In her recent blog post Wonders or Woes of Change, Dr. Ellen Weber discusses the paradigm shift from traditional leadership to brain-powered, or innovative, leadership. This shift in leadership style can be characterized as moving from the “Do as I say” leader to the “Let’s work together to find the best solution” leader. Leaders are beginning to move away from controlling the discussion to facilitating the discussion.
Early indications of this same paradigm shift can be seen in the learning and education arenas. We are moving, albeit in fits and starts, from traditional learning environments, where curriculum are essentially assigned to learners, to more collaborative and innovative environments where learners can self-direct their learning and participate in communities of passion.
The problem in executing this shift is not in setting up these new learning environments and communities, but rather in embracing the change. In her post, Dr. Weber asks this question:
Why is change
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