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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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 23, 2020

During my career leading association event teams, I regularly recalibrated and redefined team member roles in order to drive innovation and improve our meeting experiences. The innovation and flexibility required by associations in the current environment is unprecedented.

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Thanks For Playing

JANUARY 29, 2013

Invest five minutes in this outstanding IGNITE presentation from Jason Lauritsen on how hacking leads to innovation, and why, as a result, we shouldn't fear the concept. I particularly love his "is it hackable?" matrix, which comes down to the simple question: "Is it awesome?" If the answer is yes, you're done.

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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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Reid All About it

JUNE 4, 2021

Presenter: Reggie Henry, CAE, Chief Information and Engagement Officer, ASAE. Presenter: Sonali Nair, CMP, DES, Education Chair, MPI Experiential Designers and Marketers Advisory Board. You’ll engage them directly in our live chat, and you can ask questions during their presentations. More info/register. Fri 6/4 at 12 p.m.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 3, 2019

ASAE’s 2019 Technology Exploration Conference kicked off on Tuesday with a conversation focused on the value of diversity, inclusion, and human interactions in fueling future tech innovations. Real innovation is the process by which we solve fundamental problems that we as humans will face,” Shapiro said. “I

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Association Success

JULY 2, 2019

Today’s technological advancements present many possibilities and solutions for organizations. Fortunately, there are ways to encourage people to embrace the world of opportunities presented by technology. How can you encourage your organization to embrace a tech culture? BE A CHEERLEADER. INSTINCT, TRUST, AND CONFIDENCE.

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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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Potomac Core

OCTOBER 13, 2015

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? Innovative Workforce Solutions.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 15, 2021

Judges get an inside look at some of the most innovative and outstanding marketing, membership and communication projects and programs in the association profession. Presenters: Reggie Henry, Chief Information and Engagement Officer at ASAE. Presenters: FBI special agent Chip Massey and crisis expert Adele Cehrs. CAE credits.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 22, 2021

Presenter: Amanda Davis, CMP, Director of Learning & Development and Online Learning Manager, Blue Sky eLearn. Presenter: Alexandra Watkins, Chief Executive Boss Lady of Eat My Words. Presenters: KiKi L’Italien, CEO and Host, Association Chat, & Senior Consultant, Tecker International, LLC. 8: Innovate.

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Reid All About it

JULY 31, 2020

Presenters: Ann H. Whether you are an association executive, business professional, or the parent of a student, there are valuable insights to gain from these leaders about the future of education and work, innovation, crisis management, and community-building. Presenters: Mike Dietrich, Vice President of Marketing at Cvent.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

And by “quality” I mean different, leading-edge, innovative and engaging presentations. Identifies the most qualified and diverse individuals to present those sessions. speakers and topics) were phrased to encourage new, leading-edge, innovative, different speakers and topics that maybe we hadn’t featured before.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 19, 2021

But, do you think about return on innovation? Consider these practical ways that technology innovation delivered through a modern association management software (AMS) system can benefit your organization: Time savings. Learn more how Nimble AMS helps customers succeed with innovative technology. Salesforce Einstein ?–

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

You’ve been rehearsing your presentation for weeks—making tweaks, talking to yourself in the mirror, the whole nine yards. The Stanford Social Innovation Review offers tips on setting one up that works. The post Daily Buzz: How to Reengage Audiences During Your Presentation appeared first on Associations Now. But your audience?

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Association Success

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I bet that if you pull any association’s job posting for a leadership opening, you will find the word “innovation” at least half the time, either as a requirement of the type of person or a descriptor of where the organization is going. This is not the only way to define, measure or think of innovation.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategy 1: Innovate and Differentiate What can your association do for members that others can’t? Look to create new and innovative products and services for an underserved population in your membership. While the strategy is different from the Innovate and Differentiate strategy above, the steps are largely the same.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 26, 2021

Association innovation. Mary Byers, CAE, CSP, in partnership with Loyalty Research Center, recently released a fascinating environmental scan on association innovation: Association Innovation Scan: The Association Professional’s Guide to Winning with Innovation. Intuitive innovation. Presenters: Wendy W.

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Reid All About it

MAY 28, 2021

With the switch this past year to online courses and conferences, many associations came to the troubling conclusion that their instructors and presenters didn’t know how to provide an enjoyable or effective learning experience. Collaborative innovation. Presenter: Monica H. Presenter: Yoram Solomon, Author, The Book of Trust.

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Socious

MARCH 3, 2016

In the past, organizational innovation came from the spark of an idea applied to a well-funded research and development panel. The organization hatched the idea, grew it, and presented it all on its own timeline. This is no longer the case.

