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Knight Foundation Boosts Funding for Local Journalism in Detroit Area

Associations Now

The foundation, through its investments in the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund, will commit $1.8 Detroit is still on the comeback trail—and that includes its media outlets, too. The partners in the Detroit Journalism Cooperative help make that happen.”.

Detroit 60
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Top Auto Groups Combine in Major Industry Merger

Associations Now

The members of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Global Automakers will join forces as the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. Previously, AAM members included the “big three” Detroit carmakers and several major foreign ones, and Global Automakers represented the U.S. operations of automakers based in other countries.

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Motown magic continues to attract business

Aaron Wolowiec

Detroit’s Cobo Center. I’m sure I can speak for my fellow Michiganders: We’ve watched with heartbreak as Detroit, once the most prosperous city in the country, has struggled to financially support its declining population. A recent Detroit Free Press column by Tom Walsh piqued my interest for this blog. It’s not pretty.

Detroit 100
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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

At.orgCommunity’s recent Innovation Summit, Sharon explored how Blue Ocean Strategy can help you bypass the sharks and find your way to offering unique and powerful member value. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based team was motivated by the desire to find solutions for struggling businesses like the Detroit automobile producers.

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Obsessive Innovation: Why Associations Must Constantly Turn to What’s Next

Associations Now

At the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Detroit Sunday, opening general session speaker Josh Linkner explained to association leaders the five “obsessions” of innovative thinkers and showed them how they can be adopted back at the office. The best of the best are always focused on reinventing. Get curious.

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Vote for us for best meeting planning company!

Aaron Wolowiec

Here’s what others have to say: “Aaron and his staff at Event Garde provided first-rate service to our nonprofit organization. Best Convention and Visitors Bureau – Detroit Metro CVB. Best Hotel with Meeting/Event Space (more than 200 guest rooms) – The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit. But don’t just take our word for it.

Michigan 100
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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Four Innovation Lessons with.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Four Innovation Lessons with Staying Power. This powerful IDEO mantra shared by most innovative organizations exemplifies the deep bias for action. Be OK with organized chaos. Sunday, July 15, 2012.