Identify your ideas and responses for either question 1 or 2.
What do you like about the program learning outcomes and why?
What would you like to see changed or added?
November 25, 2022 (11:49 am)
roger..nippard says:
I think there should be some academic references to distinguishing characteristics of "system leadership" at the beginning of the program, and that the guiding principles/learning outcomes should be driven by how system leadership is theoretically framed within the research.
For example, Hopkins and Higham, 2007 defined system leadership as a developing practice comprised of a broad assortment of responsibilities developed within individual networks or programs that, when combined, contribute to systemic transformation. Senge, et al., 2015 noted that system leaders are unique individuals capable of recognizing and understanding the larger system, and catalysing collective leadership for proactive co-creation of the future. Beehner, 2020a stated that system leaders exhibit "boundaryless" leadership, influencing individuals and groups which frequently exist outside of their organizations, industries, regions, and traditional spheres of influences; and (Timmins, 2015) that such leaders are capable of “working across” organizations and sectors, especially under complicated conditions ... and are successful because they are “comfortable with chaos.” Senge, et al., 2015 also noted that while system leaders exhibit a variety of personalities and leadership styles, they have two notably similar impacts: a broad commitment to overall system well-being motivates similar attitudes in others and, the ability to empathize with diverse perspectives results in transparent and open engagement . They also note that the exercise of system leadership at a broad scale requires the participation of numerous individuals with diverse perspectives to promote sustainability.
These are only examples, but the theoretical framework should drive the work and I wonder if the connection between the principles/outcomes to system leadership frameworks could be made more explicit.
For example, Hopkins and Higham, 2007 defined system leadership as a developing practice comprised of a broad assortment of responsibilities developed within individual networks or programs that, when combined, contribute to systemic transformation. Senge, et al., 2015 noted that system leaders are unique individuals capable of recognizing and understanding the larger system, and catalysing collective leadership for proactive co-creation of the future. Beehner, 2020a stated that system leaders exhibit "boundaryless" leadership, influencing individuals and groups which frequently exist outside of their organizations, industries, regions, and traditional spheres of influences; and (Timmins, 2015) that such leaders are capable of “working across” organizations and sectors, especially under complicated conditions ... and are successful because they are “comfortable with chaos.” Senge, et al., 2015 also noted that while system leaders exhibit a variety of personalities and leadership styles, they have two notably similar impacts: a broad commitment to overall system well-being motivates similar attitudes in others and, the ability to empathize with diverse perspectives results in transparent and open engagement . They also note that the exercise of system leadership at a broad scale requires the participation of numerous individuals with diverse perspectives to promote sustainability.
These are only examples, but the theoretical framework should drive the work and I wonder if the connection between the principles/outcomes to system leadership frameworks could be made more explicit.