The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Cultu

Excellent read.

Fantastic! Couros is open and honest about his journey, what worked and what didn't. Many "a-ha" take-aways for me, including innovation is a way of thinking (not the latest tech), innovation involves risk, and more depth, less breadth (don't overwhelm your colleagues with choice). A welcome and useful addition to my professional library that I'll keep coming back to as I work with my colleagues. Thank you.

The Innovator's Mindset has had a huge impact on my teaching career. Years ago when I moved from a large urban center to a small town I felt isolated professionally despite being with a great staff. In my experiences it was easy to connect with other educators where schools were close to each other in cities but living in a small town the closest school was 35 km away. By listening to one of George Couros' keynote speeches and reading The Innovator's Mindset it was quite clear to me that isolation is a choice instead of an external circumstance. Thanks to a newfound motivation from George's keynote speech and book I took the initiative to start connecting to other educators through Twitter and other venues. My professional life continue to grow which has benefits everyone around me. This is definitely a book to read!

I have been following George Couros' blog for several years and was very excited when the book was first released last fall. In my role as a technology coach, innovation is a word I hear on a daily basis but also a term I feel can be easily misunderstood. It seems everyone has a slightly different definition for innovation. In the Innovator's Mindset George Couros not only provides a definition of innovation that I think many educators can see themselves in, but he continues to challenge educators at all levels (classroom, system, administration) to embody the innovator's mindset, recognize the power of relationships, foster a community of innovators and recognize our barriers. The 4 parts and guiding questions at the end of each chapter made it the perfect fit for our OSSEMOOC bookclub this winter. Connecting with the #innovatorsmindset hashtag on Twitter or the Facebook Page allow the conversations to extend even further.

I’ve been a regular reader of George's blog for quite some time. George is a prolific writer who pulls readers in with an incredible balance of support, inspiration, and challenge. His book is a tidy and succinct collection of some of his best posts, but goes beyond to weave large themes together. You can literally open up any page and start reading a get something profound from this book. It is a well constructed, thoughtful, and challenging book that provides current and relevant resources on topics that anyone interested in innovation in education will enjoy.I purchased this book for all 20 of our middle school group of Principals and Vice-Principals, and several of them have read it twice. George’s language on empowering lead learners, culture of innovation, and innovator's mindset have been infused into our schools in various ways. I would strongly recommend this read for anyone who is looking for solutions on how we can empower students for their own learning in schools.Thank you for this book George. It is both supporting and pushing us in the direction we all want to go in education, and that is to do what is best for kids.