Achieve

JULY 28, 2022

Millennials. In fact, Millennials donate the most out of any age group, with. Most Millennial and Gen Z donors think of checkbooks and mailing as outdated. reveal that only 6% of Millennials are inspired to give via direct mail compared to 18% of Boomers. . Far too many nonprofits underestimate the power of young people.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. There is No Recipe for Innovation. Or so seems the conclusion of this fascinating blog post from Tim Leberecht of the the frog design and innovation firm, in which he reviews and connects several established and not-so-established kinds of innovation. Monday, September 12, 2011.

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

It also requires re-thinking significantly how the stakeholders in your learning business interact, the assumptions they bring to the table, and how new perspectives translate into new strategies. Your association may claim values like collaboration and innovation. Why is that? But is that really true? Find Maddie at propelnow.co.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. Labels: Innovation , WSAE. at 9:18 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Innovation = Creativity x Execution. This is a fantastic post on innovation from Vijay Govindarajan , co-author of the new book, The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Simple and effective in underscoring the importance of execution in any innovation effort.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Whats Your Innovation Readiness? The Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (which I chair), is trying to develop an assessment tool for association executives to use in determining the "innovation readiness" of their associations. Precise strategy.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Whats Your Innovation Readiness? The Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (which I chair), is trying to develop an assessment tool for association executives to use in determining the "innovation readiness" of their associations. For Part 2 go here.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Next Steps for Association Innovation. This is an exciting time for the WSAE Innovation Task Force. First of all, our white paper on association innovation is nearly finished. Second, we are currently working on a new online community dedicated to innovation for associations.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Principles of Innovation. The fourth meeting of the WSAE Innovation Task Force was held on July 16, 2010. For those of you new to this conversation, Im heading up an effort for my state society to define an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Why Innovation is Hard. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. He adeptly focused our attention on forming new peer networks for innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." The HBR post describes several strategies employed by the very famous and very innovative Mayo Clinic. Combination Innovation. Thursday, April 21, 2011.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Saturday, May 21, 2011.

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Association Freak

MAY 21, 2022

Faced with these inexorable realities, organizations have chosen a wide range of responses, from defensive and incremental to innovative and bold. These headwinds will not abate. Users, of whom 67% are Millennials, have saved $170M+ this year. Laggard organizations have fallen further behind, and many will continue to do so.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Advantages for Innovation. Heres part three of the "innovation for associations" white paper Im helping to write while chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Saturday, August 28, 2010. These advantages include: 1.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Heres the first: Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals?

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 10, 2017

Researchers suggest that one of the main ways to limit bias is to slow down. The second type is perception bias , which occurs when you form an opinion about a group that makes it difficult to fairly assess an individual within that group – think about how Baby Boomers view Millennials and vice versa.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2015

Creating apps and innovative web platforms for your members is great and everything, but given the wrong circumstances, it may just be a lot of good innovation wasted. Someday, AHA might be dealing with millennials or generation Xers who keep their phones at their side. When Innovation Meets ROI.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Normally I would just retweet something of his I find especially compelling, but given my last blog post of approaching innovation as an exercise in brand strategy, I thought Id expound a little more on something I read on Seths blog this week. Labels: Innovation , Marketing. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. A couple of posts ago I mention a post from HBRs Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Well, a week after that one, McAfee posted another , this one about what goes wrong when Millennials take their connected habits too far. Its worth a read.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 16, 2018

Now for the main event: free professional development events for the association community. How does your content fit into your digital strategy and translate across your digital assets—website, mobile apps and social media? Digital Marketing Strategies for the Event Planner, Part 1. 1 CMP credit. More info/register. Host: PCMA.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Read this April 1 blog post from Umair Haque on social media and social strategies. Read his take on social media strategy, which he boils down very well to: 1. Social media fits inside your business strategy, and is shaped by it. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. This is part two of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. The WSAE white paper on innovation calls this understanding the mind of your community. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Let’s talk strategy. Staff does operations and Board does strategy. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind" ► May. (5). Thursday, June 17, 2010. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 6, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. The Innovation Problem for Associations. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Friday, May 6, 2011. Extended Lifespans Are a Design Problem. Communication. Encore Careers.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. For Jeff’s first post on why innovation is critical to the future of associations, go here. I was right.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The blogger, Michael Beer , thinks Ludwigs strategy of openness and transparency is rare among senior executives, but will necessarily characterize the leaders of the future. He is not shy about advocating a new direction — high purpose, strategy or values that he believes should guide the company.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. First dates are all about strategies that both parties can agree to but which wont help them learn if the date was effective. Dan calls this "bad equilibrium"--a strategy that doesnt result in a positive outcome for anyone. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 31, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. This is part three of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 20, 2018

Now, the main event: free professional development events for the association community. Join this Coffee Talk to share strategies to leverage Google Analytics to meaningfully measure success, generate revenue, and improve your users’ experiences. Be What Millennials Want: a Content Curator. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The boards dont ensure that the organization has a sound strategy, they tolerate mediocrity in management, they dont hold the organization accountable for results, and they dont ensure that resources are adequate to accomplish goals. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 26, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. I thought it was an awesome perspective--and an important push-back against the de facto data-driven strategies that seem to overwhelm so many association experiments. Acting with a knowledge of what your members need and want is important to innovation. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2014

So I’ve been thinking a lot about the different types of personalities I’ll be working with in each of those three contexts—fresh-faced millennials new to the work world, self-assured boomers with long experience, and mid-career professionals looking to develop new skills. Share your thoughts in the comments.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 1, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Principled Innovation. The Innovation Problem for Associations. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Sunday, May 1, 2011. Commanders Intent. I already commented on one of them. Heres another.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Like a lot of articles about generations in the workplace, this one calls X out as being particularly motivated--to a degree not seen in Boomers or Millennials--by a quest for "work/life balance." Theres a reason why work/life balance is a particular concern of Xers and not Boomers or Millennials.

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