The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

Wednesday, 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. The best and most enduring innovations make you someone else. Image source.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

IBM, makers of the chatbot Watson, describes the strategy like this: “Conversational marketing is a form of interactive marketing that engages consumers in dialogue-driven, personalized experiences at a one-to-one level, enabling brands to listen and gain unique customer insights while also providing value to the user.”

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Idea Architects

JUNE 22, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions. When was the last time you were in a session intended to produce good strategy that actually did so? A tactic or a strategy?

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

Monday, 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

MAY 21, 2011

Saturday, 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011. Why Innovation is Hard. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. The first day of the summit was facilitated by Jeff De Cagna , and its focus was on building new capacities for innovation within the association community. image source.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011. Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." The HBR post describes several strategies employed by the very famous and very innovative Mayo Clinic. Combination Innovation. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Innovation Right Before Your Eyes. I think innovation is often a very similar situation. Rarely does innovation mean creating something brand new that has never been done before. They had reduced student membership so it was free, and communicated this change to the chapter advisors.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

Figure out your strategy. Figure out your strategy. A coordinated strategy can not only ensure continuity across the way that your organization asks for donations, but it can also provide a framework for you to plan future donation campaigns. . Determining your strategy is not as. Get creative. Make it easy to donate.

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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 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. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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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

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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The Hourglass Blog

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. Precise strategy. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

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 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. This is where the innovation rubber really hits the road.

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

It also requires re-thinking significantly how the stakeholders in your learning business interact, the assumptions they bring to the table, and how new perspectives translate into new strategies. Your association may claim values like collaboration and innovation. But is that really true? Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A.,

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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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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

It’s interesting to see how your peers’ concerns have shifted from strategy (2010) to communication and innovation (2011) to tools and technology (2012). How clarified is your organization’s social media strategy? Almost half believed they had their social media strategies locked down. What is the No.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Innovation. Monday, September 26, 2011. 6 comments: Jeffrey Cufaude September 26, 2011 8:39 AM It's a great question Eric. Reply Delete Michael Long September 26, 2011 2:55 PM Good question Eric. Reply Delete Eric Lanke September 26, 2011 7:45 PM Good comments all. Eric Lanke. Association executive and author.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

Wednesday, August 24, 2011. How about communications? August 24, 2011 2:17 PM. August 25, 2011 4:37 AM. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). strategy. (5).

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011. I believe in innovation. I have been watching the conversation over "future" and "innovation" evolve over the past few years led by thought leaders such as Jeff De Cagna , Jeffrey Cufaude , now Eric Lanke and WSAE to mention just a few of the many great thinkers out there. January 26, 2011 12:23 AM.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011. September 11, 2011 6:22 AM. September 23, 2011 7:03 AM. September 23, 2011 7:50 AM. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). strategy. (5).

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

I remember meeting with one of the senior regional managers who made a point about internal communication that I have since quoted liberally. Want Innovation? A small secret then becomes a future chasm in communication. December 2011 (7). November 2011 (6). October 2011 (9). September 2011 (9).

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Thanks For Playing

MARCH 21, 2012

Recapture your lost community members. Building an integrated communications strategy. On that topic, what is strategy anyway? Labels: Barbara Ehrenreich , blog roundup , communication , Facebook , fundraising , Harvard Business Review , Joe Gerstandt , leadership , online communities , Shelly Alcorn , Social Fish.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Note, I didnt say increase the frequency of your communications. September 7, 2011 3:24 PM. September 7, 2011 3:33 PM. September 7, 2011 3:40 PM. September 8, 2011 8:07 AM. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management - Simplicity + Volume Might Do the Trick.

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Association Subculture

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011. We talk so much about creativity and innovation in the association sphere but we know so little about how to actually facilitate their achievement. Most of the time, innovation comes from modifying what currently exists and bringing new value to it, not coming up with a brilliant idea out of the blue.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Interestingly, the item with one of the smallest gaps was innovation in products, services, and ideas. And note that we think the treatment of customers and employees is actually MORE important than innovative products. We need to pay more attention inside, to the people, to the relationships, to the communication. May 2011 (6).

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Jamie Notter

MAY 16, 2012

In the sense of not letting us settle for weak strategies and ineffective processes. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. { Decentralize without clearly communicated high standards for results is probably a waste of time! December 2011 (7). November 2011 (6). Contact Me.

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Labels: communications , community , social media. December 13, 2011 2:37 PM. December 13, 2011 3:03 PM. December 13, 2011 4:48 PM. December 14, 2011 5:31 AM. December 14, 2011 10:57 AM. December 14, 2011 9:42 PM. December 15, 2011 10:09 AM. advocacy.

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Monday, December 19, 2011. I used the time between Christmas and January 1 to focus on where I wanted to concentrate my efforts in 2011. Labels: strategy. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3).

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Friday, October 28, 2011. We put too much mystery in the word "innovation.". The fact is, innovation isnt a project or an event, its a lifestyle. Labels: innovation , learning culture. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4).

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JULY 29, 2011

Friday, July 29, 2011. Maybe you pictured a person who is a fearless, visionary, innovatively independent thinker. Link innovators with detail people, connect visionaries with tacticians, introduce social networkers to problem solvers, and so forth. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6).

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011. October 15, 2011 3:04 AM. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). innovation. (6). strategy. (5). at 10:07 AM.

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APRIL 19, 2012

I find this game so fun because it so clearly illustrates the principles of tone and inflection and how incredibly important they are in our communications. It bears repeating that in any online communications (facebook, twitter or otherwise) we need to be doubly aware that our audience cannot read our inflection. communications. (4).

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Monday, November 14, 2011. Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. on Monday, November 14, 2011. Dec 2011 (6).

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Jamie Notter

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Posted October 13, 2011. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. { October 13, 2011 at 3:43 pm. October 14, 2011 at 8:38 am. October 16, 2011 at 9:25 am. October 24, 2011 at 12:14 pm. December 2011 (7). November 2011 (6). October 2011 (9).

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