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How Can You Plan for Innovation?

Association Adviser

The iPhone spent seven years in production by some of the world’s best innovators before it became a product that has changed how we go about our daily routines. It’s the one of the biggest – if not the biggest – innovations of our generation. Which all goes to show that innovation doesn’t just happen. The iPhone.

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An Old-School Method for New Member Engagement

Associations Now

Integrating new, younger members into committees created a mix of voices that had been lacking before, Smith says. The neuroscience field is enjoying a boom in technological innovation and research advancement as of late, including more than $100 million in funding through the Obama administration’s BRAIN Initiative.

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Private Equity Hires Associations, Private Equity Fires Associations

Potomac Core

Utilizing proactive and innovative strategies will determine whether or not Private Equity Hires Associations, Private Equity Fires Associations. Earlier in his career, Caldeira worked firsthand with Private Equity while at Dunkin’ Brands (2007-2009). Private Equity Investment is Exploding. Lee Partners.

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Letting the Crowds Speak

Idea Architects

Yet every day associations leave significant assets in the form of member interest, expertise, and intellectual capital to accrue value in lower-yield, traditional forums. These are the two introductory paragraphs from my February 2007 article on some of the possibilities of open-source and crowdsourcing for associations.

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Product and Service Engagement Drives Membership Retention and

Membership Marketing

Intuitively, we all know that members using the associations services is good, but seeing the statistics to support it highlights the critical nature in the membership lifecycle of member engagement. The bottom line is that association business models are broken and in need of radical innovation right away. Tony Rossell.