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Louise McGillisAssociate University Librarian, Grenfell
Crystal RosePublic Services Librarian
The “Adjacent Possible”Building Internal & External Networks
Where do ideas come from?
Where Good Ideas Come Fromby Steven Johnson
https://youtu.be/NugRZGDbPFU
Innovation…
…does not happen in isolation
The “adjacent possible”
“Innovative environments are better at helping their inhabitants explore the adjacent possible”
(Johnson)
Social Capital
The collective value of all
social networks
Vertical Networks
Traditional way organizations work
Horizontal Networks
Why is social capital important?
Communities with high community and civic engagement are better educated, healthier, vote more, are more altruistic, and more prosperous than those with weaker social networks (Robert Putman)
Social Capital
“The most important productive tool for generating good ideas remains a circle of
humans at a table, talking shop” (Johnson)
“Third places”
First place (home)
Second place(work)
Third places
Libraries as “third-places”
More than just comfy chairs!
Ferriss Hodgett Library, Grenfell Campus
Role of Librarians
• Engage and collaborate with other departments within your organization
Darwin’s Birthday Party
Cupcakes for Chemists!
Role of Librarians
• Engage and collaborate with other departments within your organization
• Identify research projects & partners
Grenfell Library & Rural Secretariat Partnerships
Networks for Business Innovation
Role of Librarians
• Engage and collaborate with other departments within your organization
• Identify research projects & partners• Include community engagement as part of
library’s vision
Grenfell Library’s Vision Statement
“Our Library is committed to community outreach. We provide research support to local and regional community groups, identify research support opportunities, and increase community awareness and use of MUN Library collections and research support services.”
CU Expo 2013
Failure?
“If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing
anything very innovative”– Woody Allen
Chance Favours the Connected Mind
“social capital”
Libraries as‘third places”
“adjacent possible”
ResourcesCU Expo 2013. www.cuexpo2011.ca
Frey, Susan M., and Margit Codispoti. “Bowling Alone in the Library: Building Social Capital on Campus.” Popular Culture & American Culture Association Annual National Conference. St. Louis Grand, St. Louis, MI. April 2003.
Hardagon, Andrew. How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Companies Innovate.
Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2003.
ResourcesJohnson, Steven. TED Talk: Where Good Ideas Come From.
July 2010.
Johnson, Steven. Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation. New York: Penguin,
2010.
Johnson, Steven. Where Good Ideas Come From (Youtube video). 17 Sept. 2010
ResourcesOldenburg, Ray. The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops,
Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons and other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community. 3rd ed. Cambridge,
Massachusetts: Da Capo Press, 1999.
Putman, Robert D. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon &
Schuster, 2000.
Rayner-Canham, Geoff. “Celebrating IYC with Cupcakes.”Chem 13 News Oct. 2011.