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Innovative Workforce Solutions

Potomac Core

Associations are increasingly well positioned to help members and industries build innovative workforce solutions through their professional development and certification products. How can Associations help members respond to this growing challenge and build innovative workforce solutions? Evolving Definitions of Work.

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How Much Should Associations Care About Blockchain?

Associations Now

While the sheen of innovation is reflected in some of these moves and there’s definitely some speculation going on, we’re clearly at a point where things feel less pie-in-the-sky and, potentially, more tangible—even if you may not actually see your own organization using it just yet. Should Associations Care?

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The Hourglass Blog: A Prescription for Innovation

The Hourglass Blog

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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Our Biggest Challenge is Decentralization

Jamie Notter

I just finished reading the new white paper that Elizabeth Engel and Peggy Hoffman have put out about “mission-driven volunteers,” and it’s fabulous. There is definitely potential there. What we need are better decisions, more innovation, problems being solved quickly. Sounds good, right?

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Using Empathy Mapping To Create Conference Target Market Personas

Velvet Chainsaw

And your organization could definitely cultivate more empathetic team members who help plan and design your conference and education offerings. Unlocking Your Conference Team’s Empathy, Unlocks Innovation. He says it often leads to innovation. IDEO’s Empathy On Edge white paper. IDEO’s Empathy On Edge white paper.

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The Hourglass Blog: Listening Up

The Hourglass Blog

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. Innovation. Photo by vagawi.

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Eliminate Roadblocks to Planning—Integration Transforms Strategy into Action

.orgCommunity

The concept of personas has been around for a long time, but it’s definitely underused. From environmental scans to persona analysis and white papers. “I’m surprised by the number of associations that are out of touch with their stakeholders,” Sharon remarked. Involve Everyone.