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4 Steps to Inspire Innovation in Your Association

Socious

“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Many people believe innovation is all about inventing and releasing new products. Innovation is so much more than just revamping products or services. Innovation is so much more than just revamping products or services. Defining Innovation.

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New Report Reveals a Rebound in Membership Numbers

Associations Now

That growth was correlated with associations that have compelling value propositions, embrace innovation, and focus on recruitment. The rebound is likely due to several factors, including a focus on innovative programs and new member recruitment, as well as associations successfully communicating their value proposition to members.

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How to Create a Psychologically Safe Environment for Teams

Achurch

Fuels creativity and innovation: Ideas fly because people don’t have to bite their tongues and can share out of the box ideas. Improves inclusion: They are able to bring their full selves to work and share their varied experiences and POV (also important for creativity and innovation). Curious about more ways to improve team dynamics?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

Charlene Li believes you need order to create change —not what you picture when thinking about innovative organizations. Another example of wishful thinking disguised as conventional wisdom: Claire Cain Miller at the New York Times says there’s no evidence that chance meetings at the office boost innovation. Order and change.

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Developing My Dream Association

Smooth The Path

One of the core staff values would be to be intensely member-focused. We would talk with members often, conduct listening tours, and interview them. We would use all the member insights we gain to develop our member communications, set our strategy, and create an innovation plan.

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Why Didn’t Our Members Choose Us?

Smooth The Path

Our solutions are not the exact solutions members need to solve their problem. We are boring so members tuned out long ago. Or the communication is too complex. Or the message doesn’t resonate. Or we spam them too much. Or we didn’t tell them enough.

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Our Members are Self-Centered

Smooth The Path

Our members are self-centered. Our members have… no time. Only organizations that solve our member’s problems, speak their language, and understand them will get their time and attention. Not in a bad way, we are all self-centered. and their attention is scattered.