The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Inspired by the dedicated, defined and resourced “innovation function” that exists in many for-profit companies, we are examining a series of case studies that profile these processes. Weve now examined enough case studies where we feel ready to start writing a "white paper" on innovation for the association community.

Innovation 40

Innovation Case Study millennials Leadership 40

GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Saw this first hand in 2006 while meeting software executives in Bangalore. ” The biggest lesson I’ll share from our “in field” client research and case studies is that most associations fail to grow their regional business because they try to operate locally using underdeveloped operational models.

Case Study 60

Case Study Project Products Revenue 60

The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

As well as over 200 in-depth case studies, it compiles the ideas of 4,500 or so innovation experts and consultancies. Daring to Lead 2006. And the website, when you go to it, says this: Generate has discovered more than 105 areas of best practices in innovation. And Im thinking, fantastic! Organizational Structure. Umair Haque.

Innovation 40

Innovation Case Study Wisconsin millennials 40

The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

But in the case studies we examined, all of the successful innovation processes we found included the following attributes: A. In the case studies, the objective of innovation was invariably to deliver better products or services to a constituency. Daring to Lead 2006. Precise strategy. Nimbleness. Social Media.

Innovation 40

Innovation Wisconsin Case Study millennials 40

Associations Now

JUNE 17, 2015

In the other instance when auto-renewal came up during a Learning Lab, Tony Rossell, senior VP at Marketing General, reminded me about a case study on the American Occupational Therapy Association from Associations Now Plus in 2013 [login required]. AOTA first offered auto-renewal with monthly payments, $18.75

Price 40

Price Case Study Cost Recruiting 40

The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

I say "another," of course, because of my work with the WSAE Innovation Task Force, where we helped define four key principles of innovation from the case studies we examined in the for-profit sector. Daring to Lead 2006. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." Organizational Structure.

Innovation 40

Innovation millennials Case Study Leadership 40

The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Daring to Lead 2006. 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. Organizational Structure. Pretending GenX Doesnt Exist. Social Media. Interesting People. Dan Pallotta. Jeff De Cagna. Tammy Erickson. Umair Haque.

Innovation 40

Innovation Wisconsin Case Study millennials 40

The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Its an interesting case study, and seems to typify the culture of truth Jamie Notter recently wrote about in Associations Now. Daring to Lead 2006. Ed Ludwig.allows people to speak truth to power, which is difficult — lower levels are hesitant to tell the truth and upper management are threatened by it. Social Media.

millennials 40

millennials Leadership Case Study Review 40

The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

As we observed in the for-profit case studies we examined, successful innovation meant, among other things: 1. Daring to Lead 2006. This is where the innovation rubber really hits the road. Like all successful business processes, innovation does not happen without the appropriate resources to support it. Social Media.

Innovation 40

Innovation Wisconsin millennials Case Study 40

Beth Kanter

MARCH 31, 2014

Note from Beth: I’ve been a fan of the Games for Change Festival since I first attended in 2006. Players, who collectively average about 30 years old in the U.S., and 47% of whom are female, spend a collective 3 billion hours per week on digital games!

San Francisco 28

San Francisco New York City Video Case Study 28

The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

As Ive described before, our overall goal is to define an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community, and weve been analyzing several case studies of innovation in the for-profit community to see if those successful models can be adapted for the association world. Daring to Lead 2006. Social Media.

Innovation 40

Innovation Wisconsin Case Study millennials 40

The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

In the for-profit case studies our innovation task force studied, those organizations were imbued with a true sense of how the constituents thought—what they wanted, what they didn’t want, and how they would react in predictable and unpredictable circumstances. Daring to Lead 2006. Organizational Structure.

Innovation 40

Innovation millennials Case Study Social Media 40

The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

As I have summarized here, McAfee describes this in the language of generations, using Millennials as a kind of case study, but I think the dynamic is more universal than that. Daring to Lead 2006. Any developed and self-perpetuating system will resist the arrival of new forces seeking to change it. Organizational Structure.

millennials 40

millennials Case Study Leadership System 40

The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

But unlike Schrages case study, in which the "stupid" customer over estimates this value, and is therefore willing to pay higher prices for the service, Id say most association members under estimate the cost of association services. Daring to Lead 2006. Organizational Structure. Pretending GenX Doesnt Exist. Social Media.

Price 40

Price Cost millennials Social Media 40

The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

It goes a little something like this: + + + + + + + + + + + + Barriers to Innovation in the Association World The principles of innovation described above were derived from case studies of innovation in the for-profit world. Daring to Lead 2006. Organizational Structure. Pretending GenX Doesnt Exist. Social Media. Dan Pallotta.

Innovation 40

Innovation millennials Leadership Resources 40

AssociationChat

JULY 17, 2020

Medical Apartheid, the first social history of medical research with African Americans, was chosen as one of Publishers’ Weekly Best Books of 2006. In her work, she focuses mainly on bioethics; the history of medicine; African-American health issues; and the intersection of medicine, ethics, and culture.

Washington 98

Washington Case Study Library New York 98

Membership Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2010

I think the findings of this study are as valid today as they were in 2006 when the book was published. Case Study. (9). Here is a short review of the Measures of Success. Annual Meeting. (5). association dues. (2). Association Mission. (3). Associations Now. (8). associaton marketing. (7). Awareness. (4). Branding. (4).

Marketing 40

Marketing Price Survey Recruiting 40

Idea Architects

MARCH 25, 2012

A llow sufficient time for participants to interact with and apply the session content through group discussion, interactive exercises, case studies, and other engaging formats. Dec 2006 (3). Oct 2006 (1). Sep 2006 (4). Aug 2006 (3). Jul 2006 (2). Jun 2006 (6). Apr 2006 (1).

Columbus 60

Columbus DC Louisville Houston 60

Association Adviser

APRIL 16, 2013

Charles Popper, Naylor’s vice president of association relations notes that savvier associations come to sponsor meetings armed with case studies of successful programs they’ve done with sponsors in the past—and they remember to follow up regularly with sponsors, not just when you need a contract signed.

Revenue 60

Revenue Georgia Social Media Maryland 60