The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

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

AUGUST 16, 2010

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

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

The Innovation Problem for Associations. “ Six Design Principles for Business-Model Innovation ” provides association executives with his usual thought-provoking push into territories we should really be spending more of our time in—but often don’t. The innovation problem for associations is not about process.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

Real-World Innovation for Associations. I accepted an invitation from a national professional society to present the information we have developed on innovation in associations at their Board retreat, and help them determine how it applied to them and what specific steps they should take.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. The core of the site can be found under the "Innovation Model" tab. at 9:18 PM.

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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. Second, we are currently working on a new online community dedicated to innovation for associations. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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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

AUGUST 10, 2010

The Role of Trust in Innovation. If you didnt see it, Maddie Grant asked me to do a guest post on her SocialFish blog last week, and I shamelessly used it as an opportunity to promote the innovation project Im spearheading for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Labels: Innovation. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

There is No Recipe for Innovation. Or so seems the conclusion of this fascinating blog post from Tim Leberecht of the the frog design and innovation firm, in which he reviews and connects several established and not-so-established kinds of innovation. His larger point seems to be that there is no magic pill for innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Why Innovation is Hard. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. As chair of WSAEs Innovation Task Force, I was instrumental in helping to frame WSAEs annual conference around the subject of innovation, and was even recognized as the chair of the conference itself.

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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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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Whats Your Innovation Readiness? The Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (which I chair), is trying to develop an assessment tool for association executives to use in determining the "innovation readiness" of their associations. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

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. The "innovation readiness" tool will also provide a framework for this discussion, and will help us organize the strategies we hope to develop.

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

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2010

Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind". People expect to have the opportunity to co-author their organizations purpose. They want to be associated with organizations that serve as positive forces in the world.strikes me a purely generational. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Saturday, June 5, 2010.

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 17, 2012

I’m all for pushing conflict down in the organization–get the people who have the conflict to actually resolve it, instead of letting them push it up the chain. Forcing these organic dynamics into our mechanical processes is a recipe for failure. Want Innovation? Next post: Humanize and the Millennial Generation.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 15, 2011

I blogged a bit about their 2006 study , so thought I would give the 2011 update a read as well. Its a survey of more than 3,000 executive directors of non-profit organizations and, although it seems weighted towards charitable and social service organizations, there are a few interesting parallels and tidbits for associations.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This is another one of those posts challenging the assumption that as Millennials storm their way into the workforce theyre going to radically change the landscape and force organizations to adapt to their idiosyncratic ideals in order to harness their power and survive. Millennials arent any different. Millennial: Yes we are!

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

A couple of posts ago I mention a post from HBRs Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Well, a week after that one, McAfee posted another , this one about what goes wrong when Millennials take their connected habits too far. Millennials want truth and equality in the workplace.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

Good and Bad Lessons for Association Innovation. Heres a link to a 15-minute HBR video with Vijay Govindarajan, coauthor of The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Its worth a look, full of some interesting lessons about innovation from the for-profit world. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 2, 2012

I started this adventure with the intention of exploring the impact of generational shift on the leadership of our organizations and, while we have certainly done that, we have explored a number of other topics as well. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

Normally I would just retweet something of his I find especially compelling, but given my last blog post of approaching innovation as an exercise in brand strategy, I thought Id expound a little more on something I read on Seths blog this week. And thats exactly what associations must do when it comes to innovation. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 11, 2011

If they’re anything like the people in my organization, they’re making decisions every day that carry strategic implications. How else will we be nimble enough to innovate? Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Listen to how Erickson describes the new equation that she says will form the basis of trust between corporations and workers in the decades ahead: The organization will provide interesting and challenging work. And how, I wonder, will the Millennials who embrace this methodology be treated? Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

In my last post , I talked about something I called the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires. How many people are there in your organization? Photo by vagawi. at 9:26 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

This is part two of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. The WSAE white paper on innovation calls this understanding the mind of your community. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. Now start tearing down those walls.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 29, 2011

In it, she challenges the traditional wisdom many organizations have for customer loyalty programs. Would any of them "take a bullet" for the organization that employs me? Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006. Principled Innovation. Some would, I think, yes.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Rory Sutherland persuasively makes the case that organizations dont spend enough time working on the small stuff. That, in fact, there is a bias in most organizations that big problems have to be met with big solutions--solutions that have to be conceptualized by powerful people and executed with lots and lots of money. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Haque says more for-profit organizations are figuring this out and are getting better at delivering meaningful social experiences instead of just products and services. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006. Principled Innovation. Communication. Encore Careers.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 12, 2011

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. Among other opportunities, the loss of control encourages new self-organized forms of associating. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 12, 2011

Leadership is not a skill to be learned by an individual, it is a system that is to be established by an organization and successfully implemented over the multiple comings and goings of individuals. But they have to exist across your organization, not just in your leader. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

And what impact will that have on how you run your organization? If I ran my organization, I would utilize social media and YouTube extensively as a way to communicate with a huge constituency that is neither the member nor an unrelated, uninterested public. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Hearing everyones name and the organizations they work for is not enough. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006. Principled Innovation. Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind" ► May. (5). Im not questioning your competency by asking questions.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The boards dont ensure that the organization has a sound strategy, they tolerate mediocrity in management, they dont hold the organization accountable for results, and they dont ensure that resources are adequate to accomplish goals. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Instead, I will choose to view Wikileaks as a call-to-action, and a reminder that we can only achieve what our organizations need us to by making sure our private actions match our public ones. Developing Millennial Leaders. Innovation. Millennials. Daring to Lead 2006. Principled Innovation. at 8:58 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

That makes X recessive and then Millennials dominant again (and if you want to go back, the Silent Generation was recessive). Now Millennials come along and the predominant message is they are going to shake things up. Strauss and Howe argue that generations follow a pattern, alternating between dominant and recessive. See the pattern?

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