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The Hourglass Blog: Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic

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Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." 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.

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The Hourglass Blog: The Chief Detail Officer

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It is the person responsible for finding small things that cost little that have tremendous impact and making sure they are done right and consistently. Labels: Innovation. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006. Principled Innovation. Why Innovation is Hard.

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The Hourglass Blog: Internalizing the Externalities

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Internalize the externalities yourself, or society will internalize them for you, at much higher cost. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006. Principled Innovation. Barriers to Innovation in the Association World. Principles of Innovation. Communication.

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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. It must be really expensive."

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The Hourglass Blog: You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had

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This is the fourth and final part of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. In very practical terms, business models designed for the loss of control may well deliver greater value while incurring lower costs. Innovation.

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

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Like a lot of articles about generations in the workplace, this one calls X out as being particularly motivated--to a degree not seen in Boomers or Millennials--by a quest for "work/life balance." Theres a reason why work/life balance is a particular concern of Xers and not Boomers or Millennials. When I read that it hit me.

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The Hourglass Blog: The GenX Bridge

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The task force I’m working with may have to get grudging approval from the Board to try a handful of “radical” educational techniques that cost little or nothing and demonstrate that these techniques engage young professionals more than the old-fashioned way. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation.