The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. In it, he advocates an approach to innovation that focuses not on meeting the expressed needs of customers, but on pushing customers to become something theyre not. All authentic innovations ask you — want you — to become a different dimension of yourself. at 6:59 AM.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Innovation = Creativity x Execution. This is a fantastic post on innovation from Vijay Govindarajan , co-author of the new book, The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Companies tend to focus far more attention on improving the front end of the innovation process, the creativity. Its excellent.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

The Bedrock of Innovation. Failure of course is always a possibility with any attempt at innovation. Indeed the bedrock of innovation is failure. The perceieved price of failure in these environments is too high to attract the necessary champions for innovation. Labels: Innovation. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

The Catch-22 of Innovation. Lots of good lessons in this HBR post for association professionals looking to be move innovative. Its the Catch-22 of innovation. But, as Anthony says, the whole point of innovation is to change things in a meaningful enough way that it renders past patterns meaningless. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Innovating 20% of the Time. Chris Trimble is skeptical of Googles 20% time--their stated practice of encouraging individuals to spend 20 percent of their time pursuing innovative projects of their own inspiration. And execution, as Trimble says, is the other side of innovation. Without execution, youre not innovating.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. Creating a culture of innovation in your association.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

The Unsung Heroes of Innovation. Heres an interesting post on innovation from the Harvard Business Review. In it, Columbia Business School Professor Rita McGrath shares her insights on what makes innovation work in many of the companies shes observed. Monday, August 16, 2010.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Next Steps for Association Innovation. This is an exciting time for the WSAE Innovation Task Force. First of all, our white paper on association innovation is nearly finished. Second, we are currently working on a new online community dedicated to innovation for associations.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The World Database of Innovation--CLOSED! I first stumbled across The World Database of Innovation in this HBR blog post from a few months ago. As well as over 200 in-depth case studies, it compiles the ideas of 4,500 or so innovation experts and consultancies. Five thousand two hundred and eight tools for innovation!

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

The Innovation Problem for Associations. Jeff De Cagna had another great article in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now that I just got around to reading on one of my recent plane rides. The innovation problem for associations is not about process. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. Start there.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

A Prescription for Innovation. This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. • Innovation is using technology to streamline operations and deliver new services.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

Real-World Innovation for Associations. I accepted an invitation from a national professional society to present the information we have developed on innovation in associations at their Board retreat, and help them determine how it applied to them and what specific steps they should take. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

The Role of Trust in Innovation. If you didnt see it, Maddie Grant asked me to do a guest post on her SocialFish blog last week, and I shamelessly used it as an opportunity to promote the innovation project Im spearheading for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Labels: Innovation. Tuesday, August 10, 2010.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Why Innovation is Hard. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. As chair of WSAEs Innovation Task Force, I was instrumental in helping to frame WSAEs annual conference around the subject of innovation, and was even recognized as the chair of the conference itself.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Whats Your Innovation Readiness? The Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (which I chair), is trying to develop an assessment tool for association executives to use in determining the "innovation readiness" of their associations. Labels: Innovation , WSAE.

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JULY 17, 2010

Principles of Innovation. The fourth meeting of the WSAE Innovation Task Force was held on July 16, 2010. For those of you new to this conversation, Im heading up an effort for my state society to define an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community. Im also blogging about it here.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Whats Your Innovation Readiness? The Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (which I chair), is trying to develop an assessment tool for association executives to use in determining the "innovation readiness" of their associations. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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AUGUST 28, 2010

Association Advantages for Innovation. Heres part three of the "innovation for associations" white paper Im helping to write while chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Saturday, August 28, 2010. These advantages include: 1.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Whats Your Innovation Readiness? Regular readers of The Hourglass Blog know that Im chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. The "innovation readiness" tool will also provide a framework for this discussion, and will help us organize the strategies we hope to develop.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

Barriers to Innovation in the Association World. In one of my last posts I shared the principles of innovation weve drafted as part of the "innovation for associations" white paper being written by the WSAE Innovation Task Force. But many associations approach risk from a decidedly conservative perspective.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Seeing New Social Opportunities. In my own crazy little adventure in social media I’m exposed to a lot of thoughts and opinions and it takes me time to weed through them and figure out which have something to say and which are just saying something. Social media fits inside your business strategy, and is shaped by it.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 15, 2011

I blogged a bit about their 2006 study , so thought I would give the 2011 update a read as well. Its a survey of more than 3,000 executive directors of non-profit organizations and, although it seems weighted towards charitable and social service organizations, there are a few interesting parallels and tidbits for associations.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Discussion Topics.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Discussion Topics.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Discussion Topics. Baby Boomers.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Discussion Topics. Baby Boomers.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Why Innovation is Hard. Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Discussion Topics. Baby Boomers. Communication. Governance.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 17, 2011

Fear and Loathing in Association Leadership. This one is about "social" CEOs — leaders of multinational corporations who are comfortable with social media. And it poses an interesting challenge for those of us who run associations. But how many association CEOs get personally engaged in these activities?

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Labels: Social Media. If I ran my organization, I would utilize social media and YouTube extensively as a way to communicate with a huge constituency that is neither the member nor an unrelated, uninterested public. Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 11, 2011

If you dont know Jeff, he has been talking about the need for associations to embrace innovation for as long as I can remember, which means hes probably been talking about it even longer than that. Why is innovation critical to the future of associations? Why is innovation critical to the future of associations?

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

Normally I would just retweet something of his I find especially compelling, but given my last blog post of approaching innovation as an exercise in brand strategy, I thought Id expound a little more on something I read on Seths blog this week. And thats exactly what associations must do when it comes to innovation. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 2, 2012

Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Discussion Topics. Baby Boomers. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Governance.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 11, 2010

Labels: Association Management. Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Barriers to Innovation in the Association World. Principles of Innovation. at 1:18 PM.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Good and Bad Lessons for Association Innovation. Heres a link to a 15-minute HBR video with Vijay Govindarajan, coauthor of The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Its worth a look, full of some interesting lessons about innovation from the for-profit world. Labels: Innovation. at 7:00 AM.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 1, 2011

Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Guest Bloggers. Jennifer Alluisi. Discussion Topics. Baby Boomers. Governance.

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APRIL 11, 2011

How else will we be nimble enough to innovate? Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Association Management. Innovation. Management. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Association Subculture. Principled Innovation. Photo source. at 8:35 PM.

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