The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Im pushing for more connection and transparency with the members throughout the development process, but as the project moves forward Im discovering something very similar to brand exceptionalism infiltrating our thinking. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Companies tend to focus far more attention on improving the front end of the innovation process, the creativity. Its also something Ive realized as part of my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Association Management. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Its an interesting approach and the post contains a lot of thoughtful suggestions for designing a successful innovation process. But I want to focus in on the underlying concept--that for an innovation process to succeed, it must align with the organizations culture and way of thinking.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. I couldnt help but notice the similarities between this list and the Principles of Innovation recently drafted by the WSAE Innovation Task Force, including "an innovation culture led from the top of the organization" and "the commitment of resources to a process of innovation." Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 25, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. In my experience, people who go into the intersection with that kind of clarity just wind up crashing into other people, hurting themselves or others in the process. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, July 25, 2011.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Creating a culture of innovation in your association. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Real-World Innovation for Associations. Again, like a lot of other associations, it seemed like their processes for launching new programs are being hampered by the overly complex nature of their organizational structure. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. But as Mayos CFI illustrates, it was also very much a process and resource issue for your organization. It seems that more and more of the typical associations products and services are being outsourced these days. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Lots of good lessons in this HBR post for association professionals looking to be move innovative. The idea is to embrace "rapid-prototyping" for new association products and services. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. The problem to be addressed by the innovation process was clearly defined. Saturday, July 17, 2010. Principles of Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 10, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Association Management. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Good and Bad Lessons for Association Innovation. Unfortunately, from my point of view, only some of those lessons are good for the association community. The same problem plagues many associations. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. And like a lot of manufacturing companies, they operate very close to the margin, using a variety of human and mechanical systems to strip inefficiencies and wasteful practices out of the process of making the product and shipping it to the customer. Association Management. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. at 8:34 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. ” Then I read this post from Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Labels: Millennial Perspectives , Social Media. Now, the actual 'doing' or process is a slow media burn gaining collaborators along the way. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 20, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. “For HD and Blue Ray DVD HDMI audio I do not understand if any post processing is done on the 5.1 Project managers are particularly accustomed to using process maps, but as you note, we aren't doing it enough in associations. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. This is part two of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. Associations should be really good at this. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Regular readers of The Hourglass Blog know that Im chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. If your leadership--however leadership is defined in your association--isnt on board with innovation, no innovation process you try to implement will succeed.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. In my first post of 2011 I issued a kind of challenge to GenX association professionals. Your proposal that GenX could serve as a bridge between Boomers and Millennials is an interesting one, and it certainly seems consistent with the natural pragmatism often ascribed to Xers. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar. As you know from my last blog post, I recently experienced the Groundhog Day Effect when reading about different topics in association management published in books back in 1985 but which could have been written yesterday. Creativity in Association Management - Are You the Roadblock?

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. I was attracted to the topic because I think its one of the areas my own association needs to improve upon. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 18, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Ill read it right now; or (3) Oh man, thats going to require some thought and some processing. which was based on Maggie McGarys post on Influence in the Context of Associations. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Most of these consultants are trying to sell innovation as a toolbox, but as former BusinessWeek writer Helen Walters aptly points out: Innovation cannot be reduced to a process. I went into that role with the impression that there was a way of "doing" innovation in the association world.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. They want to be associated with organizations that serve as positive forces in the world.strikes me a purely generational. Most innovation is the result of collaborative work involving a diverse group and a collective process of iteration and discovery. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 11, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Were All Millennials Now. Millennials: Tech-savvy, entrepreneurial and independent, they tend to value work-life balance and meaningful work more than a large paycheque. Now, with the definitions listed above, I think Im going to start being a Millennial. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Too many associations embrace a culture that seeks to stifle rather than encourage its own diversity of perspective.

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