Proposed Sustainability Module for Day Three of The Rio Way (Rio Salado College)

1. DO YOU HAVE A GREAT IDEA?
How We Innovate

2. • Astonishing the customer is an attitude first,
skill second
• We pursue the continuous development of
our skills to astonish the customer
Key Operational Concepts from
How We Serve

3. • Everything you do is a work in progress
• Quality comes from how well Rio’s parts work
together for the good of the whole
• Accountability is a willingness to own my
results
Key Operational Concepts from
How We Work

4. Are YOU a Creative Thinker???
Creativity
Coming up with ideas
Innovation
Bringing ideas to life

5. “Creativity involves breaking
out of established
patterns in order to look
at things in a different
way”
-Edward de Brono

6. What is Innovation?
• Thinking outside the box
• Paradigm shift
• Learning from mistakes
•Change-adept teamwork
• Engaging in dialogue
• Importance of a creative
safe zone

7. Creativity vs. Innovation
Creativity
Coming up with ideas
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”
-Albert Einstein
Innovation
Bringing ideas to life

8. Sustainability as Innovation
How is Rio Salado Innovative in Sustainability?
1. STARS Program
2. Café@Rio
3. Garden@Rio
4. Sustainability program for students

9. Sustainability as Innovation Objectives
1. Examine Sustainability practices from the
employee perspective
2. Assess paper or other waste in departments
3. Create suggestions on how to reduce/reuse at
work
4. Identify food sustainability practices at Rio
5. Understand Rio’s commitment to sustainability

10. What is Sustainability?

11. S.T.A.R.S.
S.T.A.R.S. Video

12. Personal Reflection Exercise

13. Maricopa Paper Reduction Pledge
Paper Reduction Pledge Video

14. Group Activity
Light Bulb Moment: How can we reduce and/reuse at work?

15. Café@Rio & Garden@Rio
Sustainable Food Systems Video

16. Sustainability Innovation @ Rio
• Guest Speaker: Michael Hodgins
– Director
– Sustainable Food Systems
– Café@Rio

17. Field Trip!!!

18. What Did We Learn from Field Trip?

19. Sustainability Programs and Classes
Rio’s Programs:
1. Sustainability &
Ecological Literacy
2. Sustainable Food
Systems
3. eLearning Design

20. Integrity Based Innovation
Integrity: Being worthy of the public’s trust in all
things. We deal honestly and respectfully with
each other and the public at all times.
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Innovation: Valuing progressive thinking,
creativity, flexibility and adaptability in service
delivery
= Customer Astonishment!

21. Key Operational Concept
To innovate, all employees are expected to:
– Challenge their assumptions about the way work is
done at Rio
– Be problem solvers
– Be creative thinkers

22. Key Operational Concept
#2. In order for Rio to relentlessly improve and
innovate, every employee must be a learner. It is
through the learning of each employee that we as
a system will learn.

23. Plus / Delta
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24. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
You have completed the
in-person part of the
Rio Way!