Spark Consulting

AUGUST 1, 2013

I’m at the Bridge Conference today, presenting on Attention Doesn’t Scale , the Spark white paper first released last fall. conferences curation innovation whitepaper Bridge Conference' Nonprofits are making this problem worse for our stakeholders. Haven’t read it yet? What are you waiting for!

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 22, 2018

Spark Consulting is out with another white paper -- this one on what associations can learn about relationship building, campaign management, and attracting Millennials from charitable fundraising organizations. When you read the full description, you'll know exactly who the white paper is talking about.

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Mariner

DECEMBER 30, 2016

A good friend and colleague sent me her latest white paper to read. Do you want to help be part of innovating education for all? Do you want to believe in associations' ability to change the world? Are you just a little curious about how a couple of associations are rewriting their approach to education?

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Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I just finished reading the latest white paper from Elizabeth Weaver Engel of Spark Consulting, this one written with Shelly Alcorn of Alcorn Associates Management Consulting, entitled "The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm." The white paper is a good read, with real practical advice.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

In Nimble AMS’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. AI for associations. Consultant/founder wisdom. I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

In this success kit from Nimble AMS, you get four resources: two half-hourish webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. Community-driven learning, like online cohort programs, meets both those member expectations. 1 CAE credit.

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Join us for our next YM CAE Thought Leadership Webinar Series: Innovate the Lean Way at Your Association – October 21 st presented by Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., I hope you can join us.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

And if you’re not getting anything out of all this noble failure, you’re just imagining exciting and innovative ways to put yourself out of business. In the white paper, de Zarate and Engel point out a few practical ways to avoid the kinds of failure that you might outwardly celebrate but bemoan in the boardroom.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 19, 2012

Innovation. Innovation Circle on Member Engagement. Im leading another innovation effort for WSAE. If you followed me when I blogged at The Hourglass Blog , you know that I previously chaired their Innovation Task Force, and was the lead author on the White Paper on Innovation for Associations that the Task Force published.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Innovation. Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. On one wall -they shared his princples of good design.thought there might be some relevance to your interest in innovation. good design is innovative. Eric Lanke. Leadership.

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Thanks For Playing

MAY 24, 2018

In 2016, Shelly and I returned to this issue and co-authored a white paper, The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm , addressing the crisis brewing in the global education to employment system and the unique role we believe associations can play in solving it. It was a great conversation and the topic stuck in my mind.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 24, 2018

In 2016, Shelly and I returned to this issue and co-authored a white paper, The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm , addressing the crisis brewing in the global education to employment system and the unique role we believe associations can play in solving it. It was a great conversation and the topic stuck in my mind.

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Socious

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The white paper, “ Innovate the Lean Way: Applying Lean Startup Methodology in the Association Environment ,” written by Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, hit the association world back in October of last year and if you haven’t had the chance to read it, you need to.

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Thanks For Playing

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

As a component of that presentation, and with Jeff De Cagna 's advice and assistance, I wrote a white paper on the same topic. This week, I'm going to be blogging about what's in the white paper. Switching from an information creation mindset to an information curation mindset is one potential way out of our dilemma.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 24, 2016

“Innovation” is such a buzzword now that I wouldn’t blame association execs for tuning out when they hear it. But I like Jim Carroll’s slant on it: “Innovation is all about adapting to the future.” The conference website says Carroll will talk about: technologies and innovations that will affect association business models.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 18, 2023

Vista Cova’s white paper, Strategic Frameworks: The Future of Strategic Planning , explores how association executives are working with strategic plans in the post-COVID environment. The paper describes ten themes that emerged in their research and includes an appendix with the participants’ strategic frameworks.

