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The Hourglass Blog: Association Innovation as Brand Strategy

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Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. In it, he advocates an approach to innovation that focuses not on meeting the expressed needs of customers, but on pushing customers to become something theyre not. All authentic innovations ask you — want you — to become a different dimension of yourself. Image source.

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The Hourglass Blog: The Bedrock of Innovation

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The Bedrock of Innovation. Failure of course is always a possibility with any attempt at innovation. Indeed the bedrock of innovation is failure. The perceieved price of failure in these environments is too high to attract the necessary champions for innovation. Labels: Innovation. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog: The Unsung Heroes of Innovation

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The Unsung Heroes of Innovation. Heres an interesting post on innovation from the Harvard Business Review. In it, Columbia Business School Professor Rita McGrath shares her insights on what makes innovation work in many of the companies shes observed. Monday, August 16, 2010.

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The Hourglass Blog: Barriers to Innovation in the Association World

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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. Limited resources Innovative organizations commit resources to the process of innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog: Do You Want Your Members to Be "Smart" or.

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In it, he dissects the difference between customers who know how much your services really cost (referring to them as "smart" customers) and those who dont (referring to them as "stupid"), and shares experiences hes had with companies that charge "stupid" customers much higher prices than "smart" ones. Communication. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog: The Giant Hairball of Complexity

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So when Netflix raised its prices 60% and then decided to split its DVD delivery service off from its video streaming service, you wouldve thought I would have had a strong negative reaction. Communication. Innovation. Daring to Lead 2006. Principled Innovation. Why Innovation is Hard. Like so many others.

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The Hourglass Blog: Only Xers Care about Work/Life Balance

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But the price of having a job you're passionate about is that you want to do it all the time. Communication. Innovation. Daring to Lead 2006. Principled Innovation. Association Advantages for Innovation. The Unsung Heroes of Innovation. The Role of Trust in Innovation. Maggie McGary.