The Hourglass Blog

JULY 11, 2011

Were All Millennials Now. Its almost as if the themes of leadership and innovation have taken over. 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Millennials Are the New Slackers. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. Millennials are the new kids on the block when it comes to the workplace.

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The Hourglass Blog

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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Reid All About it

JULY 16, 2021

Definitely look at what he has to say, especially if you’re using labels like Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z. Moving forward means being innovative in your event design to deliver quality experiences that meet the needs of your delegates—whether they’re online, hybrid/blended or in-person—and adapt to last-minute changes.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." I say "another," of course, because of my work with the WSAE Innovation Task Force, where we helped define four key principles of innovation from the case studies we examined in the for-profit sector.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

The Innovation Problem for Associations. “ Six Design Principles for Business-Model Innovation ” provides association executives with his usual thought-provoking push into territories we should really be spending more of our time in—but often don’t. . It’s definitely worth your attention.

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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

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

JUNE 5, 2010

Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind". Most would argue that these desires to be valued and to contribute to something larger than themselves are Millennial values, but I see them as more universal--something common to most of humanity. What I really want to focus on are Hills latter two realities--both dealing with innovation.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications at Taxpayers for Common Sense , and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications at Taxpayers for Common Sense , and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

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.orgCommunity

MAY 9, 2019

The definitions are both vague and sweeping. These digital solutions enable inherently new types of innovation and creativity, rather than simply enhance and support traditional methods. Unless you are willing to embrace risk, innovation, experimentation and new patterns of thinking there can be no transformation.

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The Hourglass Blog

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. Posted by Eric Lanke.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

In my last post , I talked about something I called the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires. Labels: Innovation , Umair Haque , WSAE. Communication. Innovation.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 16, 2018

Find out why the most successful fundraisers raise more money by NOT treating everyone equally, and why you shouldn’t either; the keys to creating compelling, multi-channel campaigns to recruit new members and volunteers; and why millennials are loyal to some organizations and not others, and how you can create the right experience to attract them.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

I think that we can all agree that joy is definitely an idea worth spreading? 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. One is about communication. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 30, 2010

The impossible is, by definition, impossible. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. The House of Innovation. It is the profundity of experiencing the full depth of our human potential and it is unspeakably beautiful. Baby Boomers. Encore Careers.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 9, 2019

You definitely want to check out the 2019 edition of the Association LMS Buyers Companion from the good folks at Talented Learning. The most important element in marketing and communications is segmentation, says MemberSuite. Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders: How to Attract, Retain and Engage Millennial and Gen Z Talent. Host: PCMA.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 15, 2011

More and more GenX and even Millennial leaders are coming into positions of prominence (something obvious to anyone who attended the recent ASAE conference in St. I definitely spend more than 20% of my time on board and board-related activities, and I am satisfied (to say the least) with the performance of the board in my organization.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

information asymmetry"), but definitely worth a read. Well, using Schrages definitions, Id have to say most in my experience have been "stupid," in the sense that they generally dont know the true cost of the association products and services that they access and use. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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AssociationChat

AUGUST 26, 2020

He’s the host and creator of My Grandmother’s Ravioli on the cooking channel host of the Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation on CBS and also published a book called Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving. So we don’t do we definitely do some current events. But, um, but, um, so I have definitely been collecting stories.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

You definitely want to be aware of these issues even if you’ve already switched to a hybrid work model. Millennials are changing what it takes to succeed in sales , says Lindsay Ellis at the Wall Street Journal (no paywall). A definitive guide to networking for those who hate networking—you might get some new ideas. (

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

” Then I read this post from Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Labels: Millennial Perspectives , Social Media. And those people are definitely out there. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Photo source.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 1, 2011

They both mention something called Commanders Intent--a description and definition of what a successful mission will look like. And what Intent would you communicate to your subordinates? Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. Heres another.

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Associations Now

JUNE 25, 2014

Measuring the effectiveness of a membership-model change requires an apples-to-apples comparison on a metric whose definition doesn’t change in the course of a restructure. and Jeff De Cagna, FASAE, chief strategist and founder of Principled Innovation. All deftly moderated by Bryan Kelly, vice president of marketing at Aptify.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

What is Innovation? By Jamie Notter via Get Me Jamie Notter blog Innovation is change that unlocks new value. And you can only access that value through innovation—by changing what you’re doing and how you’re doing it in ways that are deep enough to access this locked-away value. Our environment is changing.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Well, if thats the definition--some one who asks "Is that all there is" and then sets about to really change things--then yes, I would say GenX leaders can be great entrepreneurs. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. Baby Boomers. Encore Careers.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Millennials? Believe it or not, Chuck, I definitely don't want that car after seeing that spot. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. Has the person who wrote this never watched television? Or flipped through a magazine? Eric Lanke.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Nearly all the responses we received surrounded aspects of better communication: people want technology to enable easier ways to get information at the time it’s needed. This innovative concept places member-specific data visualizations on your website or mobile app—wherever members (or potential members) log in and access information.

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