Professional Reflections

Ely’s description of leadership in his eighth facilitative condition could also be defined as transformational leadership.

This simple brainteaser speaks to Ely’s (1999) seventh facilitative condition—commitment (p. 5).

The third facilitative condition, summarized as “I have everything I need to make it work,” requires that resources are available to acquire learning objectives (Ellsworth, 2000).

The second facilitative condition, summarized as “I can do this” or “I can learn quickly” (Ellsworth, 2000) states that people who will ultimately implement any innovation must possess sufficient knowledge and skills to do the job (Rogers, 1995).

The first facilitative condition described as a “belief on the part of the end user that things could be better or that others seem to be moving ahead while we are standing still” (Ely, 1999), is the cornerstone of a change journey.

There is a massive disruption going on in higher education driven by rapid innovation of education technologies, proliferation of online learning, and changing expectations of learners who are digital natives (Ashkenas, 2013).

Participation involves the shared decision making and communication among all parties in the process (Ely, 1999).

Ely (1999) describes an incentive as something that serves as an expectation of a reward and a reward as something given for meeting an acceptable standard of performance.

The adoption of an innovation takes time and time is necessary to acquire and practice knowledge and skills.