaborative Design Rationale and Social Creativity in ...l3d.cs.colorado.edu/~gerhard/papers/2010/journal-dr-cop.pdf · Center for the Study of Digital Libraries (CSDL) Texas A&M

Fostering Creativity and Innovation: What Libraries Can Learn From The Second City

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Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries aka The Aspen Report As the knowledge and creativity economy grows, the public library stands

Experiencing Creativity in the Organization: From ... · PDF fileExperiencing Creativity in the Organization: From Individual Creativity to Collective Creativity ... Experiencing Creativity

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Resources for Promoting Childhood Creativity through Libraries

jerome9norway.files.wordpress.com€¦ · Web viewHistorically speaking, wall art has appeared in enclosed spaces from temples, tombs, and palaces to churches, museums, libraries,

Libraries April 27,2011. Our Mission The mission of WKU Libraries is to support the quest for knowledge, understanding, creativity, and innovation