Idea Architects

MAY 2, 2012

Very few individuals or organizations want to be talked about as if they need to be fixed. Worse yet is when an organization or community feels like an outsider is approaching them much in the way a flipper deals with a house in foreclosure. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

To help contribute to the success of a team, project, or organization, individuals must possess a clear understanding of their specific roles and how their efforts connect with others efforts, as well as contribute to the overall results. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2).

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JULY 11, 2012

Designers also like to organize books on shelves by color which seems totally wrong to me, but I get their intention. Guess I need to shut up about that designer book organizing. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3).

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Idea Architects

MARCH 11, 2012

The autonomy granted to chapters to foster innovation at the local level yield some components disconnected from the (inter)national organization and the direction of the profession or industry? 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3).

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 24, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

a simpler way, the wonderful book co-authored by Margaret Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers, continues to guide my thinking about organizations. Discarding a mechanistic perspective means embracing some alternative beliefs about people and organizations. Living systems are self-organizing. Monday, January 09, 2012.

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Idea Architects

JULY 18, 2012

organizations establishing emerging leaders programs, and Ive been invited to help design them or speak during one of their sessions. in the given profession or organization; or (3) hold more entry-level or intermediate positions within an organization’s hierarchy. organization’s hierarchy. This is the.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 16, 2012

The organization that pays your salary? What about the community (world) impacted by your organization and its products and services? Doing either inhibits my ability to assist the participants in building their capacity to work together effectively and honor the mission, vision, and values of their organization. Dec 2002 (6).

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Idea Architects

JULY 15, 2012

Too many organizations delegate observation and field research to a very small subset of individuals as opposed to engaging a wider cross-section of those who will actually be creating the improved or new product or service. This powerful IDEO mantra shared by most innovative organizations exemplifies the deep bias for action.

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MARCH 4, 2012

Without looking at the poster on the wall or the wallet card you are probably carrying, what’s the mission and vision of your organization or company? In 2002, the American Society of Association Executives Foundation identified Meaning Matters as one of the seven emerging issues affecting associations.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Smart individuals and organizations disrupt their own routines before others determine they have devolved into a rut. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Blog Archive. Blog Archive.

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JUNE 20, 2012

Im increasingly convinced that what plagues many individuals and organizations is not an Attention Deficit Disorder. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). an Intention Deficit Disorder.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

—Roger Schank, Tell Me A Story What’s interesting about your organization’s story? What might your members or customers find most interesting, but it isnt yet a part of your organizations story? ” —Tristine Rainer, Your Life As a Story • Which stories have the power of myth in your organization?

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Idea Architects

MAY 21, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 27, 2011

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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APRIL 23, 2012

An unexpected card received last week from one of the organizations I volunteer with, the American Society of Association Executives, models both of these commitments in pitch-perfect ways. It dispels the notion of an impersonal organization and reinforces the power of personal relationships. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference.

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 30, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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MAY 7, 2012

Newsweek , March 11, 2002, p. “To live with courage in any work or in any organization, we must know intimately the part of us that does not give a damn about the organization or the work. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3).

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

I think we need to reframe the way many organizations currently view volunteers. In short, we would organize the enterprise for 100% volunteering. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4).

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 5, 2011

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Organize your registration area not alphabetically, but by local affiliates, states, or some other demographic that makes standing in line a potential networking opportunity. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Each year, almost 2,000 training and learning professionals gather in Orlando, Florida, for the annual Masie Center Conference, hosted by "futurist, analyst, researcher, and organizer" Elliott Masie. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3).

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Idea Architects

JUNE 4, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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Idea Architects

MAY 30, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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APRIL 16, 2012

I am a huge believer in the value of record-keeping in volunteer organizations and regularly preach the power of checklists as a vital tool in project management (you have read The Checklist Manifesto , right?). Remember that culture embodies everything people have learned they need to do in order to be successful in the organization.

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JUNE 23, 2012

Organizations too often arent a part of those moments. Leadership Residencies: contributing compelling content across multiple platforms and events (face-to-face, “flipped” webinars, blog posts and comment engagement) to help deepen an organization’s capacity around a specific leadership issue or question.

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Idea Architects

MAY 8, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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JANUARY 6, 2012

Ill be doing several public offerings of this program and will announce those dates and locations in the near future, but Im currently accepting a limited number of requests to customize this content and present the program for individual organizations. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).

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APRIL 27, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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Idea Architects

APRIL 9, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 27, 2012

15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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APRIL 1, 2012

Here are two invaluable resources for doing that: Springwise , an organization spotlighting information gleaned by a network of more than 15,000 "spotters" from around the world. It offers a daily or weekly newsletter as well as a database of ideas, trends, and innovations organized into more than 20 industry categories. Dec 2002 (6).

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

While the seven I offer from my facilitation experience may not have the sheen of Peter Druckers The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization, each one has proven invaluable time and time again in helping people accomplish more. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 11, 2012

Most organizations can probably identify a handful (say 6-12) of what I call perma questions. Once youve finalized your organizations list of perma questions, you should (1) incorporate them into regular meetings, brainstorming sessions, etc., (2) 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).

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MAY 18, 2012

This is particularly true for consultants or external facilitators, but also for someone inside an organization who might be facilitating meetings with co-workers and other colleagues. When it’s your neighborhood, your job, your department, your organization, your emotional and intellectual attachment is different than when it is not.

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