Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Dan is super smart and has experience both on the technology side AND on the association staff side, so this promises to be an interesting conversation about how to bring more innovation to the cultures of associations. On the agenda for us to discuss: Anticipating member expectations. Governance/ability to shift directions.

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Jamie Notter

JUNE 24, 2019

The session included me and another speaker on culture, Michele Gelfand, who is a professor at the University of Maryland and released a book last year called Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World. have cultures that can be identified along a continuum from very tight to very loose.

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PROPEL

AUGUST 2, 2023

I’ll be speaking at a one-day, in-person event in Virginia in October about how culture eats innovation for breakfast, and I’ll be joined by some super-smart people from my sibling companies in the Blue Cypress family. If you are an association executive that thinks innovation is important, you won’t want to miss it.

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PROPEL

AUGUST 19, 2022

Many organizations I work with wish they did innovation better. When we assess their culture, we see a common pattern: they are valuing the concepts of innovation (creativity, future focus, etc.), The result is limited innovation. There might be some in pockets.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 14, 2023

Are you ready to identify areas for organizational innovation at your association, but aren’t sure where to start ? Six tips to start embracing organizational innovation If you want to improve your association, you’ll need to be open to innovation. Consider the following areas where your association can innovate: 1.

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 7, 2021

As my The No BS Guide to Digital Transformation: How Intentional Culture Change Can Propel Associations Forward co-author Maddie Grant is fond of quipping, that’s what digital transformation is: culture change + vendor selection. But it’s the culture part that gets really tricky. Data analytics.

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Jamie Notter

APRIL 30, 2018

We had gathered some data prior to the meeting about the cultures inside their organizations, and then we got together to brainstorm some ideas about what they could do to encourage more innovation internally. The pattern in their data was similar to what I see in a lot of organizations when it comes to innovation.

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Associations Now

JULY 19, 2023

A commitment to innovation needs to start at the top of your organization. For CEOs, that means getting their boards comfortable with innovation and explaining to them how doing so will ultimately benefit the organization for the long term. Innovation isn’t easy, but it’s necessary to build a strong, effective organization.

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PROPEL

MARCH 28, 2024

I’m speaking at two excellent Innovation Hub events put on by Blue Cypress, in Chicago May 2 and DC May 14. You’ll learn all about AI and innovation, and my session is on fixing the culture problems that may prevent you from leveraging AI. Learn more and register here. And use the discount code PROPEL for 15% off.)

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

But left unchecked, these strengths can stifle innovation. If any of those found familiar, it’s time to re-evaluate your association’s culture of risk-taking. . Associations that adapt to modern challenges have a culture that doesn’t shy away from experimentation. MORE: 5 signs your association’s strategy needs a refresh.

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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2019

Building an innovative culture? Start by not calling it “innovative.” As associations strive to strengthen workplace culture, creating “collaborative,” “innovative,” and “results-driven” environments is at the top of many organizations’ to-do lists. The post Daily Buzz: Is Your Culture Really “Innovative”?

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Jamie Notter

APRIL 25, 2019

This week I spoke to leaders from a group of contractors, suppliers, and manufacturers about both culture and employee engagement. And that’s when I introduced the concept of “cultural artifacts” to the group. All cultures have artifacts—tangible symbols of what the culture is and how it works. This is backwards.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2022

When you adopt innovative technology at your association, you have the power to increase worker engagement, productivity, and collaboration. Ask yourself, how can innovative technology streamline staff processes, ultimately transforming the member experience? . Create a data-driven culture at your organization. Download now.

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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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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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Achurch

MAY 4, 2022

Let’s dispel an innovation myth. Here’s one: innovation suffers if you can’t get everyone together in the office. The perception that innovation only happens when people are in the same room (i.e., Research points to increased potential for innovation and greater idea generation in a hybrid or remote workspace.

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PROPEL

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In the business world, we often hear buzzwords like “innovation,” “agility,” and “resilience.” The answer lies in building a culture of experimentation and learning. ” But what does it actually take to instill these qualities in your organization?

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Jamie Notter

JULY 30, 2018

This is probably one of the biggest fears among leaders when it comes to culture change: what if we start making the change, and then the effort just fizzles out? After all, culture is something that is easy to ignore, since it has the power to live and grow without your attention. Give culture a home. And then repeat.

