Generative Leadership : Shaping New Futures for Today's Schools

The authors demonstrate how to tap into an organization's collective intelligence through generative leadership. The model includes engaging in personal reflection, promoting professional conversations, and harnessing creativity. A new concept of leadership for today's educational needs! Generative leadership is an innovative approach that taps into an organization's collective intelligence. This accessible resource examines the fundamental elements of generative leadership and provides tools to catalyze organizational development and personal leadership growth. The authors identify four modalities of leadership and outline six hallmarks that can develop an individual's generative capacity. Generative leaders view learning communities as complex, changing systems and are focused on: Deepening their personal knowledge Engaging in personal reflection Promoting professional conversations Harnessing creativity and innovation Leading their organizations toward a desired future Examines the fundamental elements of generative leadership and provides tools and processes to catalyze organizational development and personal leadership growth. The authors identify four modalities of leadership : traditional, pragmatic, explorative, and generative--and outline six hallmarks that can develop an individual's generative capacity. Generative leaders view learning communities as complex, changing systems and are focused on: deepening their personal knowledge; engaging in personal reflection; promoting professional conversations; harnessing creativity and innovation; and leading their organizations toward a desired future.--From publisher description Generativity? The first foundational element Living systems science? The second foundational element The brain-mind system? The third foundational element Generative leading & learning Putting ideas into action : methods & processes to develop generativity Catalysts for growth : tools & resources for the generative school leader.