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The Association 100

JANUARY 7, 2024

The inaugural A100 CommImpact Awards , presented by OnWrd & UpWrd and The A100, proudly announced their 2023 winners in December. Celebrating exceptional achievements in association communications, these awards recognize those who have significantly impacted their members and communities.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 11, 2019

SVP Chris Strong of the National Business Aviation Association shares how he thinks about innovation and strives to improve his events year after year. To creative innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. Our show is a big show.

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Idea Architects

OCTOBER 23, 2018

More than 10 years old, the ABC Nightline episode in which the innovation gurus from IDEO redesign the grocery store shopping cart still offers timeless insights about the innovation process. Here are a few I have fo u nd u sef u l in helping gro u ps u nderstand and m ove forward on innovation. Involve more people in research.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 21, 2018

It's one of the many core elements of innovation, one Franz Johansson nicely described in his book The Medici Effect. He suggests innovation results from stepping into The Intersection, a place were ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary discoveries.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 19, 2021

Association innovation. Throughout March, Mary Byers, CAE, and the Loyalty Research Center are sharing stories about highly innovative organizations, their best practices, interviews with innovators, and challenge questions about innovation to ponder. Presenter: Dr. Lawana Gladney, CEO, Gladney Enterprises, LLC.

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Socious

MARCH 3, 2016

In the past, organizational innovation came from the spark of an idea applied to a well-funded research and development panel. The organization hatched the idea, grew it, and presented it all on its own timeline. This is no longer the case.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

Presenters: Matrix Group CEO Joanna Pineda and Liz King Caruso of Liz King Events & TechsyTalk. Join us for the just-in-time virtual Community Platform demo day featuring presentations from a limited number of industry partners that offer community platforms. Presenters: Mark Prevost, Billhighway. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 8, 2021

Presenter: Paula Blomster, Conference Manager, Suomen Messut Osuuskunta. Presenters: Bruce Rosenthal, Bruce Rosenthal Associates. Presenters: Teri Carden, founder, ReviewMyAMS. Presenters: Jake Toohey, Senior Digital Consultant at Adage Technologies. Presenters: Allison Hamilton-Rohe Personal Style Coach, DailyOutfit.

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 1, 2012

The agenda for Jeff De Cagna’s upcoming Making Innovation Happen workshop, to be presented during ASAE’s 2012 Annual Meeting (ASAE12) in Dallas, is now available for download [PDF]. Building board support for making innovation happen. Capturing resources for making innovation happen.

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Ideas are the root of all innovations. Because ideas lead to innovation we want more ideas, better ideas, THE idea that will excite members. Many innovative associations use a formal or informal idea process which generally has five steps and goes something like this: Step #1: Allow member’s problems spark innovative ideas.

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Principled Innovation

JUNE 4, 2012

It is my great pleasure to announce that Principled Innovation is launching the inaugural Making Innovation Happen Survey for Association CEOs this morning! wants to better understand how association CEOs view innovation, and what they see as the drivers and obstacles to making innovation happen in their associations.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Presenters: Natasha Udu-gama – AGU Thriving Earth Exchange, strengthening community science collaboration. Presenter: Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, Ph.D., Presenter: Laura Wood, PHR, SHRM-CP, President, Out of the Woods HR. The two-day event features presentations from a limited number of industry partners that offer AMS platforms.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 29, 2021

Presenter: Erica Dhawan, MPA, Author and Keynote Speaker on 21st Century Collaboration, Cotential. Hosts/presenters: Tim Hopkins, Senior Consultant at McKinley Advisors. Presenters: Jeffrey S. Presenters: KiKi L’Italien, CEO and Host, Association Chat, & Senior Consultant, Tecker International, LLC. 8: Innovate.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Sometimes the root of your organization’s future might come in the form of not only finding the right idea, but finding the right way to sell innovation both inside your organization and to the broader world. This is not a technological format—but it is innovative in much the same way as a well-considered app.

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Association Success

AUGUST 9, 2018

How a group of international association executives experimented with new innovation frameworks. It is one thing to commit to a pathway towards innovation. Bringing people along the road with you, however, can be an innovation project in itself. 3) Enabling associations to develop and implement innovation with current resources.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Steinberg, the author of Leading with Change: How to Future Proof Yourself, Fearlessly Innovate, and Succeed in the New Normal elaborated on what keeping up with innovation looks like in an age where change is constant. Another way to make a small change with large impact is to consider a slight shift in the presentation of offerings.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

They describe how to cultivate an organizational growth mindset so you can prepare your team and association to innovate and thrive. Your organization’s strategy must offer “an inspirational, robust, and innovative pathway to a better future.”. Presenter: Sarah Durham, founder, Big Duck. Presenter: ?irin 1 CAE credit.

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