Background on Program Innovation
Innovation to strengthen programming is of vital interest in Extension. The following are background articles (adapted from Meyer, Boyce, & Meyer, 2015) arranged by primary author that relate to program innovation.
Resources on Program Innovation
Meyer, R.L., Meyer, N.J., & Katras, M. (2018). Taking the leap: Exploring a theory of program innovation. Special Issue on Innovation in Extension. Journal of Extension [On-Line], 55(5). Article 5FEA4. Available at https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol56/iss5/12/.
Meyer, N.J., Boyce, S.P., & Meyer, R.L. (2015). A call to embrace program innovation. Journal of Extension [On-Line], 53(3). Article 3COM1. Available at https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol53/iss3/4/.
Meyer, N.J., Boyce, S.P., & Meyer, R.L. (2015). Taking an Innovation Approach to Extension Programming. Working Differently in Extension. Ed Robert Bertsch. Available at https://youtu.be/9suYaqZ_MB4.
Other Resources on Innovation
A taxonomy of innovation. (2014). Harvard Business Review, 92(1/2), 30-31.
Adler, N. J. (2011). Leading beautifully: The creative economy and beyond. Journal of Management Inquiry, 20(3), 208-221.
Argabright, K., McGuire, J., & King, J. (2012). Extension through a new lens: Creativity and innovation now and for the future. Journal of Extension[On-line], 50(2). Article 2COM2. Available at: http://www.joe.org/joe/2012april/comm2.php
Baregheh, A., Rowley, J., & Sambrook, S. (2009). Towards a multidisciplinary definition of innovation. Management Decision, 47(8), 1323-1339.
Berger, W. (2010). CAD monkeys, dinosaur babies, and t-shaped people: Inside the world of design thinking and how it can spark creativity and innovation. New York: Penguin Books.
Brown, T. (2009). Change by design: How design thinking transforms organizations and inspires innovation. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Bronson, P., & Merryman, A. (2010). The creativity crisis. Newsweek. Retrieved from: http://www.newsweek.com/creativity-crisis-74665.
Buchanan, R. (1992). Wicked problems in design thinking. Design Issues, 8(2), 5-21.
Caffarella, R. S. (2002). Planning programs for adults: A comprehensive guide (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Ferguson, C. M. (1964). Innovation in Extension. Journal of Extension [On-line], 3(4), 152-154. Available at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol50/iss2/39/
Franz, N. K., & Cox, R. A. (2012). Extension's future: Time for disruptive innovation. Journal of Extension [On-line], 50(2). Article 2COM1. Available at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol50/iss2/38/
Johnson, S. (2010). Where good ideas come from: The natural history of innovation. New York: Riverhead Books.
McGrath, D. M., Conway, F. D. L., & Johnson, S. (2007). The Extension hedgehog. Journal of Extension [On-line], 45(2). Article 2FEA1.
Rittel, H., & Webber, M. (1973). Dilemmas in a general theory of planning. Policy Sciences, 4, 155–169.
Somech, A., & Drach-Zahavy, A. (2011). Translating team creativity to innovation implementation: The role of team composition and climate for innovation. Journal of Management, 39(3), 684-708.
Somech, A., & Drach-Zahavy, A. (2001). Understanding team innovation: The role of team processes and structures. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 5(2), 111-123.
West, B. C., Drake, D., & Londo, A. (2009). Extension: A modern-day pony express? Journal of Extension [On-line], 47(2). Article 2COM1.