This paper reflects on an initiative led by the author in collaboration with six teachers across different faculties that sought to adopt flipped classroom pedagogy in a liberal arts university in order to implement the university's strategic plan for blended learning. The author was an academic developer who adopted a research-informed teaching approach to attract faculty buy-in. It was found that in this initiative, the flipped classroom's success was due to the appropriateness of content and teachers' pedagogical knowledge, rather than just their competence in information technology.