Killing Sacred Cows — Part 4 of a series examining the unspoken norms, taboos, and protected assumptions in academic research that are rarely questioned, even when they undermine effectiveness and resilience. This series names those assumptions, puts them up for debate, and asks whether they still d...

In his influential work, The Discipline of Innovation, Peter Drucker delivers a clear and enduring message: innovation is not a matter of luck, sudden inspiration, or merely a character trait of those endowed with an entrepreneurial spirit. It is a structured, systematic process that is rooted in ob...

If you’re a regular reader of Community Insights, you know I’m not a fan of higher education’s obsession with “strategic planning” as a method for setting direction. If you’re new here, you may want to revisit our discussion on the difference between strategy and strategic planning. The distinction ...

Killing Sacred Cows — Part 3 of a series examining the unspoken norms, taboos, and protected assumptions in academic research that are rarely questioned, even when they undermine effectiveness and resilience. This series names those assumptions, puts them up for debate, and asks whether they still d...