Association Navigator

OCTOBER 31, 2014

I’m thinking about innovation in the context of managing associations and non-profit enterprises. Innovation is a corporate buzz word, but it’s also a fundamental element in any successful and growing organization. The concept involved is using a “wide lens” when preparing a product or service innovation.

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Potomac Core

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

When is the timing right to embrace innovation and change at your Association? How well are you positioned to help your member’s achieve their business outcomes in a time of dramatic innovation and change? ( [link] ). How innovative your Association is today will dictate whether or not your organization will survive or thrive.

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Thanks For Playing

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Book Review: Humanize. If youre one of my regular readers - or someone who knows me IRL - you probably know of my disdain for business books. And while we shouldnt - and in many cases dont - even want to go back, our organizations are not keeping pace. And I love the comment that some of these business books make us dumber.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Sometimes the root of your organization’s future might come in the form of not only finding the right idea, but finding the right way to sell innovation both inside your organization and to the broader world. Did you hear that the book industry recently reinvented the book for the smartphone era?

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

We call that type of change innovation. He is also CEO of Punks and Pinstripes, and as you might guess, it’s a one-of-a-kind organization. They are executive leaders of large organizations who are wired differently. But it would have been inspiring to belong to a group of like-minded innovators.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

MARCH 24, 2015

I''ve been reading an excellent book by Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant, When Millennials Take Over , that identifies four capacities for the future of business: Digital, Clear, Fluid, and Fast. The March 24, 2015 edition of Association Chat will focus on The Digital Organization - inspired by this great book. How is it not?

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Association Strong

JANUARY 19, 2021

What are the characteristics of an organization that thrives in innovation? Does your organization have a culture of innovation? Dave Will and Tom Morrison talk about culture, sailing, and terrible book names, spaghetti. Does your organization have a culture of innovation?

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EventMobi: Association Events

MAY 1, 2024

Can you share case studies of similar organizations using this product? Technology evolves rapidly, and you’ll want to ensure the provider is committed to continuous improvement and innovation. Book your personalized demo of EventMobi’s event management platform today! What’s on your product development roadmap?

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Idea Architects

MARCH 21, 2018

It's one of the many core elements of innovation, one Franz Johansson nicely described in his book The Medici Effect. He suggests innovation results from stepping into The Intersection, a place were ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary discoveries.

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Association Leaders

JANUARY 14, 2014

One of the most important responsibilities of leaders is to have a vision for the future of their organization and to be able to communicate that vision in such a way that all stakeholders (employees, customers, members, investors, etc) share the vision. Chief Strategist and Founder of Principled Innovation. Jeff De Cagna, FRSA, FASAE.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 5, 2012

Book Review: The Back of the Napkin. Yes, I know this book was published in 2008, and its been sitting on my "to read" pile almost that long. Fortunately, the Association Chat book club got me to bump it to the top of the pile, and I finally read it last month. Im just not sure that this book can get most of us there.

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Association Success

JANUARY 14, 2019

Professionals have an ecology of continuing education options which is highly disruptive to any organization hoping to be a one-stop-shop or the premiere source of xyz. This means one of the largest contributors to their budget and organization’s mission is not functioning at its highest capacity. Even though we know we must.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 23, 2023

Mighty Citizen assessed the marketing maturity of 450 mission-driven organizations. Oliver Burkeman ) Every self-help book boiled down to 11 simple rules. ASAE Component Relations and Volunteer Management (CRVM) Book Club The Q2 CRVM Book Club selection is The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker.

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Membership Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2020

A time of crisis requires every organization to innovate to survive and thrive. But a common question is, how do you go about innovating? Matt Ridley’s book, How Innovation Works and Why it Flourishes in Freedom , shares valuable principles that answer that question. Innovation occurs incrementally. “But

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 2, 2013

I mean, you follow all the blogs, you read all the books and you go to all the conferences. And you talk about innovation all the time. You even have your own blog where you put up posts about innovation and the people you meet at those conferences tell you how great they are. But despite all that, you''re not really innovative.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 4, 2017

Nearly 70% of association leaders worry they are not leading innovation well at their associations (this comes from a recent survey of 1,000 association executives in Australia, and the results are likely to be very similar in the US). In fact, many forces keep decades old organizations stuck. Make it accessible.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 17, 2014

This book is by Richard Sheridan, who is the CEO of Menlo Innovations , a software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Those are certainly notable innovations, and I see why they get the attention, but there are more important messages in the book: Learning. And there’s more in the book, too. by Richard Sheridan.

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 7, 2012

Jeff De Cagna’s new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future , will be available as a free download beginning this Wednesday, August 8. The e-book was produced in collaboration with DC-based branding firm, CHIEF. If Jeff’s new e-book isn’t enough of a wake up call, stay tuned.

