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WE ARE PARKS AND RECREATION
Inspiring Innovation in Your Organization
By Ryan Hegreness
"
I
nnovation " may be one of the most overused buzzwords of the
past decade. What is it? Who does it? Where does it come from?
How do you inspire individuals or groups to be more innovative?
These are some of the questions I posed when a Denver suburb
asked this second-generation park and recreation professional to lead citywide
innovation in 2019. The innovation buzzword would be my title and
responsibility for three wild years.
Seven years earlier, I created and
implemented the " Three Ps Philosophy:
Proactive, Progressive, and
Purposeful " when I was asked to
increase the park and recreation
revenue through strategic marketing
for the City of Arlington, Texas.
This philosophy was instrumental
in building a nationally recognized
marketing team in Arlington and
pioneering outrageous programs,
cultural events and campaigns in
Colorado a few years later. Little
did I know my three years in the city
manager's office as innovation and
communication manager would be
marked by three very different Ps:
pandemic, personnel and politics.
Reflecting on my
innovationspecific
role,
I organized my
thoughts and experiences into a
2023 NRPA Annual Conference
education session, titled " Inspiring
Innovation in Your Organization. "
2023 NRPA Annual
Conference Session
Inspiring Innovation in Your
Organization
Speaker: Ryan Hegreness
Tuesday, October 10
1 - 2 p.m. CDT
In this session, I will share what I've
learned leading incredibly creative
park and recreation staff; researching
innovation and implementing a
citywide innovation program; and
adapting during crises. Participants
will learn how to create a culture of
innovation as leaders, advocate for
new initiatives as staff and navigate
barriers to innovation within their
organization.
What Is Innovation?
When we hear " innovation, " we often
think of radical breakthroughs
or market-disrupting
ical advancements.
While
technologsuch
transformations
certainly are innovative,
most innovation occurs
through
incremental changes,
novel approaches to problems or
by applying existing solutions in
new contexts. Innovation in local
government is about creating value
for the community, which can be
done through increased revenues
from new or improved services;
decreased expenses through operational
efficiencies; or enhancing
social and environmental benefits.
Ideas and support for a " creative room "
(pictured) came from Gary Packan, former
assistant director for City of Arlington,
Texas.
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October 2023 - Parks & Recreation - Intro
October 2023 - Parks & Recreation - Cover1
October 2023 - Parks & Recreation - Cover2
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October 2023 - Parks & Recreation - Cover3
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