To remain vital, it is critical for Extension to embrace the innovation at the core of our birth ... more To remain vital, it is critical for Extension to embrace the innovation at the core of our birth and success. In this article, we define Extension program innovation as driven by the productive tensions among three core program planning practices: design, construction, and evaluation. Through daily, interactive tinkering in these three practices, staff strive toward stronger program impact and creatively respond to opportunities or challenges. We discuss how an innovation approach to program planning is well suited to address three contemporary Extension program development issues. We also discuss implications of innovation research to improve Extension program planning. Introduction During the centennial celebration of the Smith-Lever Act, the words published by C.M. Ferguson (1964) shortly after Extension's Golden Anniversary still ring true: Extension's history has been one of innovation—in methods, in subject matter, in audience. Its birth was an innovation. Its early gr...
To remain vital, it is critical for Extension to embrace the innovation at the core of our birth ... more To remain vital, it is critical for Extension to embrace the innovation at the core of our birth and success. In this article, we define Extension program innovation as driven by the productive tensions among three core program planning practices: design, construction, and evaluation. Through daily, interactive tinkering in these three practices, staff strive toward stronger program impact and creatively respond to opportunities or challenges. We discuss how an innovation approach to program planning is well suited to address three contemporary Extension program development issues. We also discuss implications of innovation research to improve Extension program planning.
To remain vital, it is critical for Extension to embrace the innovation at the core of our birth ... more To remain vital, it is critical for Extension to embrace the innovation at the core of our birth and success. In this article, we define Extension program innovation as driven by the productive tensions among three core program planning practices: design, construction, and evaluation. Through daily, interactive tinkering in these three practices, staff strive toward stronger program impact and creatively respond to opportunities or challenges. We discuss how an innovation approach to program planning is well suited to address three contemporary Extension program development issues. We also discuss implications of innovation research to improve Extension program planning. Introduction During the centennial celebration of the Smith-Lever Act, the words published by C.M. Ferguson (1964) shortly after Extension's Golden Anniversary still ring true: Extension's history has been one of innovation—in methods, in subject matter, in audience. Its birth was an innovation. Its early gr...
To remain vital, it is critical for Extension to embrace the innovation at the core of our birth ... more To remain vital, it is critical for Extension to embrace the innovation at the core of our birth and success. In this article, we define Extension program innovation as driven by the productive tensions among three core program planning practices: design, construction, and evaluation. Through daily, interactive tinkering in these three practices, staff strive toward stronger program impact and creatively respond to opportunities or challenges. We discuss how an innovation approach to program planning is well suited to address three contemporary Extension program development issues. We also discuss implications of innovation research to improve Extension program planning.
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