“Sustainability is the capacity of the system to engage in the complexities
of continuous consistent improvement with values of deep human purpose.”
Fullan, Leadership and Sustainability: System Thinkers in Action,2005
One of the most important ways of sustaining effort is to build commitment and ownership. They feed off each other; either one can strengthen because the other has developed.
Scenario
School X is experiencing a problem because the technology is not being integrated. The principal is very nervous that parents will complain that expensive resources are not being used. At the technology committee meeting the general consensus is that many teachers at the school are not committed and are negative about technology for teaching and learning. You are part of a team of 4 change leadership consultants and your team concludes that the school has made inadequate provision for building commitment and developing a sense of ownership of its vision. You will prepare a 4 slide presentation with recommendations based on the four questions below. Observe the rule of having no more than 6 point per slide and no more than 6 word per point. Avoid “Death by PowerPoint” – be creative.
- When is a good opportunity to build commitment?
- How do we build and sustain commitment?
- How do we create a sense of ownership?
- How do we develop a shared vision?
Resources:
Your tutor will allocate one peer to give you feedback on this work based on the rubric below. Submit your presentation to your tutor, who will re-direct it. Ensure that your presentation file is saved with a file name that starts with your own full name.
Assessment
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
| The recommendations are confusing and inaccurate. | The recommendations are not accurate nor complete. It will not be possible for the school to successfully use these as a set of guidelines. | The recommendations are accurate but either not concise or complete. It will be possible for the school to use these as a set of guidelines. | The recommendations are concise, accurate and complete. It will be possible for the school to successfully use these as a set of guidelines. |
| The presentation is uninspiring and has many technical errors. | The presentation is not creative, tends to overuse bullet points and makes use of text media only. | The presentation is creative, avoids uninspiring bullet points and makes use of one type of media. | The presentation is creative, avoids uninspiring bullet points and makes use of several types of media. |
Complete the quiz at the bottom of the page before continuing to the next topic.
