Managing for Change Jo-Ann Ransom Keynote Speaker.

Managing for change, the only thing that is constant is change. We must work with change and we can do this by:

a) managing to cope

b) managing to control

or a combinationation both.

Remember to accept the things I cannot change, to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.
 
Coping is:
Surviving, making do, just getting through and achieving despite the odds.
Control is:
Influence, having options, having choices and developing strategy.

We have spheres of influence, starting with me the workplace, the sector, and society.
We should be looking ahead at the big picture and where better to start than
Bookends Scenairos "Alternative futures for the public library network in NSW in 2030" there is alot there very applicable to New Zealand Libraries.

The environment is a major factor and next 20 years
1. Cliamte Change
2. Water scarcity
3. Peak Oil
4. pandemics
will be our biggestes challenge.

Society is changing
Ageing
Urbanisation
Households
Generational
Educational
Multicultural
Paper vs Pixels

Economics
Economic growth is struggling
Employment is down
Workloads increasing
Web usuage is rising by 60% per year. The amount being uploaded on put on the web is exponential.

Culture
Is becoming a poluar one
Digital
Risk aversion
Inwards focus
Consumerism
Downshifting

Technology is changing
Internet
web 2.0
E-books
other digital media
copyright

We have to cope with  all  this while budgets are being cut funding is stretched to the max, will it look like changing? I think not...

But we can exert influence over the following we just need to lok outside the box.
Funding
1. Sponsorship
2. Partnership
3. Open Source
4. Collaboration

Resources
1. Sponsorship

2. Partnership
3. Open Source
4. Collaboration
5. Governance
6. Lobbying
7. Community engagement
8. Consortium


Joannn talked about the Generation WE http://www.gen-we.com/
Millennials are the largest generation in American history. Born between 1978 and 2000, WE are 95 million strong, compared to the 78 million Baby Boomers.

WE are politically, socially, and philosophically independent, and are spearheading a period of sweeping change in America and around the world.
The new book, Generation We, explains the emerging power of our Millennial Generation, and shows how WE (and older people who think the way WE do) are poised to change our nation and our world for the better.....
Remember to accept the things I cannot change, to change the things I can, and

the wisdom to know the difference.