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

I used to blog a lot about innovation in the association environment. I used to think a lot about the subject, I helped write a white paper on the subject, helped launch a regional conference focused on it, and have tried to move my association on to a more innovative footing.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 30, 2012

Innovation. At a recent WSAE meeting I was asked to explain what we meant in our white paper on Innovation for Associations when we referred to the "mind of community." Had I had a copy of the white paper with me, I could have quoted from it directly. The added emphasis is mine, not the white papers.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 26, 2016

Download The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm white paper. We’ve got you covered. Remember: it’s free!

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Associations Now

JANUARY 10, 2020

The whitepaper—produced in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and presented as a part of CES’s Disruptive Innovations in Health Care educational track —offers information about the wearables market, guidelines for how to best manage and share data gathered on a wearable, and advice about privacy and security of personal health data.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Join Association Chat host KiKi L’Italien, founder of Amplified Growth, and her guests Elizabeth Weaver Engel (Spark Consulting) and Shelly Alcorn (Alcorn Associates) to discuss their newly released white paper about the chaotic climate the world is facing with education, the workforce, and the role associations could and should play.

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Thanks For Playing

JANUARY 30, 2013

Speaking of Jamie, he just released a new white paper, in which he applies the Humanize principles to the real-world problem of performance reviews (spoiler alert: it's the first in a series that's going to do this). Want to innovate in 2013? How do you respond when staff members announce they're leaving?

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

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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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Check out the recent Spark/The Demand Networks FREE white paper, Leading Engagement from the Outside-In to learn more. .” Yes folks, this is a big problem. Edited February 25, 2016 to add: Is there a better way? You better believe it!

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Forj

MARCH 16, 2017

Unlock xAPI’s potential and deliver more innovative learning experiences to your members! Read our white paper. Learn more at their session to help create your own roadmap to adopt xAPI into your organization. Learning Solutions Session: EME104.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

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. We’re looking for appropriate venues to publish and/or present the paper, and encourage your suggestions and help in disseminating it.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 15, 2018

From a draft white paper on the GBA website : Later, when future individuals and organizations want to join GBA as members, or participate in working groups, work on special projects, participate in proposal response teams, or become members of public-private partnerships, they will need to pay for those GBA benefits and services with GBA Tokens.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 14, 2012

 One Orange Feather recently released a  free white paper with primary research, statistics, and case studies. Innovation. Curious about how other associations are integrating social media into their communications mix and what it takes to succeed? Download a copy here. Posted at 11:31 PM in Social Media | Permalink.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

Barriers to Innovation in the Association World. In one of my last posts I shared the principles of innovation weve drafted as part of the "innovation for associations" white paper being written by the WSAE Innovation Task Force. But many associations approach risk from a decidedly conservative perspective.

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 27, 2012

I read them all with interest, looking for tips from the for-profit sector that my association could leverage to increase our interaction with our members--especially with regard to developing innovative programs and services that better met their needs.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

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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Associations Now

OCTOBER 17, 2019

According to “ Emotions, the Next Event KPI? ,” a white paper from CWT Meetings and Events, facial coding could be the answer. While those metrics and many others can help assess attendee engagement, organizations still want even more valuable insights. But how can those be derived?

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Forj

MAY 19, 2017

MedBiquitous attendees are innovators meeting to swap ideas about how to do bleeding-edge things. MedBiq’s format is innovative. If you would like to learn more about the CHEST/WCW xAPI project (also featuring Watershed LRS ), please download our free white paper case study today! Real xAPI work is presented at MedBiq.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

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. Im also blogging about it here.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. good design is innovative. good design is innovative. So heres a funny story.

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WBT Systems

MARCH 6, 2018

You don’t have to do things the way you always have—use this opportunity to try out an innovative approach to online education. As an industry thought leader, your sponsor may have published white papers, research reports, or other educational materials you could use as part of the curriculum.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter at Human Workplaces released a new white paper on a maturity model for workplace culture. We still have a long way to go. Read their ideas for how associations can help support and train women on the path to leadership. Vision 2020: Envisioning the Emerging Role and Impact of Associations. 1 CAE credit.

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