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Jamie Notter

APRIL 4, 2019

So what about culture? What if your culture has grown into a big problem—leading your best people to seek work elsewhere, causing people in different departments to waste resources by reinventing wheels right next to each other, or thwarting innovation because everyone knows failure isn’t tolerated at the top.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Is your association innovative? Innovator” might currently be a buzzword, but your organization should still be striving to blaze technological trails and deliver superior member value. . Yet it’s not enough for just your leadership team to embrace these innovative principles. Here’s how to get started: .

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This event brought association executives and their partner organizations together to discuss the problems they see facing the world and innovate new solutions to fix them. The Shifting Work Culture, 2. The Shifting Work Culture. It was so insightful to hear how people are navigating office culture in this uncertain landscape.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2022

When you think of an innovator, you might imagine Marc Benioff, Sheryl Sandberg, or Elon Musk. Innovators introduce new ideas, inventions, or discoveries to our ever-changing world. But your association can become innovative and drive superior member value. How would adopting innovative technology help your association thrive?

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PROPEL

MARCH 14, 2023

There are many ways to measure culture, but we’ve chosen the 8 core elements of Agility, Collaboration, Growth, Inclusion, Innovation, Solutions, Technologies, and Transparency specifically because they represent the key choices every organization must make about how much they will align with traditional management practices, and how much they (..)

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

This post is part of a new series investigating workplace culture at a more advanced level (hence the “401” moniker, like you only get access to this course your senior year…), digging into what we see emerging as the “essentials” of culture in the 21 st. And futurist cultures get that. That’s what seeing systems can do for you.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Innovation isn’t just about the ideas people create, but the environment leaders provide to inspire them. Innovation is essential to an organization—all it means, at its core, is being able to come up with new ideas, and your association hasn’t survived without doing that a few times.

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Association Success

JULY 7, 2020

Associations connect mentors with mentees, offer professional development and continuing education courses, write rules and regulations for their industries, and innovate every chance they have. But what does it mean to truly innovate? Innovation is change. So, why should associations drive innovation?

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Curiosity is a fitting name because Steltzner said there are few limits to what your team can achieve if you build a culture of curiosity and collaboration at your association. Tap into your curiosity to spark innovation. The curious mind stays agile, innovative, and competitive,” said Steltzner.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2024

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. AI-generated SEO content is “polluting our culture for your own minor profit. Blue ocean strategy. To keep them at bay, find a new blue ocean.”

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 25, 2019

This post is part of a new series investigating workplace culture at a more advanced level (hence the “401” moniker, like you only get access to this course your senior year…), digging into what we see emerging as the “essentials” of culture in the 21 st century. Beware, these posts are often a bit longer. --.

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PROPEL

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This is the third post in a new series of case studies that showcase several different ways in which we have worked with a client to solve a particular presenting culture issue. They ran the WorkXO culture assessment.

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Association Success

APRIL 11, 2019

Is your culture what you think it is? Culture change, innovation, and experimentation are all hot topics. But before you go about making changes, you need to have a good grasp on what your culture truly is, not simply what you think it is. As a culture consultant, I encounter a lot of confusion around this topic.

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Association Success

JULY 2, 2019

How can you encourage your organization to embrace a tech culture? Using a cheerleader or champion approach to encourage innovation and new solutions to old problems can be a great way to get buy-in. It is my firm belief that shifting the culture around technology really starts with the chief executive officer. BE A CHEERLEADER.

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Association Success

APRIL 8, 2020

When I first heard the term “digital first culture,” I was unimpressed. Don’t we already live in a digital first culture? To have a digital first culture, your organization must do more than add nifty technological advancements; it must change the way people work. It’s a much broader scope than that. ” . Education is No.

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Association Success

AUGUST 10, 2020

But how do you really know if your organizational culture is a “good” one? Here are signs you need to rethink your organization’s culture: Your employees don’t seem happy to be there. To take your organization’s cultural temperature and identify these red flags, assess, observe, take notes and follow up.

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 18, 2013

Lots of organizations talk about innovation, but few do it well. A week ago, I had the opportunity to attend a free webinar on innovation and culture put on by the smarties over at Talent Anarchy , Jason Lauritsen and Joe Gerstandt. Joe and Jason point out that innovation requires two things: variation and selection.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In short, we have had to innovate. The need to innovate has led me to study some of the best practices in building an innovative mindset and culture. First is How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley, which I wrote about here. The second is a classic, The Innovators DNA , by Dyer, Gregersen, and Christensen.

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Associations Now

JULY 16, 2019

And many associations currently seeing membership growth are tapping into the power of innovation and optimism about the future. This year’s survey found a correlation between associations with an innovation program and consistent year-over-year membership growth. Have you introduced innovations to transform the member experience?

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