Ready to move beyond surface-level fixes and tackle your innovation challenges head-on?
We’re thrilled to announce that Thirdway Think will be facilitating the core sessions at PI26! They are leading the charge in the “war on boring work stuff,” focusing on human-first learning. Their approach ensures you not only fully grasp the complexity of your innovation hurdles but also work together to develop real, sustainable solutions with a focus on building a culture of innovation.
Thirdway Think will guide you through the process of making innovation a core, daily practice—not just a buzzword.
Why Attend PI26?
This is more than a conference—it’s an intensive deep-dive designed to equip you with the mindset and tools for leadership in innovation:
- Explore what innovation truly means for libraries today
- Deepen your understanding of innovative processes
- Apply creative problem-solving tools and techniques
- Participate in peer-to-peer and crowdsourced learning and discussions
Identify and prepare for practical challenges when leading innovation.
Who Should Attend?
This event is for risk-takers, unconventional thinkers, innovation champions, and library leaders at all levels and all institutions who are passionate about leading change in academic and research libraries.
Return to Your Institution With…
Don’t just attend, return ready to lead. You’ll leave PI26 with:
- A clear action plan to address an innovation challenge in your library
- A flexible innovation framework with tools to move ideas forward
- A renewed sense of possibility and excitement
- A robust support network to champion you on your innovation journey
Scholarships
PI26 is able to offer a limited number of registration scholarships, sponsored by ITHAKA, that can cover full or partial registration costs. To express interest, please complete the Scholarship Interest Form by Friday, November 7. Scholarships are available only to residents of Canada and the United States.
Discounts
A 10% group discount is available for groups of three or more attendees from the same institution. Please reach out to events@arl.org to inquire.
About the President’s Institute
The President’s Institute provides opportunities for participation by ARL member institutions and others in our field each year during the start of the ARL presidency. One of the ARL Institutes, this interactive event convenes a broad community of individuals, subject-matter experts, middle managers, senior leaders, and general executives from ARL libraries and beyond on top-of-mind issues facing research libraries. As part of the President’s Institute, the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship recipient is selected, attends, and writes a report on the institute to be published by ARL. For questions, please email events@arl.org.