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Jamie Notter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

If you want a thriving organization you need to innovate. If you want to innovate you have to have a culture that supports it. In a recent discussion on ASAE’s online community Collaborate contributors talked about association innovation, and, interestingly, much of the conversation revolved around organizational culture.

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Reid All About it

JULY 7, 2023

Fri 7/7 at 10 a.m.* – Association Products | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Join us for lunch to discuss concepts from the book with the author himself and connect with other AI enthusiasts. More info/register.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

These innovators didn’t consider themselves in agriculture or robotics. I interviewed Hugh for, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” a book I wrote with my business partner Kevin Ordonez. Then invite ideas and innovation. They felt that they had no professional home.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I love to facilitate conversations and sessions that explore big ideas and possible innovations. Reflecting on asome previous efforts I helped design and facilitate reminded me of some common sense tips about what is required to facilitate conversations about big ideas and innovations. Put the conversation in context.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

. – The In-Between is Ineffective (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it! Organizer: GLAM Wed 2/28 from 9 a.m. More info/register. 1 CMP credit.

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you’ve been wondering whether your organization is ready for the digital future,orgCommunity’s Innovation Summit was the right place to find answers. My business partner, Kevin Ordonez, and I picked this occasion to launch our second book, Association 4.0: Indicates a contributor to our book, Association 4.0:

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2024

They’re looking for a 501(c)(3) organization whose powerful mission could impact more people more deeply if it had marketing and branding help. She recaps a case study presented at the Innovation Summit about the American Board of Medical Specialties’ use of the blue ocean strategy to expand their certification tool into new markets.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 4, 2021

Career Book Open Discussion. We will discuss the book Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success , by Dan Schawbel. While reading the book in advance is encouraged, it’s not required. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

Fri 1/19 at 1 p.m.* – The Power of Federated Search: Supercharge Member Engagement Many organizations are not feeling confident in their approach to distributing content and, as a result, are finding it increasingly more difficult to capture the attention of their members and create engagement online. . – More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

. – Stop the Nonprofit Board Blame Game (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it! 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Wed 3/6 at 2 p.m. –

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Reid All About it

MAY 28, 2021

Collaborative innovation. Greg Satell says great innovators cultivate long-standing relationships with trusted thought partners. Because innovation is a highly social activity, collaboration is increasingly becoming a competitive advantage. Presenter: Yoram Solomon, Author, The Book of Trust. Event Tech Innovation Summit.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 30, 2023

. – Hired Guns: Using Fractional C-Suite Executives Learn from three C-Suite fractional experts how fractional or part-time experts can help transform finance, IT, and cyber security within your organization. Join us for lunch to discuss concepts from the book with the author himself and connect with other AI enthusiasts. 1 CAE credit.

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Jamie Notter

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Books: Jamie Notter. Book Review: Predictable Success. in Books and Reading , Change. Les is a best-selling author of a book titled Predictable Success , and we were interviewed for his blog. I actually think he was more articulate about the book than I was! That’s one of my favorite parts of the book.

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Innovation. Books Read. Secrets of Innovation. One of the presentations they organized was a panel of the member CEOs, talking about challenges in their environment and some creative solutions that they have seen. Not surprisingly, the question of innovation came up. Labels: Innovation. Eric Lanke.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 19, 2012

Innovation. Books Read. Innovation Circle on Member Engagement. Im leading another innovation effort for WSAE. Its been productive, but my hope is that we will evolve into a kind of clearinghouse for innovative practices in this area. We're off to a great start with four Innovation Circles. Leadership.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To put our ideas into real-world context, we interviewed leaders who are using this approach to grow their organizations. Those talks with association CEOs and executives who head businesses that service the association industry formed the basis for two books. playbook into your organization. Incremental innovation is smart.

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.orgCommunity

MAY 15, 2019

Associations can’t fulfill their missions without innovation. Innovation helps organizations create and improve processes, products, services, and experiences for their members, customers, staff, and audiences. 10 elements of the innovation mindset to nurture at your association. #1: 1: Creative curiosity. 3: Empathy.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Data about organizations serving adult lifelong learners is hard to find. Fri 11/17 at 10 a.m.* – Association Pricing (Association Design Circle) This month’s facilitator will be Dr. Michael Tatonetti, CPP, CAE, founder of Pricing for Association, an organization that specializes in designing pricing models for associations.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 24, 2020

Attention trumps creativity and innovation. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. Does your organization suffer with the ‘Elephant Syndrome,’ where no one knows the big picture? Are there communication gaps across your organization? We’ve lost our way.

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