Steve Whitehead

About Steve Whitehead

My journey from a childhood stutter to leading teams in the US Army and Manufacturing taught me one fundamental truth: Innovation is a forging process.It requires two opposing forces working in rhythm:The Spark: The visionary ideas, the \"what if,\" and the heat of creativity.The Anvil: The operational rigor, the \"how,\" and the discipline of execution.Most organizations fail to innovate not because they lack ideas, but because they lack the rhythm to toggle between these two modes. They either burn out in chaos (All Spark) or stagnate in bureaucracy (All Anvil).That is where I come in.At 5th Hammer Innovation, I help leadership teams master the rhythm of the forge. We bridge the gap between the \"Visionaries\" and the \"Operators,\" providing the tools to turn volatile ideas into durable impact.If your team is tired of \"innovation theater\" and ready for reliable execution, let’s find your rhythm.

Experience

1. Advisory Board Member

   Cosn Consortium For School Networking

   Sep 2021 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   The CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board is a body of K-12 edtech experts who engage in online, asynchronous surveys, and virtual discussions (responding to prompts from CoSN) and eventually select the topics to be featured in our Driving K-12 Innovation publications. The Advisory Board is a global community of school administrators, educators, technologists, learning designers, and other practitioners/changemakers focused on innovation in teaching and learning.

Education

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  Doctorate, Education

• Penn State University

  Academic Leadership Academy, Certificate

  2013 — 2014

• altMBA

  How to Level Up

  2016 — 2016

• PennWest California

  Masters of Science, Multimedia Technology

  1998 — 2001

• PennWest California

  Bachelor of Science, Graphic Communications Technology

  1993 — 1996

• Luma Institute

  Introduction to Human Centered Design Innovation

  2014 — 2014

• United States Army

  Armed System Fire Repair (68J), Armed System Fire Repairer

  1986 — 1987

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  Doctorate; Ed D; Science, Curriculum and Instruction

  2005 — 2010

Skills

• Instructional Technology
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Staff Development
• Teaching
• Production
• Educational Technology
• E-Learning
• Social Media
• Research
• Powerpoint
• Educational Leadership
• Adult Education
• Student Affairs
• Curriculum Design
• Program Development
• Management
• Planning
• Grant Writing Fellow
• Strategic Planning
• Curriculum Development
• Proposal Writing
• Instructional Design
• Problem Solving
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Higher Education
• Distance Learning
• Leadership Development
• Community Outreach
• Quality Circle Review Certified
• Fundraising
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Office