Discuss the difference between a change and innovation as defined by Osborne & Brown (2005). Provide an example of each from public fire services, either from your agency or one you are familiar with. What factors drive innovation, as opposed to change in public fire services? The most common cause of failure in leadership is produced by treating adaptive challenges as if they were technical problems. Whats the difference? Identify a major challenge facing your fire service organization or one that you are familiar with. What elements of the challenge are technical, and which are adaptive?

The most common cause of failure in leadership is produced by treating adaptive challenges as if they were technical problems. Whats the difference? Identify a major challenge facing your fire service organization or one that you are familiar with. What elements of the challenge are technical, and which are adaptive?